We wake up to a lot of good things today. It’s Friday, a long week has come to an end and the football ruckus in France starts tonight! The world is eagerly awaiting a month of tasty ties and some heavyweight matches. There will be a lot of support, a lot of real supporters and a million dreamers. 

Presently it's alright to like and cheer your group, it's another to be sensible about their odds. While you may truly imagine that Germany will do the 'Global Double', or that Rooney will at long last lead England to something (anything!), you may need to get your trusts down.

Here is a dissection of the contenders and how your favourite team is doomed to failure. Your unrealistic expectations, of the top contenders lifting the Euro, end here. 

Team France, the hosts, the shining star of the next generation of football, is delectable to look at. Likes of Paul Pogba, Martial, Kante all set your heart aflutter. So it is really disappointing to see Koscielny and Rami in the back. See the main flaw here is while people like Evra can still go at a world class rate, it’s been a while since France had a rock at the back. Someone like a Lewandowski or Vardy on their day can dismantle this French B Defence. When they come across a team that realises that these men can be rather easily exploited if you just nip at them, the game is over. There’s no Hummels or Ramos at the back, who marshalls the troops from the back. It’s a shame Varane is injured, at least his pace and timing are among the best. 

Spain has rather lost its force. That is the primary thing that runs over when you consider the greatly embellished group. Pre-2014, they had ruled the world football like no other. It began with Luis Aragones and after that with Pep mavericking Barca, the tiki-taka got fused with exact results. What's more, now as I keep in touch with this, Spain has quite recently lost to Georgia in a worldwide amicable match. Losing right on time in a competition isn't different to them however, they lost to Switzerland in South Africa at the 2010 Fifa World Cup. In any case, with any semblance of Xavi maturing, and any semblance of Fabregas not by any stretch of the imagination topping off that void, it feels like the brilliant age has hit its crescendo. Manor is gone, Torres is a swan tune away and the youthful felines haven't generally ventured up. Morata is a hit in an alliance where Evra has recently won the Scudetto. With Iniesta and co. at the end of their life, it appears this is a competition where a star may report himself in Koke or Thiago or even Morata. On the other hand it's a tribute to one of the best sides ever and it's a great opportunity to say farewell.

The German squad is like a well-oiled machine, efficient and sleek; that just looks like Thomas Mueller up front. Seriously how does he score?! He is one of the most prolific strikers in Europe and it just baffles the lot of us. He looks like the waterboy had to be the 11th man because the reserves were all injured. Anyway, it’s what’s behind him that matters. The Germans are the favorites, after all, and have players at the right peak and playing at the right positions. The likes of Bastian, Gotze, Ozil, Kroos all make a legendary midfield and further back you have Boateng and Hummels as the foundation. And then there is Michael Neuer. It’s hard to find a spot but there is one, and it takes us back to the handsome Thomas Mueller. If he is shut down or injured then you have an over-the-hill Mario Gomez, and the ghost of Lukas Podolski. By any stretch of imagination, a squad like Spain or even France could handle those two at their mid-30s. 

See I’m a fair man, I live by fair rules. So I am graciously putting my team through the ropes as well. I support England and here is why they won’t win. The reason won’t be enthusiasm and passion because we are just past the most inspiring and storied-EPL ever! This is better than Rooney or Aguero scoring for the two Manchester clubs. This is a Cinderella story like no other. The likes of Vardy and the Leicester gang have now their names etched in the history books for their heroics this season. Equally buoying was Tottenham’s performance. Boasting of young, spirited English talent, Spurs rose through the ranks to clinch at the third position. All this passion and bravado pumping through… and that’s the Achilles. The tournament is won by precise, discipline execution (a la Greece 2004) as much as sparkling team play. England have a lot going for them, but a cool and calm Germany can easily pick them off, frustrate them, and go in for the kill. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo, the main man of Spanish Gaints Real Madrid is willing to retire at Real Madrid if his deal expands after Champions League Final. He tells he is willing to sign a contract sooner. The Portugese is linked with the exit from Santiago Bernabeu following this season, after Real Madrid  will meet their city Rivals Atletico in the final. Cristiano Ronaldo is recently linked with the move to Paris-Saint Germain or his return to Red Devils. He previously hinted on his move to Major Soccer League. 

Ronaldo is the man in form for Real Madrid as he is in the way to guide Real Madrid to another Champions League Trophy. 

