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In memoriam: Remembering sports persons who passed away in 2020
By Dhiman Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 06:17 PM IST
As we bid goodbye to 2020, we remember the passing of several sportspersons, national and international, whose legacies will live on long past a most tragic year.
Tamil Nadu bakery makes 6-foot-tall cake of Diego Maradona
By Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 10:00 AM IST
The bakery made the six-foot- tall statue of cake in four days using 60 kg of sugar and 270 eggs.
Court rules Maradona’s body ‘must be conserved’
By Reuters | BUENOS AIRES
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 10:48 AM IST
Maradona died of a heart attack last month and was buried on Nov. 26 in a cemetery just outside Buenos Aires.
Under pressure coaches battle to rival Juventus in challenge to Milan
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 10:38 PM IST
The club denied any such meeting had taken place. Three days later, they were rocked by the news of former player Diego Maradona’s death, with the whole city in mourning.
From ex-partners to photographers, Maradona’s fortune has many claimants
By Reuters | BUENOS AIRES
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 06:52 PM IST
“I do not know if they are not hurting sufficiently or if they wanted to be the first in line, but it’s insane because everyone will be able to participate,” said lawyer Mauricio Dalessandro, who worked with Maradona for several years.
Diego Maradona museum in India, golden ‘hand of God’ statue star attraction
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 12:14 PM IST
The museum will be a storehouse of information about Diego Maradona, the planners have already started collecting memorabilia related to the soccer legend.
Kerala businessman to build museum in memory of Diego Maradona
By Press Trust of India | Kochi
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 08:08 PM IST
The museum will blend the aesthetics of art and technology, Boby Chemmanur said.
Napoli renames stadium in honor of Maradona
By Press Trust of India | Naples
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 10:40 AM IST
The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Lionel Messi’s tributes to Maradona after scoring was moving and beautiful: La Liga India MD Jose Antonio Cachaza
By Karan Prashant Saxena | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 08:38 AM IST
In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, La Liga India Managing Director Jose Antonio Cachaza opened up on the influence Maradona had on Spanish football.
Lionel Messi fined 600 euros for tribute to Maradona
By Reuters | Madrid
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 05:22 PM IST
Messi, who was fined 600 euros while his club were fined 180, paid homage to his late compatriot by taking off his Barca shirt to reveal a Newell’s Old Boys shirt belonging to Maradona, a gesture that was praised around the world.
Investigators search doctor’s office, probing Maradona death
By Press Trust of India | Buenos Aires
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 02:01 PM IST
Court investigators have been taking declarations from Maradona’s relatives, according to a statement from the San Isidro prosecutor’s office, which is overseeing a probe into the medical attention Maradona received prior to his death on Wednesday.
Messi imitated Maradona’s goals and skills but not his lifestyle
By Reuters | Barcelona
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 02:02 PM IST
Argentina’s two iconic players may be contrasting characters but they shared many traits including a bond with Newell’s Old Boys and the Barca captain removed his shirt to reveal the red and black of the Rosario club before pointing to the sky.
‘For Diego’: Napoli beat Roma 4-0 amid Maradona tributes
By Associated Press | Milan
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 10:25 AM IST
It was Napoli’s first Serie A game since Maradona died on Wednesday in his native Argentina. Maradona led Napoli to its only two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990 and is considered a god-like figure in the southern city.
Messi pays tribute to Maradona with shirt of Argentina great
By Associated Press | BARCELONA
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 07:28 AM IST
Messi paid tribute on Sunday, when he stripped off his Barcelona top to reveal a shirt honoring Maradona after he scored the final goal in a 4-0 rout of Osasuna.
Messi pays tribute to Maradona after scoring Barcelona’s final goal against Osasuna - WATCH
By Associated Press | BARCELONA, Spain
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 09:02 PM IST
Messi celebrated his powerful strike from outside the box to cap the comfortable victory by taking off Barcelona’s blue-and-burgundy to bare the red-and-black of Maradona’s shirt from his stint at Newell’s Old Boys.
