Jamshedpur's fightback floors Dynamos in five-goal thriller
jamshedpur: Jamshedpur FC staged a remarkable recovery after being two goals down as they upstaged the Indian Super league's bottom-placed side Delhi Dynamos 3-2 in a five-goal thriller here on Sunday. Delhi started this Hero ISl clash on the front foot thanks to a brace from Kalu Uche in the 20th and 22nd minutes. But Jamshedpur FC never gave up. First, Tiri (29th minute) pulled a goal back before half-time and in the second session Yumnam Raju made it 2-2 in the 54th minute. It was then left for substitute Trinandade Goncalves to score the match winner for the hosts in the 86th minute. In second encounter of the evening FC Goa defeated Kerala Blasters 2-1. Winning goal was scored by midfielder Edu Bedia after the first half ended 1-1, which saw Blasters' CK Vineeth cancel Ferran Corominas's early goal.
Perera halts lanka slide after win over Zimbabwe
dhaka: Thisara Perera starred with bat and ball as Sri lanka ended their recent dismal run by beating Zimbabwe by five wickets in the tri-nation one-day international tournament here on Sunday. Perera claimed four wickets to lead an inspired Sri lankan bowling attack that limited Zimbabwe to 198 all out before his unbeaten 39 helped the islanders to chase down their target in 44.5 overs. Sri lanka were in trouble at 145-5 before skipper Dinesh Chandimal (38 not out) and Perera put on an unbeaten 57-run stand for the sixth wicket. Perera sealed the win with a six to keep Sri lanka's tournament hopes alive after they lost against Zimbabwe and hosts Bangladesh.
Veer Marathas beat Sultans, inch closer to semis
New Delhi:Vasilisa Marzaluik helped Veer Marathas inch closer to a semifinal berth by winning the sixth and final bout of the night to complete a 4-2 victory over Delhi Sultans in the Pro Wrestling league (PWl) here. The 2017 world championship silver medallist, Vasilisa, breezed past Egypt's Samar Hamza for a 6-0 win at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium. Commonwealth Championship silver medallist Parveen Rana set up the victory for the Marathas before her, by easily taking down Vinod Omprakash in the 74-kg category. Rana got off to a flying start as he scored two points in the first round; he survived a late scare though, as Vinod, who replaced injury hit Sushil Kumar, almost tied him down, to finish with a comprehensive 4-0 victory to give his side a 3-2 lead.
Deksisa, Gobena make it double delight for Ethiopia
MUMBAI: Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena made it a double delight for Ethiopia in the $405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon here on Sunday by clinching the respective men's and women's races. Twenty-two-year-old Deksisa broke away from the rest of the field at the 35-km mark and kept his nose ahead for the reminder of the 42.195-km men's event to lead a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia ahead of 29-year-old compatriot Shumet Akalnaw. Deksisa clocked 2 hours, 9 minutes, 34 secs, off the course record of 2:08:35, while his compatriot Shumet crossed the finish line in 2:10:00 after being in hot pursuit of the lead runner over the last seven kms without being able to catch up.