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News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: Jose Luis Brown. Photograph: Twitter World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62, local media reported on Monday. The country's football association confirmed the former central defender's death in a tweet, while former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta also tweeted his condolences. Brown, affectionately referred to by his nickname 'Tata', spent most of his playing career at Estudiantes, making close to 300 league appearances for the club. At the end of the 1985-86 season, he was released by Deportivo Espanol because of a serious knee injury but was still called up for the World Cup in Mexico as cover for first-choice sweeper Daniel Passarella. After Passarella was ruled out of the tournament due to illness, Brown was drafted into the starting line-up in a team led by Diego Maradona. Brown, who won 36 caps for … [Read more...] about Soccer Extras: Argentina World Cup winner Brown dead

Swedish striker Marwa scores a brace to take her side into the final of the U-17 women's tournament Sweden maintained their winning streak in three nation U17 football tournament after beating Thailand 3-1 here yesterday. Marwa Said (26th minute and 90+4) and Monica Bah (70th) scored for Sweden, while Khwanjira Wong (65rd) scored on a penalty for Thailand. Courtesy the win, Sweden booked a place in the final. They had defeated hosts India 3-0 in the lung-opener on Friday. In the opening four minutes, Thailand earned two free-kicks, but failed to score. On the second free kick, Kanchuda Phona shot way wide of the post. In the 9th minute, after taking a solo-run, Swedish striker Johanne Maria Renmark shot from edge of the box, but it was safely blocked by the opposition custodian. In the 20th minute, Thailands Kanchuda Phona shot wide on a free-kick as the two teams were still searching for the first goal. However, Sweden opened their account in the 26th minute after striker Marwa … [Read more...] about Said does it for Sweden

IMAGE: India will be fielding a young squad at the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Surender Kumar, on Wednesday, said the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will be a good opportunity for youngsters to test themselves ahead of the qualifying tournaments for 2020 Olympics. India will be fielding a young squad at the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with the likes of Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit Kumar (Junior), Gurinder Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Gurjant Singh, among others. They have shown tremendous potential after making their international debut with the senior team. "The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup has always been a great platform to test youngsters and see how they adapt to international standards. Their experience will grow ahead of the major (2020 Olympic Games qualifying) tournaments we play this year," said Surender. "Some of these players have done very well at the FIH Champions Trophy … [Read more...] about Sports Shorts: Azlan Shah a litmus test for youngsters

        Karan Johar, host of celebrity chat show Koffee with Karan, has finally spoken about Hardik Pandya’s comments on his show and why he felt responsible for what happened. The director-producer-host spoke to ET Now and also explained how no one on his show, including the women crew members, at that time felt uncomfortable with Hardik’s answers.Cricketers Hardik and KL Rahul came under fire for certain comments they made during the show, which were seen by some as disrespectful to women. Disciplinary action has been taken against them. Also read: Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul suspensions lifted by BCCI Committee of Administrators“I have to say that I feel very responsible because it was my show, it was my platform. I invited them as guests and so the ramifications and repercussion of the show are my responsibility. I have had so many sleepless nights just wondering about how I can undo this damage, who is going to listen to me. … [Read more...] about Karan Johar on Hardik Pandya’s Koffee with Karan controversy: Had sleepless nights, it’s beyond my control now

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy’s comeback journey continued in the women’s FIDE Grand Prix in Monaco on Saturday night, finishing runner-up and retaining the World No. 3 (Elo 2580) position.Crucial lossHumpy told The Hindu on Sunday, a ninth-round loss to German Elisabeth Pahtz had affected the final analysis.Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina went into the last round with a full-point advantage over Humpy and Alexandra Kosteniuk (eventual champion). The Indian would have won the title if Kosteniuk had lost to Pahtz. But, the former World Champion won convincingly and emerged winner thanks to a better tie-break. Humpy will not play the third of the Grand Prix series in Lausanne (March 1 to 14, 2020) as the result there would not affect her standing. She would, instead, like to devote the time to improving her game, she said.She would next play the women’s World rapid and blitz championship from December 25 though it “is not my cup of tea being a classical player”. … [Read more...] about Koneru Humpy second in Monaco GP