10 inspiring quotes by Diego Maradona to begin your day with and boost self-esteem
By Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 10:54 AM IST
While football world’s OG GOAT might have passed away, Diego Maradona is an ‘unparalleled magician’ like Cristiano Ronaldo called him or as Lionel Messi said ‘the eternal’ and here are 10 inspiring quotes by the Argentina legend that will continue to motivate fans for a million years
Wolfsburg beat Bremen 5-3 as Maradona honored in Bundesliga
By Associated Press | Wolfsburg
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 11:15 AM IST
The teams held a moment’s silence for the Argentina great, who died on Wednesday, before producing uncharacteristic efficiency in a show of attacking soccer.
Shirt worn by Maradona when he scored ‘Hand Of God’ goal can be yours. Can you guess for how much?
By Reuters | Posted by: Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON NOV 28, 2020 10:56 AM IST
The shirt is currently on display at England’s National Football Museum in Manchester.
‘Adios Diego’: Maradona buried as world mourns flawed football great
By Reuters | BUENOS AIRES
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 08:54 AM IST
In a day of high emotion, the World Cup winner was taken by hearse late on Thursday to the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires - where his parents are also interred - for an small private ceremony of his family and close friends.
I made mistakes, and I paid for them. But the ball is still pure: Maradona the antagonist
By Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer) | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 12:02 PM IST
The cameras caught him in all avatars between saint and sinner, in all ages between old and young, in all sizes between fat and fit and in all emotions between darling and deplorable. But one trait remained a constant for the gaze of the ever-present lens in his life – his loneliness.
Brazilians mourn death of Argentinian archrival Maradona
By Associated Press | SAO PAULO
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 11:17 AM IST
Brazilian newspapers that only put sports in their top headline when the national team wins a World Cup had Maradona’s death in that position Thursday.
Nothing ‘Gentile’ about tackles on Maradona
By Dhiman Sarkar | Kolkata
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 07:55 AM IST
Like all ball players before 1998, Maradona was kicked and brutalised by opponents for which now they would have been booked, ejected, given long suspensions, often all three.
‘Childhood hero’ Maradona inspired me to take up football: Bhutia
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 08:33 PM IST
Paying his tribute to Maradona, who died at the age of 60 in Buenos Aires on Wednesday night following a cardiac arrest, Bhutia said from young age he always aspired to play like the football legend.
‘It is inexplicable’: Maradona lawyer slams ‘criminal idiocy’ over emergency response; demands probe
By Reuters | BUENOS AIRES
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 08:17 PM IST
Maradona, 60, died on Wednesday at his Tigre home in the north of Buenos Aires after suffering heart failure. The former footballer had various health problems and weeks ago he had undergone surgery for a blood clot in his head.
The life and legacy of Diego Maradona | HT Editorial
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 07:55 PM IST
Maradona almost single-handedly introduced the joy of sport to a larger world audience at the dawn of the era of live television
Maradona cleverly disguised ‘Hand of God’ goal, says Shilton
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 07:50 PM IST
Maradona died aged 60 after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, less than a month after his 60th birthday.
‘The foot of God’: Amul pays tribute to Diego Maradona
By Trisha Sengupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2020 07:09 PM IST
“Tribute to one of the greatest footballers of all time!” Amul tweeted.
Move over St. Paul: Napoli stadium to be named for Maradona
By Associated Press | Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 06:11 PM IST
The move comes with the city in mourning for the soccer great, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires following brain surgery.
‘The moment Maradona saw it, he refused to cut it’: IM Vijayan narrates story of Diego’s visit to Kerala
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 04:35 PM IST
One and a half decades of international football, with plenty of success, almost paled in comparison to the few minutes Vijayan got to spend with Maradona.
Kerala mourns demise of legendary footballer Diego Maradona, to observe 2-day mourning
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 04:09 PM IST
Maradona visited Kerala in 2012 and celebrated his 52nd birthday in north Kerala’s Kannur.