Sepaktakraw Series in india
New Delhi: Indians fans will get to witness some high-flying acrobatic moves of the world's best Sepaktakraw players when the country hosts the sport's biggest event, the Super Series, for the first time in the month of August. The Sepaktakraw Super Series will be held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here from August 29 to September 1. In the men's event, 12 nations including Japan, USA and South Korea would be battling it out for supremacy, also known as kick volleyball, while the women's competition will have eight countries.
Jyoti Randhawa best Indian
Incheon (Korea): Jyoti Randhawa endured a long day, playing 24 holes, but moved to three-under after 36 holes in the euro 2,205,000 Ballantine's Championship where play was suspended due to fading light on Friday. Randhawa was the top Indian in provisional 24th place at three-under, as he first completed his first round in even par 72 and then added a second round 69. SSP Chowrasia and Shiv Kapur were also set to make the cut as they sat at one-under. Chowrasia, who shot 71 in first round, still had six holes to play in second round, while Kapur had seven more holes to go.
Ankita in final of ITF event
lucknow: Ankita Raina recroded yet another convincing win to earn a shot at her second consecutive ITF title as she reached the summit clash of the lucknow event, here on Friday. Top seed Ankita defeated fourth seed Shweta Rana 6-4 6-1 in the semifinals of the USD 10,000 tournament. Ankita will face Japanese eighth seed Emi Mataguchi in the final. Mataguchi prevented an all Indian final by defeating Prarthana Thombare 6-3 6-1 in the second semifinal.
luiz’s stars for Chelsea
Basel (Switzerland): David luiz scored with the very last kick of the game to earn Chelsea a dramatic 2-1 win at FC Basel in the first leg of their Europa league semi-final. Basel, who were appearing in their first European semi-final, looked set to earn a draw after a contentious 87th-minute penalty from Fabian Schar cancelled out Victor Moses' early opener yesterday. However, deep into injury time, luiz drove a 25-yard free-kick beneath the Basel wall and into the bottom-right corner to put Rafael Benitez's side in control ahead of next week's return leg at Stamford Bridge.
mohammedan return
Bangalore: Mohammedan Sporting qualified for the next edition of I-league first division after they played out a goal-less draw with Bhawanipore FC in their penultimate league match of the final phase of the second Division league. After playing nine matches and with 18 points in their kitty, Mohammedan Sporting are on top of the table. The Kolkata side last played in I-league first division in the 2008/09 season.
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