Warriors close pts gap with Delhi
Panchkula: Bengal Warriors closed the gap with table toppers Dabang Delhi with a comfortable 42-33 win over the leaders in a Pro Kabaddi League match on Monday. The Warriors now have 78 points, just four behind Delhi. In another match, U Mumba edged out Tamil Thalaivas 36-32 at the Tau Devilal Sports Complex to move to the fourth spot in the table with 59 points.
MANDEEP TO LEAD IN JOHOR CUP
New Delhi: Defender Mandeep Mor was on Monday named as captain of the 18-member junior men's team for the ninth Sultan of Johor Cup to be held from Oct 12 to 19. India will face off against Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and Great Britain in the round-robin league stage and will be hoping to improve its performance here after finishing a disappointing sixth at the Eight-Nation Tournament in Madrid in June.
NAGARKOTI back FOR EMERGING CUP
New Delhi: Young pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti on Monday returned to the Indian team for the upcoming Emerging Asia Cup after a 19-month injury layoff. The pacer, who excelled in India's triumphant U-19 World Cup campaign has been constantly monitored by experts at the NCA, where he underwent rehab following a stress fractures in his lower back, heel and ankle. The 19-year-old, last played a competitive game during the Vijay Hazare Trophy last year. The tournament is scheduled to be held in B’desh in November.
POREL TAKES 6 IN BENGAL'S WIN
Jaipur: India A speedster Ishan Porel bowled brilliantly to grab six-wickets while Shreevats Goswami made an unbeaten 86 to guide Bengal to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir in a Group C Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Monday. Porel (6/34) came up with a devastating opening spell that sent Jammu and Kashmir reeling as they were skittled out for 169 in 48.2 overs. Chasing the modest score, left-handed Goswami struck 10 boundaries and one six during his 80-ball knock and together with Abhimanyu Easwaran (51) stitched 118 runs for the opening stand as Bengal comfortably rode home, reaching 175 for two in 28 overs. Meanwhile in another Group C matches, Madhya Pradesh defeated Bihar by seven wickets while Gujarat beat Tripura by a comfortable 101-run margin.
RIBERY'S FIORENTINA PUNISH MILAN
Milan: Franck Ribery sealed a 3-1 win for Fiorentina against ten-man AC Milan that pushed the northerners down to 16th in the Serie A table with a third consecutive defeat. Former Bayern Munich midfielder Ribery sealed back-to-back wins for Fiorentina for the first time this season. Ribery scored the third goal after 77 minutes to add to Gaetano Castrovilli's 66th-minute effort with Erick Pulgar slotting in a penalty on 14 minutes. Milan played most of the second half a man down after Mateo Musacchio was sent off for a foul on Ribery on 55 minutes. Milan goalkeeper Gianlugi Donnarumma did well to deny Federico Chiesa's penalty kick with Rafael Leao pulling a goal back for the hosts ten minutes from time.
DOUBLES DEFEAT FOR DJOKOVIC
Tokyo: World number one Novak Djokovic, forced out of the US Open with a shoulder injury, suffered a doubles defeat at the Japan Open on Monday, but proved his recovery is on track. Bruno Soares of Brazil and Mate Pavic of Croatia beat the 32-year-old Serbian star and his countryman Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 to progress to the quarter-finals. Top seed Djokovic will make his Japan Open singles debut later this week playing Alexei Popyrin at the Ariake Coliseum. His main challengers in the Japan event will be second seed Borna Coric and Belgian third seed David Goffin.
SEVILLA EDGE OUT REAL SOCIEDAD
Seville: Sevilla avoided a third consecutive defeat in La Liga and stopped high-flying Real Sociedad from going top after coming from behind to beat them 3-2 on Sunday. The Basque outfit could have claimed first place in Spain but came up short in a pulsating contest at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. It looked good for the visitors when Mikel Oyarzabal gave them a fourth-minute lead but Nolito equalised for Sevilla with a sumptuous half-volley before Lucas Ocampos and Franco Vazquez completed the comeback in the second half. Portu still set up a nervy finish when he added a second for Real Sociedad in the 87th minute but Sevilla held on for a much-needed win.
QATAR TO TEST STADIUMs DURING CLUB WC
Doha: Qatar will inaugurate the third of its eight World Cup stadiums when the Education City ground hosts the Club World Cup semi-final tie on Dec 18, FIFA said on Monday. The 40,000-seat venue seven kilometres outside central Doha will also host the third-place play-off and the final of the tournament which gets underway on December 11. “With all three venues located a maximum of 12 kilometres from central Doha, the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 will provide a glimpse of Qatar's compact nature ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022,” FIFA said in a statement.