Argentina-Netherlands World Cup Semifinal goes into extra time
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 09 Jul, 2014 03:13 PM
The FIFA World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands went into extra time after both teams were tied 0-0 at the end of regular time at the Arena Corinthians here Wednesday.
Argentine star Lionel Messi and Dutch key players Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie were all kept in check by a well disciplined and organised defensive display for both teams.
Here are the English Premier League standings ahead of the weekend's matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), according to Xinhua.
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh will be a special advisor to Sunil Gavaskar, interim president of the Indian cricket board, during the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the board said in a statement Friday.
Hopeful of achieving his "ultimate goal" of making a comeback to the Indian team, all-rounder Irfan Pathan Friday said he was looking forward to use the opportunity provided by the Indian Premier League (IPL).
James Brian Hellwig better known as the Ultimate Warrior died yesterday in Arizona. According to reports, Warrior collapsed at 5:50 p.m. (PDT) while walking to his car with his wife in Arizona outside of their hotel. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Former hockey star Trevor Linden has officially been named the new president of the Vancouver Canucks. The announcement follows a string of events in past few days that witnessed the Canucks missing the playoffs for the first time in six years and former president and general manager Mike Gillis getting fired.
