Bengaluru beat Bengal 46-30
Kolkata: It was a sour home-coming for Bengal Warriors as they failed to open their account going down to a mighty Bengaluru Bulls 46-30 in a one-sided affair of the Pro Kabaddi at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday. Ajay Thakur stole the limelight for the winners with 10 raid points followed by Rajesh Mandal with five points as they put up a spectacular show without giving an iota to the local side. Korean recruit Jang Kun lee and Nitin Mandane with four raid ponts each impressed for Bengal Warriors but their poor catching along with a defensive approach led to their downfall. With victory margin of 16 points, Bengaluru Warriors logged five points for the win as they now have 15 points to close in on leaders U Mumba (18).
KXIP’s Sandeep to miss ClT20
New Delhi: Medium pacer Sandeep Sharma, who was one of the star performers for Kings XI Punjab in IPl-7, is set to miss the Champions league Twenty20 due to an injury that will keep him out of action till December. Sandeep grabbed the limelight this year by taking 18 wickets in 11 IPl matches but now is said to be out of action with a strain. "Sandeep Sharma is one of the players who will be absent in the ClT20 due to an injury. Otherwise, all the other players are fit and available. Our coaching staff is keeping a tab on the fitness and availability of the players," KXIP's Chief Operations Officer Fraser Castellino said during an interaction. Incidentally, Sandeep has also missed India A's tour to Australia owing to this same injury.
Trezeguet is Pune Marquee player
Mumbai: Indian Super league franchise outfit FC Pune City have signed up former Juventus striker and France's World Cup winner in 1998, David Trezeguet, as their marquee player for the upcoming first season of the IPl-style football league. The 36-year-old French footballer of Argentine descent is currently playing for River Plate in the Argentine league and is expected to quit the league to play in ISl. The marquee players in ISl are reportedly being paid $7,50,000 (approximately Rs 4 crore).
Carlos Tevez's father kidnapped
london: The father of Juventus footballer Carlos Tevez has been kidnapped in Argentina and held to ransom, according to reports in South America. The incident is thought to have happened yesterday in Moron, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, la Nacion claimed. The newspaper added that the kidnappers had made two ransom demands for Juan Alberto Cabral, with the second a much higher figure than the original, possibly because they did not at first realise who they had taken. Tevez, who spent seven years in England including spells at Manchester City and Manchester United, is believed to be travelling to Argentina to deal with the situation.