http://www.citybengaluru.com Latest news from Bangalore, India and the World Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-lose-top-position-to-dortmund-in-german-bundesliga/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-lose-top-position-to-dortmund-in-german-bundesliga/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:53:22 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=81245 Berlin, Feb 5 (IANS) Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hamburg and slipped to second position in the German Bundesliga. Title chasers Schalke 04 and Monchengladbach both dropped points owing to draws. Hamburg’s young midfielder Jacopo Sala opened the scoring for his side in the 23rd minute to shock the Bavarians. However, [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-lose-top-position-to-dortmund-in-german-bundesliga/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/dortmund-go-top-of-bundesliga/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/dortmund-go-top-of-bundesliga/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:23:04 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=81086 Berlin, Feb 4 (IANS) Defending Bundesliga football champions Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a hard earned 2-0 victory over Nuremberg at Easy Credit Stadium to go top of the standings. Nuremberg staged a disciplined defence to make life difficult for Dortmund. Three minutes into the second half, Dortmund caught Nuremberg off-guard as midfielder Sebastian Kehl slotted [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/dortmund-go-top-of-bundesliga/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/berlin-gets-don-2-trail-thanks-to-sexy-ambassador/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/berlin-gets-don-2-trail-thanks-to-sexy-ambassador/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=80550 Berlin, Feb 2 (IANS) You can relive the thrills of “Don 2″ by retracing the trail left by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan during the shooting of the sleek actioner here. And this new tour in Berlin, one of Europe’s top destinations, has earned the actor the title of “sexy ambassador” for the city. This [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/berlin-gets-don-2-trail-thanks-to-sexy-ambassador/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/bundesliga-side-cologne-sign-bochum-striker-jong-tae-se/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/bundesliga-side-cologne-sign-bochum-striker-jong-tae-se/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:47 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=80048 Berlin, Jan 31 (IANS) North Korea international and Bochum striker Jong Tae-Se has joined first division Bundesliga football club Cologne with immediate effect. Jong’s entry will help Cologne as starting striker Lukas Podolski will be out of action due to a ligament injury. “Jong fits exactly into our requirement profile. He is strong in the [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/bundesliga-side-cologne-sign-bochum-striker-jong-tae-se/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-thrash-stuttgart-in-bundesliga/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-thrash-stuttgart-in-bundesliga/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:34 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79805 Berlin, Jan 30 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach put pressure on the top three teams of the Bundesliga football with a faultless 3-0 victory over Stuttgart. Monchengladbach had no problem against a toothless Stuttgart side. Mike Hanke opened the scoring with a header from a free-kick in the 31st minute. Monchengladbach’s young midfielder Marco Reus doubled the [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-thrash-stuttgart-in-bundesliga/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-on-top-with-unconvincing-victory-over-wolfsburg/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-on-top-with-unconvincing-victory-over-wolfsburg/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:13:16 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79627 Berlin, Jan 29 (IANS) Bayern Munich carved out an unspectacular 2-0 win over Wolfsburg to stay at the top of the Bundesliga football while defending champions Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3-1 with midfielder Shinji Kagawa scoring a brace. The Bavarians were under pressure as they had to grab all their chances to remain in the [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/bayern-on-top-with-unconvincing-victory-over-wolfsburg/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/hannover-signs-striker-mame-biram-diouf/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/hannover-signs-striker-mame-biram-diouf/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79612 Berlin, Jan. 29 (IANS) German football club Hannover have signed up 24-year-old Senegalese and Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf until June 2014, the club has said. Diouf will receive jersey number 18 and will join the squad training Monday. The Senegalese international played for Manchester United since 2009 where he starred in five matches [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/hannover-signs-striker-mame-biram-diouf/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/stuttgart-signs-hoffenheim-striker-ibisevic/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/stuttgart-signs-hoffenheim-striker-ibisevic/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:39:18 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79083 Berlin, Jan 26 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina international and Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic signed a long term contract with Stuttgart after the obligatory medical examination, the club confirmed Thursday. The 27-year-old Ibisevic and Stuttgart agreed on a contract until 2016 with immediate effect. Both sides agreed to maintain silence about transfer fee details. “I am [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/stuttgart-signs-hoffenheim-striker-ibisevic/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/bremen-defender-naldo-to-miss-leverkusen-clash/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/bremen-defender-naldo-to-miss-leverkusen-clash/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:53:28 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79016 Berlin, Jan 26 (IANS) Bundesliga side Werder Bremen have confirmed that Brazilian center-back Naldo will be out of Saturday’s German league clash against Bayer Leverkusen. The 29-year-old hopes to be fit for Werder’s trip to Freiburg Feb 5, but has struggled for fitness having only returned in August after spending 15-months on the sidelines with [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/bremen-defender-naldo-to-miss-leverkusen-clash/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/imf-chief-calls-for-eurobonds-to-combat-crisis/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/imf-chief-calls-for-eurobonds-to-combat-crisis/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:31:01 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78475 Berlin, Jan 24 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde Monday called for a bigger rescue fund in the 17-member eurozone and the creation of the eurobonds in order to address the single currency bloc’s debt crisis. Speaking during a conference here in Berlin, Lagarde said it is important to set up an even [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/imf-chief-calls-for-eurobonds-to-combat-crisis/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/12-police-cars-burnt-down-in-germany/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/12-police-cars-burnt-down-in-germany/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:59:30 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78430 Berlin, Jan 24 (IANS) Twelve new cars ordered by police in a German city were burnt down by unidentified arsonists. The arson attack took place Monday in the eastern city of Magdeburg, Xinhua reported. The cars were parked in a depot of a car dealer and were to be handed over to the police Tuesday. [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/12-police-cars-burnt-down-in-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/schalke-bayern-munich-jointly-top-german-bundesliga/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/schalke-bayern-munich-jointly-top-german-bundesliga/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:04:40 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78056 Berlin, Jan 22 (IANS) Schalke put on a dominating performance and convincingly beat Stuttgart to go joint top with German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Schalke piled on the pressure from the start against Stuttgart and took just three minutes to score as young midfielder Joel Matip poked home a rebound from very close range. As [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/schalke-bayern-munich-jointly-top-german-bundesliga/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-shocks-leaders-bayern-munich-in-bundesliga/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-shocks-leaders-bayern-munich-in-bundesliga/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:27:02 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=77931 Berlin, Jan 21 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach inflicted a crushing 3-1 defeat on the German record champion and Bundesliga Football League leaders Bayern Munich at a sold-out Borussia Park. Host Borussia Monchengladbach started Friday’s game with an early goal in the 11th minute to shock the guest from Munich, as midfielder Marco Reus capitalised on a [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/monchengladbach-shocks-leaders-bayern-munich-in-bundesliga/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/airbus-saw-record-orders-deliveries-in-2011/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/airbus-saw-record-orders-deliveries-in-2011/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:46:11 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=77192 Berlin, Jan 18 (IANS) With a smart market strategy and key innovations, European aircraft conglomerate Airbus witnessed record orders and deliveries last year, the company has said. The company said at a press conference in Hamburg that it delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers last year, beating the 2010 record by 24 aircraft and [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/airbus-saw-record-orders-deliveries-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/greece-needs-structural-reforms-to-rebuild-economy-merkel/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/greece-needs-structural-reforms-to-rebuild-economy-merkel/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:41:51 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=76667 Berlin, Jan 16 (IANS) Greece needs structural reforms in addition to austerity measures to rebuild its economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Structural reforms, though slow to show results, have to be forcefully implemented in the Greek efforts to fight the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, Xinhua quoted Merkel as telling it to Deutschlandfunk public [...]

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