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Mohameddan Sporting Club wins Durand Cup after 73 years

After a long gap of 73 years, Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) of Kolkata won the Durand Cup football tournament. The club vanquished ONGC 2-1 in the 126th edition...

September 22, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Gareth Bale signs 100 million euros contract with Real Madrid

Footballer Gareth Bale signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid on a humongous fee of 100 million euros ($132 million) which is a new world record making it...

September 5, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

SAFF U-16 football title: India defeats Nepal

India beat Nepal 1-0 to in the final match lift the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 Championships title played at the Dasharath Stadium in Nepal. India returned unbeaten in the...

August 3, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Brazil wins Confederations Cup 2013

Brazil vanquished world and European champions Spain by registering a 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final. Brazil who will be hosting the next World Cup has clinched the cup...

July 5, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

David Beckham announces retirement from professional football

World-famous footballer and former England skipper David Beckham has announced his retirement from professional football to conclude his celebrated career of more than two decades. He will take...

May 18, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Services defeat Kerala to win 67th Santosh Trophy

Services beat hosts Kerala in the final of the 67th Santosh Trophy football tournament played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. It was the third Santosh Trophy title...

March 6, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Goal-line technology to be adopted in 2014 FIFA World Cup

World football’s governing body FIFA has announced that goal-line technology will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Why is ‘Goal-line technology’? A method to determine...

February 22, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

Lionel Messi creates record by winning 4th FIFA Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi added yet another feather in his cap as he won an unprecedented fourth, consecutive, Ballon d’Or at a FIFA gala in Zurich. The awards makes Messi’s...

January 12, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

AIFF bans Mohun Bagan from I-League

All India Football Federation (AIFF) has imposed a ban on famous football club Mohun Bagan for two years from the I- League for abandoning the violence-marred derby match...

January 8, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

AIFF appoints investigation panel

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) formed a ‘one-man committee’ of retired Supreme Court judge and chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, A.K Ganguly to probe...

December 24, 2012    Sports Current Affairs

Praful Patel becomes AIFF president once again

The All India Football Federation (AIFF), during its annual General  meeting, re-elected Praful Patel as its president.

December 24, 2012    Sports Current Affairs