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Madrid clears Ronaldo for Russia-Portugal clash

Madrid clears Ronaldo for Russia-Portugal clashMadrid, Oct 8 : Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled fit for Portugal's World Cup qualifier against Russia Friday, his football club Real Madrid said Monday.

The forward scored both of Real's goals in a 2-2 Clasico draw with Barcelona Sunday before being taken off with a sprained left shoulder.

"Real Madrid have already informed the Portuguese Football Federation that Cristiano Ronaldo will join their national team squad today," the club said.

"Once there, the Whites' player will be kept under observation and will have no problem in playing Friday in Moscow for Portugal against Russia in the World Cup 2014 qualifier."

Real added that club doctors had examined Ronaldo and decided the injury was "not serious".

Friday's match in Moscow pits together the two unbeaten teams in Group F, which also contains Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan and Luxembourg. (IANS)


Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news Monday at a press  Read more »

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head  Read more »

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffs

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffsHyderabad, May 21 - West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league (IPL).  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »