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Ferguson's first Man United team sheet goes under the hammer

Jun 17, 2013

United's 2-0 loss to Oxford United on Nov. 8, 1986, was the first of 1,500 league games under Ferguson, who retired last month after nearly 27 years in charge. #Alex Ferguson #football #Manchester United #KickingAround #Oxford United
The tale of two Manchester clubs: How a season can change fortunes

May 22, 2013

Just a year back, City were the toast of Manchester. Fast forward to 2013, and replace sky-blue with red. #Sports #football #Manchester City #Manchester United #KickingAround
How Real Madrid became the world's most valuable sports franchise

May 21, 2013

This year Real Madrid have been valued at $3.3 billion compared to Manchester United's $3.17 billion. #Sports #Manchester United #KickingAround #Real Madrid #Cristiano Ronaldo #Soccer

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Not Man Utd, not Chelsea, Swansea are the best EPL team

May 22, 2013

Swansea's remarkable performances this season convinces our blogger to pick them as the most impressive EPL team this season. #Sports #EPL #football #English Premier League #Manchester United #KickingAround #Swansea
Ferguson's retirement offers hope to Man United's rivals

May 11, 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson�s retirement as Manchester United manager will leave in his stead a vacuum the likes of which few have ever witnessed before in the world of football. #Sports #Manchester United #KickingAround #Soccer #Sir Alex Ferguson #David Moyes
Chennai Super Kings are the Manchester United of the IPL

May 03, 2013

The ones who like the team, revere it. The ones who don�t, loathe it. And they are not referred to as the Manchester United of the IPL for nothing. #Indian Premier League #Chennai Super Kings #Manchester United #IPL 6 #IPL6 Fan Blogs

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Manchester United's Alex Ferguson's first team sheet up for auction

2013-06-17 11:31:00

Officers fear Leon Atkinson, Ryan Hadfield and Matthew James could be at risk of reprisal attacks Manuel Pellegrini is finally at the helm ready to spark his City revolution – and he’s promised fans thrills all the way Take That stars Mark Owen and Robbi #Manchester United #Alex Ferguson #Chris Turner
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Juventus rule out Marchisio's move to Manchester United

2013-06-18 05:50:00

Milan: Juventus director general Beppe Marotta has dismissed reports that the club could sell midfielder Claudio Marchisio this summer. Premier League champions Manchester United have been linked with a bid for the Italy international in past week. "It s #Manchester United #Claudio Marchisio #Juventus F C
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Manchester United make offer for Barcelona's Thiago

2013-06-18 04:03:00

Manchester: The Catalan daily Sport is claiming that Thiago Alcantara has made up his mind and will leave for the Premier League next year. Manchester United are thought to be one of the teams ready to snap him up. The 22-year-old midfielder is currently #Manchester United #Barclays Premier League #Barcelona

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.