Page-11 of Football

Nagaland clinches Subroto Cup U-14 Trophy

October 2, 2014

Greenwood High School, Nagaland defeated Government Model High School, Chandigarh, 5-4 at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi to win the under 14 title in the 55th edition of the Subroto Cup. Awards The winning team was awarded Rs. 2.5 lakh ..

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German World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm retires

July 19, 2014

Philipp Lahm, the captain of Germany’s football team, announced his retirement from international football. His retirement announcement comes just five days after Germany led by him bagged its fourth football World Cup defeating Argentina in the final of the 2014 ..

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Defending champions Spain eliminated from FIFA World Cup race

June 19, 2014

Defending champions Spain is knocked out from the ongoing FIFA World cup. In a match against Chile, which Spain needed to win to keep their title dream alive, it faced defeat by 2-0. Spain became the third straight European defending ..

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IUCN releases Red List of Threatened Species – FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot "Brazilian three-banded Armadillo" enlisted as Vulnerable

June 15, 2014

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released the Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. As of now, the Red List has 73,686 assessed species, of which ..

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PM Modi releases FIFA World Cup postage stamps

June 12, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on FIFA World Cup 2014 that kick started in Brazil on the night of June 12, 2014. PM urged the Department of Posts to create a website on the history of Indian football. ​India ..

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FIFA World Cup ball Brazuca has in-built cameras

May 31, 2014

In a latest development showing how much the technology has mingled with sports, Brazuca– the balls to be used in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil- has been designed with six in-built HD cameras to capture 360 degree view ..

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Sachin Tendulkar chosen as Goodwill Ambassador of the 35th National Games

May 27, 2014

Kerala Government has announced cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as the Goodwill Ambassador for the 35th edition of National Games, slated to be held across seven cities in Kerala early in 2015. Sachin was chosen as the ambassador during his meeting ..

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Japan defeats Australia to lift AFC Women’s Asian Football Cup 2014

May 25, 2014

Japan won its maiden women’s Asian Football Cup (AFC) defeating defending champion Australia in the final match held in Vietnam. With this win, Japan became the first country to simultaneously hold both the FIFA Women’s World Cup (2011) and AFC ..

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