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 Ireland put the world in the cup as the obliging West Indies sleepwalked to an embarrassing - does it embarrass them anymore, though? - defeat during which only Darren Sammy and Lendl Simmons seemed awake in rescuing them from 87 for 5. The West Indies bowling was as flat as their top order as the adventurous Paul Stirling, smooth Ed Joyce and nerveless Niall O'Brien coasted to the target of 305 efficiently and without any anxiety despite a late wobble that came too late. Fittingly the most compelling story played itself out in Nelson, whose population is 45000 and whose cricket ground, the Saxton Oval, holds a maximum of 6000.

There was immense joy as Ireland's discipline and nous stood in a two-finger salute to the administrators' plans to keep them and other smaller cricket teams out of the World Cup. There was grief too as West Indies showed for the most of the match a lack of application, fight and cricketing smarts. It was almost as if they had a long night out in Nelson but forgot to invite Sammy and Simmons. Only rarely do two men win matches against teams that maximise their resources as Ireland do.

Successful 300 chases in World Cups

    Ireland 329 for 7 v England in 2011
    Sri Lanka 313 for 7 v Zimbabwe in 1992
    Ireland 307 for 4 v Netherlands in 2011
    Ireland 307 for 6 v West Indies in 2015
    England 301 for 9 v West Indies in 2007

It doesn't matter that Sammy posted the highest score by a No. 7 in World Cups - 89 off 67, it doesn't matter that the 218 their lower half added was the second-highest in ODI history, it doesn't matter that Simmons accelerated from 26 off 44 to 102 off 84. What mattered was that this was a flat pitch with boundaries hard to defend, and that they didn't have the bowling to defend. Stirling and Joyce showed them how to do it, letting at no point in the chase the asking rate go beyond 6.64. This was no upset; there were 25 balls to spare when the match finished. This was a clinical defeat of a team that could not look less interested even if it tried.

The Ireland attack is made up of quicks who bowl in the mid-120s and spinners who don't turn the ball. They rely on accuracy and tenacity and clever changes of pace. West Indies have some of the biggest hitters going around who make millions through Twenty20 freelance. This was a small ground. Ireland's industrious scrappers could have come unstuck at any point of time, but by the time that happened West Indies had decisively dug themselves a hole too big through woeful shots and attitude.

Sammy, Mooney fined for inappropriate language

West Indies allrounder Darren Sammy and Ireland bowler John Mooney have been fined 30 per cent of their match fees for breaching the ICC code of conduct during their World Cup match in Nelson. Chris Broad, the match referee, found both players guilty of violating Level 1 Article 2.1.4 of the code, relating to "language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting".

According to an ICC release, Sammy was heard using inappropriate language during the 34th over of the West Indies innings, while Mooney "swore several times when a fielder dropped a catch in the 45th over".

Both players admitted their offences and accepted the fines imposed on them.

Take a look at the replays from the umpire's point of view during West Indies' first innings. None of their non-strikers backed up. They avoided singles with the faithfulness of committed men. And then take a look at the wickets. Only two fielders are allowed outside the circle in the first 10 overs. When one of them is at long-on, it takes some special skill and thinking to hit a catch down his throat. You'd venture a batsman with such skill and thinking won't be averaging more than 20; Dwayne Smith averages 19 and scored 18 here. Later in that over, Darren Bravo, possibly the worst runner going around in international cricket, took some time taking his eye patch off and registered the first diamond duck of this World Cup.

Chris Gayle played his slowest innings against a non-Test-playing nation, 36 off 65, before holing out to deep midwicket. When Marlon Samuels was caught plumb later in the same over, he proceeded to display self-indulgence by wasting a review. Denesh Ramdin went on to sweep without getting outside the line and missed. There would have been a lesson in there for Samuels had Ramdin actually got outside the line and missed out on the review, but West Indies until then were too woeful for that.

There was redemption in the air for Ireland spinners. Andy McBrine, the offpsinner chosen ahead of Craig Young and Alex Cusack, known better for his 24-run over in their rout by Netherlands in the World Twenty20, turned the screws on. He began with a maiden to Gayle before running Bravo out. George Dockrell, the other spinner who was bowled for only three overs in Ireland's defeat to West Indies in the last World Cup, then handcuffed the other big hitters and took the three wickets in the middle overs.

The last of the wickets brought Sammy and Samuels together in the 24th over. Sammy and Sameuls batted sensibly for their 154-run stand in 21.1 overs. Sammy reiterated what a grave mistake it was to strip the ODI captaincy of him. West Indies took 167 off the last 15 overs, but the telling comment was made by the centurion Simmons in a spot interview. He said they would have ideally wanted 340 on this surface.

