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This particular development has been widely debated upon as I-League clubs, perceived to have lesser quality than their ISL counterparts, have largely dominated the Super Cup. But Bengaluru FC’s CEO Parth Jindal has hit out at a lack of substantial prize money and a continental tournament spot, which he feels has contributed for a lack of desire among the ISL teams to compete in the tournament. Moreover, Jindal urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to schedule the tournament during the regular season as opposed to after it in the future....

Lee Charnley, who has held his position since April 2014, described Benitez’s motivations as “clear” after the Spaniard left St James’ Park following the expiry of his contract at the end of June. The popular former Liverpool boss took charge at Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang the day after claiming “those at the top” did not share his vision for Newcastle. Magpies owner Mike Ashley accused Benitez of making unrealistic wage demands and went on to name ex-Sunderland manager Steve Bruce as his replacement, an appointment met with a degree of dissatisfaction on Tyneside....

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Portugal coach Paulo Bento has urged his team to take the initiative and adopt an aggressive approach in tomorrow’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Russia in Lisbon. Portugal are currently third in Group F, a point behind leaders Russia and having played two games more than Fabio Capello’s side. Their chances of qualifying automatically for the 2014 finals in Brazil are therefore likely to depend on them winning the match at the Estadio da Luz....

The 53-year-old was confirmed as Borussia Dortmund’s new head coach on Tuesday after a strong season in the Dutch capital, finishing second in the Eredivisie and reaching the Europa League final. Dortmund appoint Bosz But Bergkamp told Volksrant he was not responsible for Bosz leaving after just one season in charge in Amsterdam. “Yes, there were sometimes conflicting opinions, but that seems healthy," said Bergkamp. “Sometimes a decision was made as I saw it, other times it was how Peter or Hennie [Henrichs, Ajax chairman] saw it....

The Spanish side were the better team for most of the first hour and should have gone 2-1 up early in the second half, as they wasted several chances. Wissam Ben Yedder was particularly culpable, as he failed to score from 10 yards and smashed his effort at a defender on the line instead of showing the composure to pick out the bottom-left corner. Spartak then took over, as Lorenzo Melgarejo, Denis Glushakov, Luiz Adriano and Quincy Promes laid on goals to add to the Dutchman’s opener, consigning Sevilla to a brutal defeat....

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An awful lot of us would be only too happy to see him go. After a decade of war and ever-growing austerity, the majority now finally wants to see Milosevic out of office. But it’s an apathetic majority. Sixty percent, according to an opinion poll last month, fear that the worst is yet to come, most of them believing that Slobo will not step down even if he is defeated at the elections now scheduled for next year....

The bailouts were timed to reassure foreign investors who are lining up to buy into China’s murky financial industry, even before it’s clear just what is for sale. Under its agreement to join the World Trade Organization, China is opening banks, brokerages and insurance companies to foreign investors for the first time. When China Life Insurance went public last month, it put $3 billion in shares on sale, and got offers for $80 billion....

His motivation for the move isn’t hard to understand. Around the same time Abe was in India, 6,500 troops from Russia, China and four Central Asian countries converged on the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk to show off their own armed prowess. The “Peace Mission 07” exercise was held under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)—a group formed by Beijing and Moscow in 2001 that is ostensibly dedicated to combating terrorism....

This model has seemed good for business–Chinese trade with Africa skyrocketed from $10.6 billion in 2000 to $40 billion last year (for perspective, U.S.-Africa trade is now about $60.6 billion). The don’t-ask, don’t-tell approach held special appeal for regimes of dubious character. Sudan’s strongman, Omar al-Bashir, must have been cheered by Hu’s stop in Khartoum on February 2, when he gave the dictator a $13 million interest-free loan for a new palace and forgave a $70 million debt....

Coming to the race, It was an electrifying start from Vettel who was 3rd on the grid and identical to last year’s race, as he challenged Hamilton for the lead down into Les Combes (Turn 3). But, the power of the Mercedes was too good for him. Vettel ran out of tarmac and went into the run off. Come Lap 2, it was the turn of Rosberg with the aid of the DRS....

Japan appeared as though they were ready to shock the world after scoring two goals within four minutes from Haraguchi and Innui. LIVE STREAM: Watch the 2018 World Cup on fuboTV (7-day free trial) Twenty minutes after the second goal was scored, Belgium began to look lethargic and scared that their World Cup dreams were over. Manager Roberto Martinez then sent in two large subs — Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli — to start launching balls forward....

Hip-hop services are popping up all over. Lawndale Community Church in Chicago packs the house with its rap-inspired version. The leaders of Minneapolis’s Sanctuary Covenant Church do hip-hop services six times a year to boost youth attendance. In Tampa, the Rev. Tommy Kyllonen’s Crossover Community Church gained 10 times as many congregants when it started using hip-hop in youth outreach programs. Holder has developed “The Hip Hop Prayer Book,” inspired by the Book of Common Prayer, which he wrote with help from dozens of rappers, musicians and poets....

What would Buddha do? Drinking liquor, eating meat and, in general, spending huge sums on sensual indulgence would seem to conflict with the core Buddhist tenets of simplicity, vegetarianism and moderation. The Buddha wasn’t all that into cruising, either. “Men and women meeting each other without pure intentions violates mindfulness trainings,” says True Virtue, a fully ordained nun in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vietnamese Zen tradition, at the Green Mountain Dharma Center in Vermont....

Kompany was appointed player-manager by the Belgian side following his City departure after helping Pep Guardiola’s side claim an unprecedented domestic treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup last term. And the centre-back is building up his backroom staff with Bellamy brought in on a three-year deal to oversee Anderlecht’s Under-21 side. “We are very happy with Craig’s arrival at Anderlecht,” youth director Jean Kindermans told Anderlecht’s official website....

Bader made it look easy as he defeated Mitrione by unanimous decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-25) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., to advance to the final. He will face the winner of Saturday’s Bellator 208 contest between Chael Sonnen and Fedor Emelianenko. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 208 for free The fight started in the middle of the cage. Bader missed with a right hand but scored a takedown....