Lakshmi Mittal, the richest man of United Kingdom, has bought up a 20% stake in QPR (Queen's Park Ranger)  Football Club. The club did not disclose the sum paid for the stake. Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal,  will join Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone and Renault team boss Flavio Briatore on the club's board. QPR is located just 5.6 kilometers (3.5 miles) from Chelsea in West London. It would be very interesting to see how QPR progress to compete Chelsea, as now they have got Mittal's backing. Statement of QPR Board This investment in QPR by the Mittal family is a great stepping stone towards the future development of the club and supports the ambition of ...

  The Sun has revealed that former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho lived with a stunning blonde mistress behind his wife’s back for two years, and his wife Matilde, whom he married in 1989, had no idea he was leading a double life. Mourinho met Elsa Sousa when he was coaching small-town team Leiria in his native Portugal in 2001. He took her with him to FC Porto in January 2002, his first big job — where the pair lived for eight months in a flat arranged by the club. Mourinho even introduced her as his wife to players and agents. Players at top Portuguese side FC Porto thought she was coach Jose’s wife — until the real Mrs Mourinho turned up. The ...

Lately, India had lot of success in sports. Is it really the magic of "Chak De India"?  First it was Football, then Hockey and now Cricket. The magic started with the Indian football team creating history after lifting their first ever Nehru Cup title with a 1-0 win over a 10-man Syria in a tough final played in Delhi. Next in Hockey, when India retained Asia Cup beating South Korea 7-2 in a hard fought final in Chennai, and Now Cricket, India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.  The title song of the Bollywood hit movie "Chak De India" is now an integral part of Indian sport.

Waitrose has launched a print advertising campaign based upon recent egg-related comments by Jose Mourinho, the football manager whose shock departure from Chelsea was revealed last night. The press advertisement is created by integrated agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw, will run in London-based newspapers today and tomorrow. The advertisement is based upon recent cryptic comments by Mourinho, in which he appeared to compare his players with eggs. Mourinho said, You know, omelettes, eggs? If you have no eggs, you have no omelette. And it depends upon the the quality of the eggs. In the supermarket you have Class One, Two and Three eggs. Some are more expensive and make better omelettes. So when Class One eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot go there, ...

 Ex-Israel coach Avram Grant, 51, will be the new Chelsea manager.  According to the Garry Richardson of BBC Sport, Chelsea's director of football Avram Grant is set to take over as new manager following the shock departure of Jose Mourinho. Avram Grant, who was the director of football, will now take charge with Steve Clarke as his assistant. Ex-Israel coach Grant, 51, was appointed by Chelsea at the start of this season and holds a place on the club's board. Mourinho had opposed his appointment during a long standoff with Abramovich last season but appeared to have accepted his arrival at the start of the season. Jose Mourinho had recently warned Avram Grant not to interfere with his job. Mourinho said: He's ...

Jose Mourinho resigns as Chelsea manager. The Club has confirmed the reports and made an official statement on its website at around 2 am. The Chelsea statement says, "Chelsea Football Club and José Mourinho have agreed to part company today (Thursday) by mutual consent". Mourinho's departure will definitely send shockwaves through English football, although people were expecting him to leave Chelsea this summer. -- Avram Grant all set to take over as new Chelsea Manager -- According to different sources, Mourinho sent text messages to John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba wishing each of them "good luck in the rest of your career" and saying that he was leaving the club this morning. The former Porto Manager, who ...

Mr. Cristiano Ronaldo had fun last weekend, I mean lots of Sharab, Shabab and Kebab. After a much controversial kiss which we still are not sure, if happened or not with Bipasha Basu, the hot hunk is back in news. MANCHESTER United star striker Cristiano Ronaldo invited 5 hookers at his home on the outskirts of Manchester for a poolside orgy. The five girls travelled 60 miles by taxi from Leeds to Ronaldo’s home, who were celebrating United’s first victory of the season against Spurs this week. The girls spent around six hours romping with Ronaldo, his team-mate Anderson and several other men in the pool, Jacuzzi and changing rooms. The girls took a series of photos inside the house on ...

  Bob Houghton's India will aim to give a big push to the football's rising profile in the country when they take on Syrian in the ONGC Nehru Cup Final encounter at the floodlit Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The task is definitely not easy by Syrian having the psychological advantage of beating India by 3-2 in the league encounter a couple of days ago, if you goes by FIFA rank, Syria is ranked at 112 whereas India is at 151. Indian players looked a bit complacent after getting an early lead in Syria match, would be interesting to see if they have learnt any lessons from league match. India had a good run at the ONGC cup improving its performance match ...

  The Nehru Cup (International Football Tournament) was started in 1982 and was last held in 1997.The tournament was originally on the annual basis, later on held on biannual basis. The tournament was shelved after 1997 due to lack of sponsorship and other matters. However it was revived in 2007 mainly due to persuasion by the current coach of Indian Football team Bob Houghton. The tournament held during 2007 will be known as ONGC Nehru Cup.   Previous Winners of Nehru Cup Years Venue Winners Runners-Up Score 1982 Kolkata Uruguay China 2-0 1983 Cochin Hungary China 2-1 1984 ...

Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has once again expressed his interest in buying London based Premier League club Arsenal. The 76-year-old billionaire vaguely discussed the possibility of an Arsenal bid on July 21 at the European Grand Prix in Germany. The British billionaire, who effectively controls F1 auto racing, says he would bid to buy the Gunners if the current owners — who are already resisting takeover plans from American real estate businessman Stan Kroenke — decided to sell. The Arsenal directors are reluctant to let the club become the latest Premier League team to fall into foreign ownership and have resisted Kroenke's (12.2% shareholder)  attempts to increase his shareholding. Dein's support for Kroenke's plans was one of the reasons he left ...