The words rang true from the time William Porterfield and Stirling began to hit boundaries early in the chase. Stirling wore one on the head early in the piece, but hooked the next bouncer for a six. There was emphasis on bowling short, and there was limited success enjoyed by West Indies with that. However, the wicket of Porterfield fell to Gayle's part-time offspin. That hardly broke the momentum as Joyce and Stirling flowed smoothly. Stirling took the odd risk, but Joyce hardly made a mistake.

There was a ruthlessness to how the two went about the chase. There had been a relatively quiet phase when Kemar Roach came back to bowl the 23rd over. The asking rate was at its highest at this point, but Roach's three overs earlier had gone for 26. Stirling just took him on. The first ball he slogged over midwicket for six. The third he pulled for four. The pressure had dissipated. In the next over Joyce went after Sammy, hitting him for three fours. West Indies went back to Jerome Taylor in the next over, and Stirling hit him out of the attack too, taking 18 off the over.

The ask was now down to less than a run a ball, and now the only question was if there would be an icing with centuries to both. They weren't to be. Stirling fell eight short, Joyce 16, but ever the scrapper, Niall O'Brien made sure there were no major stutters with an unbeaten 79 off 60. The biggest icing, though, was that of the five successful chases of 300 in all World Cups, three have been delivered by Ireland, two of them against Test nations. Still want to keep them out?

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 If Adelaide had never seen anything quite like it, the noisy hordes of India and Pakistan supporters were well and truly familiar with this tale. A Virat Kohli hundred and supporting hands from Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina lifted India to 300 for 7, and the task of claiming victory proved beyond Pakistan for the sixth time out of six in this most intense of World Cup fixtures.

Just as the "sell-out" crowd of 41,587 fell some 10,000 short of Adelaide Oval's capacity, the contest did not quite reach the heights many had hoped for. Pakistan's chase of 301 was too jittery, and the captain Misbah-ul-Haq was left in the familiar position of keeping his head while all around him were losing theirs. Misbah's innings ran Kohli's close for the best of the match, but it was the collective effort of India's batsmen that made the difference - Dhawan and Raina also contributed substance.

MS Dhoni then marshaled his men skilfully, cajoling strong spells out of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and R Ashwin on a surface that slowed a little as the match wore on. India received one helping of assistance when Umar Akmal was given out caught behind off Ravindra Jadeja via DRS referral, based on evidence that seemed circumstantial at best, but in truth the match had already begun to slope away from Pakistan.

The loss of Ahmed Shehzad followed by Sohaib Maqsood in the space of three balls from Umesh, after the establishment of what seemed a sound platform, was the hammer blow to Pakistan's chase, leaving too much for the middle order to do in a team featuring the explosive but never completely reliable Shahid Afridi as high as No. 7. Shami's four wickets were a just reward for his efforts, which began with the early wicket craved by MS Dhoni, when Younis Khan mis-hooked and was taken behind by India's captain.

That sort of a start had been made all the more important due to exemplary death-bowling by Pakistan. As well as Kohli played in a worthy reprise of his twin hundreds on this ground in last year's Border-Gavaskar Test match, India did not quite get away as they would have wanted on a hot day and a blameless pitch. This was down largely to some excellent work with both new and old ball by Sohail Khan, supported by Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz.

When Raina and Kohli were motoring towards the end of their 110-run stand, it seemed as though 330 was plausible. As it was, only 21 runs came from the final four overs. Sohail claimed five wickets when he did MS Dhoni for too much pace and then Ajinkya Rahane for too little with the first two balls of the 50th, narrowly missing a hat-trick when his yorker beat not only Mohammed Shami but also the off stump.

It may even have been better for Pakistan. Kohli offered a pair of difficult chances, and Pakistan needed to clasp at least one of them in order to restrict India to a less lofty total. Yasir Shah could not hold onto a running chance at deep midwicket when Kohli had made just three, and on 76 a well-pitched, left-arm orthodox from Haris Sohail evaded the gloves of Umar Akmal.

Misbah might also have miscalculated slightly when he gave the ball to Afridi before Yasir. While Afridi's greater experience merited his introduction, Yasir was not called upon until Kohli and Dhawan were well set, and struggled to contain rather than seeking wickets against batsmen less sure of themselves - his final figures a barren 0 for 60 in eight overs.

Masses of spectators from India had assembled at the Oval's southern plaza before the match, with another gathering at the Rotunda in Elder Park across the Torrens River. Pakistan's gathering was smaller but resplendent in a mass of green shirts in the lower tier of the eastern stand.

Both groups were initially kept a little quiet as Mohammad Irfan and Sohail Khan began with discipline and purpose. Sohail's first ball swung back at Dhawan and drew a speculative appeal, though replays indicated the ball had struck bat rather than pad. Irfan's bounce extracted one edge that flew to where a third slip might have been, but Misbah's intent to defend was made clear when the second slip disappeared the ball after Dhawan cut the first boundary of the day behind point.

