Telugu Titans down Bengal
Kolkata: Riding on captain Rahul Chaudhari’s superb last minute raid, Telugu Titans produced a spectacular recovery to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat against Bengal Warriors for their third successive win in the Pro Kabaddi league at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. The hosts dominated the proceedings and led 16-10 at halftime but crumbled under pressure in the last minute as the Hyderabad franchise raced to a 31-30 before wrapping the issue 32-30.
Djokovic to lead Singapore in IPTl
Singapore: World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will lead the Singapore Slammers in the second season of the International Premier Tennis league. Djokovic’s teammates will be Carlos Moya, Belinda Bencic, Karolina Pliskova, Marcelo Melo and Nick Kyrgios. The competition this time will involve five teams with the inclusion of Japan Warriors. The soiree begins on December 2 in Japan and ends on 20th in Singapore.
AIFF, clubs to improve I-league
New Delhi: With an aim to build a hype around the I-league, the participating clubs and All India Football Federation on Thursday decided to form two committees to look after the marketing and technical aspects of tournament. The decision to form the two committees — a marketing and a technical committee — was taken at a meeting of I-league club representatives and the AIFF top brass, including president Praful Patel, here. The meeting decided to make a joint effort for the development of I-league and “build a hype around the league”.