Shillong edge past DSK in fed cup
Cuttack: Ten-man Shillong lajong defeated DSK Shivajians 3-2 in an exciting encounter to register their first victory in the ongoing Hero Federation Cup at the Barabati Stadium here on Friday. lajong played with a man down for the latter half of the second half after Vishal Kaith was sent off in the 75th minute. Strikes by Alen Deory (49') and Redeem Tlang (68') for lajong cancelled Halicharan Narzary's brace (64', 86'). But lajong left it late as Samuel lalmuanpuia scored in the dying embers (90+2') to give the Shillong outfit their first win of the tournament.
Bagan play out 1-1 draw vs Bengaluru
Cuttack: Defending champions Mohun Bagan played out a a 1-1 draw against Bengaluru FC but still ended on top of Group B in the 38th Federation Cup football tournament here on Friday. Alwyn George's 12th-minute strike was cancelled by a 50th minute Sony Norde goal for Mohun Bagan as both teams shared the spoils. Both Mohun Bagan (7 points from 3 matches) and Bengaluru FC (4 points from 3 matches) qualified for the semi-final stage of the tournament. With a draw enough to get them into semis, both teams played cautiously without committing to attacking.
bhaduri’s descendant to get first ticket
New Delhi : In a symbolic gesture to remember Mohun Bagan's historic win over an English team in 1911 IFA Shield, the first ticket of FIFA U-17 World Cup will be handed to the grand daughter-in-law of the Kolkata giants' then captain Shibdas Bhaduri at a ceremony here on May 15. Spanish World Cup winner Carles Puyol and Sports Minister Vijay Goel will hand over the ticket to Gouri Bhaduri. The official ticket sales will start at exactly 19:11 hrs on May 16, paying tribute to the year in which Indian football made history. It was the first time that an Indian football team, Mohun Bagan, defeated an English side — East Yorkshire Regiment — to win the IFA Shield.
Harinder in final of world tour
Kuala lumpur: India's Harinder Pal Sandhu was in sight of his sixth PSA title as he reached the final of the Malaysian Tour leg 9 squash tournament here on Friday. Sandhu, seeded second, reached the final of the PSA world tour event after beating fourth seeded Mohd Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 6-11,11-4 in a gruelling 66-minute semifinal. Harinder now faces the Malaysian unseeded Henry leung, who has proved the giant killer in this event, having already beaten several seeded players including the top seed Elvinn Keo of Malaysia. Harinder took time to settle down and even in the first round came back from arrears to get past a qualifier.