Rohit Sharma has recently been India's most dominant ODI force, but he was hurried out by Sohail, who generated considerable pace from his strong-shouldered action and arrived too quickly for the batsman's attempted pull shot. Dhawan's travails on this tour have been many, and it was a somewhat chastened figure who took his time at the other end, gathering steady momentum but respecting Pakistan's bowlers.

Kohli, too, had some recent outs behind him, failing to pass 20 in the triangular series or either of India's Cup warm-up matches. So he played within himself, helping India to keep wickets in hand for a later surge that is already becoming customary at this tournament, only two days and four matches into its narrative. Yasir's dropped chance was the moment's grace Kohli required.

It was also the introduction of Yasir that signalled a higher gear from Kohli, boundaries disappearing through cover and mid off and 11 runs from the wrist spinner's second over taking India past a run rate of five an over for the first time. From there it continued up and up, punctuated only by Dhawan's dismissal for an important 73. Even that moment aided India's momentum, for Raina immediately struck the ball cleanly, taking advantage of the gaps left by the presence of only four men outside the fielding circle at most.

Kohli's hundred drew Indian paroxysms of delight and an expression of relief and gratitude from the batsman, his departure a just reward for Sohail's persistence. Raina and Dhoni were then expected to pile up the runs in the closing overs, but exemplary death bowling from Sohail and Wahab, much as their captain Misbah had forecast on match eve, meant India did not get past 300.

Pakistan went to the dinner break with plenty of optimism, but it would prove too flimsy to sustain them through the pressures of the sort of chase that has tripped them up in all but one of their six Cup defeats at Indian hands. They will look back ruefully on moments like Yasir's dropped catch, or Umar's caught behind dismissal. India, meanwhile, can look ahead with hope. At an effervescent Adelaide Oval, their winless Australian tour has turned a corner.

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In the midst of a gossipy tidbits in media, International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday chose to permit Nepal to play ICC World Cricket League Championship.

The last two positions in the ICC World Cricket League Championship will now be filled by Kenya and Nepal, who completed third and fourth, separately, in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 in Namibia a week ago. They will join Hong Kong, Namibia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates in the two-year rivalry, which is planned to begin in mid-2015.

The new structure likewise incorporates an advancement and assignment framework for Associate and Affiliate Members, with a test arrangement to occur between the most reduced positioned Associate Member on the rankings table and the victor of the ICC World Cricket League Championship. The victor of the play-off will be incorporated on the Rankings table for the following cycle, and the failure will contend in the ICC World Cricket League Championship.

Ireland and Afghanistan will keep on playing in the four-day, top of the line ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-17, alongside Hong Kong, Namibia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates.

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The Brazilian netted twice for the guests as Diego Simeone's men lost their heads, with Gabi and Mario Suarez both getting sent off and Arda tossing his boot at a linesman

Barcelona vanquished nine-man Atletico Madrid 3-2 to advance to the last four of the Copa del Rey 4-2 on total after a hair-raisingly unstable experience in the Spanish capital.

The Blaugrana touched base at the Vicente Calderon with an one-objective focal point from a week ago's first leg at Camp Nou yet Fernando Torres leveled the tie on total inside 60 seconds with a low complete, just for Neymar to react in kind in the ninth moment.

Raul Garcia set Atletico back ahead on the night with a contentous punishment yet Barca went in 3-2 ahead at the break on account of an own objective from Miranda and Neymar's second strike of the nighttime.

Gabi was then rejected amid irate scenes amid the half-time interim that likewise saw Raul Garcia go against the Barca seat, while Arda Turan then drastically tossed his boot at a linesman ahead of schedule in the second half.

All trust Atletico had of turning the tie around vanished in the end stages when Mario Suarez was sent off for a brief moment bookable offense for dispute, hence bringing an end to a staggeringly argumentative and energizing experience.

Inside the opening moment Torres had leveled the tie taking after some unique messy Barcelona safeguarding from Javier Mascherano.

His long ball out of safeguard was caught by Guilherme Siqueira on the midway line, he discovered Torres and the striker let go into the base corner.

With commotion resonating around the Vicente Calderon, Atletico seemed to have the high ground, yet Neymar soon quietened them down with an equalizer following nine minutes.

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez consolidated well on the right-hand side, before the recent played a flawless pass for the Brazilian, and he committed no error to beat Jan Oblak.

Neymar thought he had amplified Barca's total lead in the eighteenth moment as he hustled clear from a long freedom to score, yet the aide arbitrator's banner denied him on this event.

