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Mancini says Torres bid may be out of reach after Champions League flop

Mancini says Torres bid may be out of reach after Champions League flopLondon, May 10 : Coach Roberto Mancini has admitted that Manchester City''s Champions League flop could ruin the club’s bid to sign Liverpool striker Fernando Torres this summer.

City is reported to have come up with a bid of 45 million pounds for the Spanish marksman, The Sun reports, but Mancini believes the offer of a Europa League football next season may not be enough to attract Torres and other big-name stars to join his club.

"Can we attract the top, top players, like Torres? I don''t know, but I don''t think so. If we finished in the top four, it would be better and easier to attract them,” Mancini said.

"But there are a lot of players in Europe who will want to play for Manchester City next year. We won''t be playing in the Champions League but we must try to win the other competitions and finish in the top four in the Premier League," he added. (ANI)


Serbia bans player for refusing to sing anthem

Serbia bans player for refusing to sing anthemBelgrade, May 29 : Serbian midfielder Adem Ljajic has been suspended from the national team for refusing to sing the national anthem before his country's friendly against Spain, the Serbian Football Federation announced.  Read more »

Lazio captain arrested amid probe into match fixing

Lazio captain arrested amid probe into match fixingRome, May 28 : The captain of the Italian football club Lazio has been arrested amid investigations in connection to match-fixing scandal.  Read more »

Mobbed by thousands, Kolkata's Knights begin victory parade

Mobbed by thousands, Kolkata's Knights begin victory paradeKolkata, May 29: With a frenzied crowd of thousands cheering on, Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Tuesday began a victory parade from south Kolkata's  Read more »

Cricket was just by chance, says now `cage fighter`Adam Hollioake

Cricket was just by chance, says now `cage fighter`Adam HollioakeLondon, May 28 : Former England cricketer Adam Hollioake has revealed that his friends and family were surprised when he chose the gentleman's game over rugby and boxing as his profession.  Read more »

Australia''s world motorcycling champion Stoner to retire

  Australia''s world motorcycling champion Stoner to retireSydney, May 18 : Australian professional motorcycle racer, two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the  Read more »

Veer Patel upstages Aravind in National Supercross

Veer Patel upstages Aravind in National SupercrossPune, April 30 - Veer Patel of Baroda steered his Honda CRF 250 with much panache to clinch the title in the showpiece Foreign Open class ahead of defending champion Aravind KP in the 2012 National Supercross championship here.  Read more »