srt made T20 Mumbai league's brand ambassador
mumbai: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been made the brand ambassador of the upcoming T20 Mumbai league and he feels the league will provide a fine platform for the talented cricketers of the megapolis. "It's always a pleasure to be associated with the Mumbai Cricket Association. The T20 Mumbai league will not only entertain cricket fans, but also provide a great platform to the talented young cricketers in Mumbai," Tendulkar said. The league, scheduled from March 11 to 28 is to be organised by Sports India Pvt ltd, a consortium of IIFl Group as lead Member and Wizcraft, with the approval and sanction of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and under its aegis. Bids have been invited for six teams to enroll and participate in the league.
Bhambri, Thompson in Chennai Open final
chennai: India's Yuki Bhambri, seeded two, on Friday set up a final clash with No 1 seed Jordan Thompson of Australia in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament. Bhambri got the better of Korea's Duckhee lee, the third seed, 7-5, 6-2 in one hour and 25 minutes while Thompson beat unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-1, 7-6. Meanwhile, the second-seeded India duo of N Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan edged out Cem Ilkel and Danilo Petrovic, the Turkish-Serbian duo 7-6, 5-7, 10-5 in a thrilling final to capture the doubles crown. In the Bhambri-lee match, the first set saw an even contest as the latter kept pace with the home favourite.Games went with serve till 5-all before the Indian number one, ranked 112 in the world broke through in the 11th with a superb forehand winner.
Arrows rally to hold Vasco 2-2 in I-league
vasco: Young guns from Indian Arrows showed a lot of heart as they rallied twice holding defending defending champions Aizawl FC to a creditable 2-2 draw in an I-league encounter, here on Friday. Interestingly, this was a home encounter for the Indian Arrows, who remained at 8th position with 15 points from 16 games while Aizawl, who are out of the championship race are placed sixth with 18 points from 14 games. For Aizwal FC, Afghan defender Masih Saighani struck in the 40th minute while while Ivory Coast winger leonce Dodoz Zikahi scored in the 54th minute. Indian Arrows first restored parity through Edmund lalrindika in the 48th minute and India's U-17 World Cup skipper Amarjit Singh Kiyam's 89th minute spot-kick conversion got them a point.
Blasters looking for 3 points against NEUFC
Guwahati: Kerala Blasters will aim for nothing less than full points against NorthEast United FC during their Indian Super league encounter, here on Saturday. Blasters coach David James is up against Avram Grant, who coached him during his stint at Portsmouth, back in 2010 but pleasantries will only be exchanged till the time of kick-off. Kerala Blasters have a fighting chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ISl with 21 points from 15 matches. They must win all three remaining matches to have a chance of qualifying and may still not make it. NEUFC are already out of the competition but will need the three points to give their home fans something to cheer.