Antoine Griezmann ought to have restored Atletico's playing point on the night three minutes prior to the half hour, however he terminated directly at Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Inside 60 seconds, however, they were ahead as Raul Garcia scored from the spot - the midfielder terminating home from 12 yards after Mascherano was declared to have fouled Juanfran on the edge of the range.

Barca leveled after eight minutes because of a Miranda own objective. The safeguard miscued a freedom into his own net after Sergio Busquets' header.

Furthermore, as the force moved to support them once more, the Catalans went in at the break ahead after an alternate quick counter-assault. Atletico had seen a punishment offer waved away before Messi drove the energize the flip side of the pitch and discovered Jordi Alba, who played the ball in for Neymar to score.

The show did not ease up and, as tempers started to shred at the break, Atletico midfielder Gabi was rejected in the passage for his association in a fracas.

Arda Turan was then lucky not to tail him right on time in the second half when he was just demonstrated a yellow card having tossed his boot at the aide after the non-recompense of a foul.

Barcelona's man preference empowered the guests to direct the pace in the second 45 minutes, and they gradually took the sting out of Atletico's play.

Diego Simeone's side were still ready to make a few chances, with substitute Cani having the best of them when his 70th-moment strike was decently spared by Ter Stegen. However any trusts Atletico had of mounting a late rebound finished with seven minutes remaining when Mario Suarez was sent off.

Barca had done what's necessary and now anticipate Getafe or Villarreal in the semi-last, with those two because of meet on Thursday.(taken from GOAL.COM)

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The Portugal star lashed out late on yet the Wales winger won a punishment and scored it himself to grab every one of the three focuses

Gareth Bale was the legend for Real Madrid as his punishment grabbed a 2-1 win over Cordoba on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo had been sent off.

Ronaldo was given a straight red card for kicking out at a Cordoba protector with the score stopped at 1-1 eight minutes from time at the Estadio Nuevo Arcangel on Saturday.

On the other hand, Bale saved his colleague's reddens when he changed over from the punishment spot in the 89th moment after his own particular free kick had been took care of - with Cordoba's Federico Cartabia accepting a second booking for that offense.

Genuine subsequently move four focuses clear of Barcelona in front of the Catalans' excursion to Elche later on Saturday, yet Carlo Ancelotti will be concerned by his side's execution and the actuality Ronaldo - who cut a disappointed figure all through the conflict - could now confront a three-amusement boycott for rough direct.

Genuine persevered through an unpleasant begin as Nabil Ghilas unhesitatingly changed over from the punishment spot after Sergio Ramos took care of Bebe's shot only three minutes in.

Cordoba's certainty kept on growwing after they had led the pack, with Bebe, Ghilas and Cartabia looking especially undermining on the counter.

Manchester United failure Bebe practically put the hosts two objectives to the positive qualities in the eighteenth moment, terminating simply wide of the post taking after a driving run into the punishment range.

Notwithstanding showing up to some degree shaken by Cordoba's strong methodology, Real inevitably restored equality through Benzema just before the half-hour mark.

The France striker wounded home from short proximity after James Rodriguez's corner was flicked on by Bale.

Genuine attempted to expand upon their equalizer, nonetheless, with their ritzy cutting edge having little fortunes cutting out obvious chances against a decently composed Cordoba guard.

Ancelotti neglected to move a change with his half-time words, as Cordoba stayed pretty much as undermining going ahead.

Indeed, the hosts showed up the more made out of the two sides in assault and went close twice in speedy progression in the 56th moment.

Cartabia initially crushed a furious exertion simply wide of the upper left corner from 25 yards, before Bebe let go directly at Iker Casillas after a solid solo run.

Their most obvious opportunity came after 12 minutes, however.

Florin Andone jumped on Raphael Varane's powerless header and circled an exertion over the approaching Casillas, yet the ball skiped up and hit the bar.

Cordoba seemed set to procure a merited moment that Ronaldo was rejected soon after - the Ballon d'or victor responding furiously to close consideration from his markers amid a free kick - however Bale was available to scratch each of the three focuses with his late, late punishment.

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Nepal vanquished hosts Namibia by three wickets at United, Netherlands down Kenya by five wickets and centurion Nitish Kumar drives Canada to triumph over Uganda by 111 runs in an immeasurably vital and strained day at the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2.

At United, Namibia were knocked down some pins out for 142, preceding Nepal scored 146 for seven, Netherlands pursued down a 213-run focus in 30.5 overs to beat Kenya by five wickets at Wanderers and Canada's 293 for six was excessively for Uganda who were out for 182; the Canadians winning by 111 runs.

At United the highest point of-the-table conflict between hosts Namibia and Nepal was on show as the Nepalese won by three wickets with 73 balls remaining.

Nepal won the throw and chose to field, which ended up being a decent choice as it knocked down some pins out Namibia's top request generally economically. Stephan Baard (9) and Merwe Erasmus (14) both went ahead of schedule, before Raymond Van Schoor scored 28 to attempt to lead Namibia to a respectable score. The Nepalese bowlers by and by exploited rocking the bowling alley first as KC Karan took three wickets for 12 runs and Shakti Prasad Gauchan took two wickets for 22 runs. There were some late runs put on by Jean-Pierre Kotze (27), Nicolaas Scholtz (16) and Sarel Burger (15) to leave Namibia on 142 full scale in 49.1 overs.

Namibia took two early wickets before Gyanendra Malla (31) and chief Paras Khadka at the end of the day was in the runs with 64 not out including six fours and three sixes. There were some late wickets brought with Gerrie Snyman (3-23) and Craig Williams (2-29) as yet doing combating for Namibia, however it wasn't sufficient as Nepal ran out champs by three wickets.

Somewhere else, the battle for the main two positions proceeded as Kenya confronted Netherlands at Wanderers.

In the wake of losing an early wicket, Kenya put on a 75-run second-wicket organization between Irfan Karim (43) and Narendra Patel (48, three fours, two sixes). Nehemiah Odhiambo had a late surge with the bat scoring 36 runs not out including four fours and one six, the Kenyans completing on 212 for nine. Ashan Malik was the pick of the Dutch bowlers with figures of 3 wickets for 27 runs.

Netherlands' top request was clinical in its pursuit of triumph with player of the match Stephan Myburgh scoring 95 runs including 11 fours and three sixes. Ben Cooper (35) and Michael Rippon (20) pursued the runs down, before skipper Peter Borren (28 not out, including three fours and two sixes) hit the winning runs in style; winning by five wickets.

In the other match of the day, Canada hit an enormous aggregate at Wanderers Affies with the first century of the competition originating from Nitish Kumar in Canada's 111-run win over Uganda.

Player of the match Kumar hit 104 runs from 106 balls including ten fours and one six, to put the Canadians in control attaining to 293 runs for six wickets in its 50 overs. Skipper Amarbir Hansra (63 not out, including five fours, three sixes) and opener Rizwan Cheema (36) both helped building the aggregate to 293 for six from its 50 overs.

It was an enormous aggregate for Uganda to achieve and even with Phillemon Mukobe's 70 including eight fours and one six the aggregate constantly looked past Uganda with wickets falling. Roger Mukasa (24) and Jonathan Sebanja (22) additionally helped, however Cecil Pervez (4-23) and Nikhil Dutta (4-52) drove the Canadians to triumph by 111 runs.

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The Argentine missed a late penalty however responded rapidly to thump in the bounce back and give the home side the win in the first-leg

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a slim 1-0 point of interest over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-last.

Barca finished a stunning 3-1 win in La Liga over Atletico 10 days back however, on their come back to Camp Nou, Diego Simeone's dominant Spanish champions turned in an execution reviewing memories of the association and power that saw them evade overcome in excess of six recreations against the Catalan club last season.

Luis Suarez spurned an eminent opportunity to break the stop nine prior minutes half-time as an apparatus in charge of various huge minutes over late seasons neglected to completely spring up.

In spite of tightening their regular grasp on ownership as the match advanced, Barcelona were disappointed by a staunch Atletico backline until Sergio Busquets tumbled under insignificant contact when a Messi free-kick was somewhat cleared.

Going to goalkeeper Jan Oblak radiantly got a firm hand to the Argentine's spot-kick, however he was powerless to keep Messi from mesh the bounce back.

Barcelona mentor Luis Enrique remain faithful to the 10 outfield players who beat Atletico so convincingly prior in the month however gave goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen his now standard review for glass activity.

In the inverse dug-out, Simeone made a comparable goalkeeping call, beginning with Oblak, and the Slovenian was at full extend to keep an early twisting exertion from Neymar.

Messi was Atletico's tormentor-in-boss the last time the sides met and the Barca talisman showed up in a threatening temperament afresh, joining with Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic to flame over in the twelfth moment.

In any case constant waves of assaults did not take after on this event and, when Gerard Pique avoided a Fernando Torres exertion behind in the 32nd moment, an all the more even challenge had created.

The principal half's clearest open door still tumbled to Barcelona - Suarez lifting a shot inefficiently over from short proximity after Rakitic had discovered the forward with a glorious pass on the volley. Then again, Pique required a crucial capture attempt to obstruct Torres and Antoine Griezmann on a 39th-moment counter-assault.

