Bengaluru stay atop with win
BENGALURU: Udanta Singh fired home an 87th minute winner to light up the Fortress as Bengaluru FC beat Delhi Dynamos 1-0 to go three points clear on top of the table and keep their unbeaten start to the Indian Super League, intact, at the Kanteerava Stadium, on Monday.
Skipper Sunil Chhetri marked his 150th game in a BFC shirt as his side fought tooth and nail until the final whistle to get the better of a stubborn Delhi side.
Delhi could have gone ahead in the 30th minute if it hadn’t been for Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s making himself big to deny Lallianzuala Chhangte from a one-onone situation. Encouraged by the threat they put the Bengaluru defence under, the visitors attacked and it needed more of Sandhu’s quality to keep them at bay.
PUNE HOST NORTHEAST
PUNE: A resurgent FC Pune City, buoyed by a newfound attacking prowess, take on Northeast United FC on Tuesday at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune.
Even though it seems quite unlikely given the competition and the current points position among the present top four, Pune, with only five points from eight matches, are hoping to turn the fortunes with a good run of results to propel them further in contention for a play-off spot.
INDIA TO PLAY OMAN
NEWDELHI: The India football team will play Oman on December 27 in Abu Dhabi just before the start of the Asian Cup in the UAE, the national federation said Monday. This will be the third match for India as part of their preparation for the Asian Cup to be held from January 5-February 1.
Pro Volleyball League organisers announced that six teams would take part in its first edition slated to be held in February. The league is scheduled to be held from February 2 to 22 in Chennai and Kochi. Ahmedabad Defenders, Calicut Heroes, Chennai Spartans, U Mumba Volley, Hyderabad Black Hawks and Kochi Blue Spikers are the teams.
The teams will be fighting it out over a total of 18 matches. Each team will play each other once in a round-robin format and top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
TOP BENGAL SHUTTLER DIES IN FREAK ACCIDENT
KOLKATA: Bengal’s number one doubles badminton player Trinankur Nag died of electrocution on Monday after suffering severe burn injuries while working in a railway car shed here, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.
The 26-year-old shuttler came in contact with a high tension overhead electrical wire on Saturday.
INDIA THRASH NEPAL IN DEAF ICC T20 WORLD CUP
NEW DELHI: Manjeet Kumar took three wickets as India defeated Nepal by 10 wickets in the Deaf ICC Twenty20 World Cup here on Monday. India bundled out Nepal for 67 runs in 19.3 overs and raced to the target in 4.5 overs without losing any wicket. Manjeet took three wickets in four overs while Nadeem Shaikh took two wickets after Nepal elected to bat. Imran then smashed 55 runs off just 18 balls. The hosts beat South Africa on Sunday.
TAMIL THALAIVAS BEAT TELUGU TITANS
PUNE: Manjeet Chhillar shone as Tamil Thalaivas notched up a 31-25 win over Telugu Titans in a Pro Kabaddi League season 6 match here on Monday. Manjeet Chhillar had a brilliant game in defence as he scored seven points and was ably supported by Ajay Thakur who chipped in with 7 raid points. In the day’s second match, Bengaluru Bulls beat UP Yoddha 37 - 27.