Mario Mandzukic supplanted Torres at the interim and Barcelona continued on the front foot - Jordi Alba darting in behind the Atletico safeguard to flame a hazardous left-wing cross into the goalmouth.

Juanfran made an essential ethereal test to deny Neymar yet, as the hour approached, Barcelona again ended up limited to a disappointing spell of intermittent half-risks.

Andres Iniesta whipped a 25-yard shot goalwards with 16 minutes staying, giving Oblak a routine and progressively uncommon spare, while Suarez took a tumble under the considerations of Uruguay universal partner Diego Godin - the match authorities uninterested in his cases for a foul before a booking for contradiction arrived.

In the long run, Barca's weight in the inexorably irritable shutting minutes told and Messi beat Oblak at the second time of asking after his beginning punishment had been spared, in spite of the fact that Atletico will hold any desires for catching up their end of holders and opponents Real Madrid in the past round with an alternate popular scalp.

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The bad performance of Spain still continues where it lost its friendly match with France by 1-0. Chelsea's new player Louik Remi score the one and only goal to help the France satisfy the victory.

The Results of the World Cup 2014 had dissapointed the Spanish Supporter who well trusted their team and were present in the stadium to cheer their team. But unfortunately their excitements could not remain longer.in 72th minutes to the game Remi Scored the goal and led his team to a victory. Spain has lost their 3 games out of four. Spain will be playing the selection games for Euro 2016 this Monday.

Moreover, Netherland was also defeated by Italy in the next friendly. Italy defeated Netherland by 2-0.

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California- At International Championship Cup Spanish Horse Real Madrid was defeated at California, America by Inter Milan. After the End of the game by a 1-1 draw the match was pushed into Penalty Shoot Out where  Italian Milan defeated Madrid by 3-2.

Real Madrid made a good start to the game by hitting a goal at 10th minutes to the game and the scorer was Wales's Gareth Bale. But unfortunately Madrid could not keep their lead and at a penalty at 67 minutes Milan hat a goal. Milan got a penalty after the foul to Nimanja Vidic . Mauro Ecardi made a goal for Milan and drew back to the game. Before too Real Madrid lost to Roma.

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It was Again hard for Brazil in their own Home. In the third place play-off Brazil were dissappointed with Netherlands who scored three goals against nell to satisfy for the third place after a Penalty Shootout with Argentina. Brazil suffered a lot in the Semi-Finals when their Star Neymar was out due to injury and Captain Thiago Silva was at bench. 

Germany eased the match by scoring seven goals to the Brazil which the Brazillian Fans would never forget. After this match the Brazillian fans thought that even though they lost their Semis the team would do some great  performance to remain in the third place but Brazil could not stand against Netherlans who successfully obtained the third place.Robin van Persie, Daley Blind and Georginio Wijnaldum scored the goals for the Netherlands who gave the Dutch Supporters a little relief from the previous lost.Brazil had 58% ball possession whereas Holland had 42. Although the game of Brazil was good but was not better enough to defeat dutch.

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The celebration is about to be over but still the love and craze among the fans has not settled down so far. FIFA World Cup 2014 is nearly about to end with two rivalries fighting for the cup. It's Germany, who has a team and Argentina who has Messi as a Responsible Captain. Germany is the most popular and liked team of the Tournament . Germany has a draw in this tournament but the Messi's Team are all getting victories with small scales to reach the Final of FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil. It was hard for all Football lovers to believe the First Semi-final. Germany easily shooted at the Brazillian Goal Post to Score half-dozen and a one goal to get a fabolous 7-1 Victory against the host and Tournament best Brazil. Brazil who was without Star Neymar lost their way in the Semis which led them to the greatest lost of all the times in the History of Football. 

In the Other hand Argentina who has been lucky throughout the tournament made Holland's fan sad by defeating them on the Penalty Shoot-Out. Their(Argentina's) Goal Keeper Romero was the Man of the Match as well as the Hero of the Game who saved two penalties among which one was the first one and another was of Sneijder. Argentina's Messi, Ageuero, Maxi Rodriguez and Garay scored goals at penalty to Fix the Final With Germany.It would be great to see American still Alive in the tournament and a great Match to watch ever in the Football History.

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Kolkata Knight Riders won the title of Indian Premier League Season 7 2014. At the game which was held on Sunday Night Kolkata thrashed Kings XI Punjab by three Wickets to win the cup the second times.At the captainship of Gautam Gambhir it is second chance for the Knight Riders to win the IPL Title.

 Kings XI set the target of 200 runs for the Knight Riders to chase on  which was gained by Kolkata on 19.3 overs with the loss of seven wickets. For the Kolkata Manish Pandey scored 94 runs on fifty balls and made an important contribution to the team at that stage where it was extremely difficult to get uplifted.

Yusuf Pathan made a contribution of  36 runs. But at the end of the game it was so dramatical. The match could be at any hand and all the audience took the full entertainment of the Final.

Piyush Chawla turned into a super finisher and with one six and the winning four he was not out on 13 runs whereas Sunil Narine, the not out man made two important runs.

After losing the toss Punjab were called to bat first.The starting of Punjab was so critical. Umesh Yadav sent Virender Sehwag, the hero of the match against Super Kings went pavillion on just seven Runs. Geroge Bailey, the skipper of Kings XI Punjab was out for 1 and faced two balls.Glenn Maxwell, who was too good at the start of the IPL went down and without opening his book to score runs he was out at Piyush Chawla ball. But the match turned out when Wriddhiman Saha scored 115 runs from just 55 balls.Manan Bohora gave a good support to the Saha to take Kings XI to a respectful score.

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Italian Captain Ricardo Montelivo now would miss FIFA World Cup  2014 Brazil. Saturday Night he broke his leg while on match between Ireland. Midfielder Montelivo broke his left leg during match which made him unable to play the World Cup. At the 14th minute of the game, h collided with Alexis and broke his leg. The match ended in draw with both team not scoring any goals.

At the World Cup Italy is in the Group D where strong bulks like Uruguay, England and Costarica are there. Montelivo, aged 29 plays professional football from AC Milan and has already won 78 cap for Italy.

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Spanish Club Real Madrid kissed the UEFA Champions LEague 10th time . On the game of Last Night, Spanish Rivals beat Spanish League Winner Athletico Madrid by 4-1 to lift the trophy.

At Lesbon, the capital of POrtugal the game was held where Athletico had taken the lead . But at the last few minutes they were unable to save which led them to lose the trophy.

Diego Godin scored the first goal for Athletico at 36th minutes to the game. He took the real advantage of Spanish Keeper Iker Casillas's mistake.But at the 90th minute Sergio Ramos scored the levelling Goal which turned the whole stadium attention. After 1-1 draw the match was pushed to extra time.

At 110th minute Gareth Bale Scored second Goal for his team whereas at 115th minute Marcelo scored another goal to keep the interval of goal far much better. At the last minute of the game POrtugese Star Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal to make Real the Real Champion.

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Columbian Pop-Star Shakira has officially released the Official Song of FIFA World Cup 2014. The Song is named Dare La La La.
In the Song husband of Shakira herself Gerrad Pique and their son Milan has acted too. It also features Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi, Neymar and Spanish Hero Cecs Febregas. Similarly, Sergio Aguero and Radamel Falkoho are also seen in the music Video. The music was uploaded earlier but the official video was yet to be launched.

 Shakira also sung Waka-Waka, the official song of Previous World Cup which has a huge popular. The fan liked it very much. Brazilian favourite Samba is used and Shakira has performed some freestyle Football too.

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Lionel Messi, Agrentina's super star is about to get a good stuff with reports saying that Barca forward to set hi back again at $34 million per year.The Argentina international has agreed to a new contract with Barcelona that could give him $27 million for each season. 

Without more details Barca just informed that it was their agreement to manage their team in the contarct binding.The four time Ballon d'Or winner has scored 28 goals far this season but their team got dissapointment in the recent. They has to re-draw from Cahmpions League and also settled as runner up in La-Liga with a 1-1 draw with Athletico Madrid.

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After the dissappointing performance in the Final of the World Cup T-20 Against Sri-Lanka there was made a lot of commitments on Yuvraj Singh.But Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gave him a big support after the match . He said that soon Yuvraj will come back and act as hero of the matches and tournament. 

Sachin wrote on his facebook timeline" Yesterday evening was a difficult time for Yuvraj and we can make commitment on him but due to this we cannot make him out of the team.He also reminded that in 2007 World Cup the main weapon for Indian Team was Yuvraj Singh and he cannot be blamed for a single match bad performance. His informal performance in 2011 World Cup should not be forgetten so fast. Yuvraj has been suffering a lot out and in of the ground . In such situation we should give him support not scold and blames. 

In the final match Between Sri-Lanka in Bangladesh Yuvraj made 11 Runs out of 21 balls. On the other hand Virat Kohli was making runs and Yuvi was unable to do so.The Indian Cricket Fans made some attacks on the House of Yuvraj Singh on the same day. the police was set up to control the situation.

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