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He also expressed that his charges did very well to withstand the pressure from Churchill in the second half. “With the foreigner, Churchill became a more dangerous team. With our foreigners, we will also become a stronger side. Churchill were playing more defensively in their own half in the first half and were more attacking in the second half, but we contained the situation well,” he said. Report: Churchill 1-2 Mumbai...

So, when the football fans are cherishing another unlikely triumph in Chennai City’s I-League title win, the days of hard work, planning, strategising and implementing should not go unnoticed. Chennai City deservedly clinched the I-League after beating Minerva Punjab 3-1 at home on Saturday. After conceding in the third minute and trailing the whole of the first half, Chennai City came with a different approach in the next half as they scored three goals to dash East Bengal’s hopes....

The first half was an exciting affair as both Mohun Bagan and Aizawl got their chances. But it was the green-and-maroon who dominated proceedings right from the start. Both their strikers Henry Kisekka and Dipanda Dicka started on an aggressive note. Dicka went down inside the box a couple of times but there was no penalty as the Aizawl player had touched the ball first. However, Dicka found the back of the net in the 23rd minute from Omar Elhussieny’s pass but the goal was disallowed as the Cameroonian was offside....

Swapan Sadhan Bose (Tutu), the director of Mohun Bagan, announced the signing through a Facebook post on Thursday afternoon. “He has agreed to undergo the required medical and physical fitness test upon his arrival in Kolkata. He will be registered with The Indian Football Association (WB) after successful completion of medical and physical fitness test. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the two Directors Srinjoy Bose & Debashis Dutta for their effort in finalising the contract with Sony....

Lewandowski was at his awe-inspiring best on Tuesday as he scored four times in little more than 14 second-half minutes at Rajko Mitic Stadium. His efforts inspired a fourth successive win, with 16 goals scored and none conceded, for interim boss Hans-Dieter Flick – the best start of any Bayern coach. The Poland international’s quadruple was also the fastest in the history of the Champions League, as Lewandowski joined Lionel Messi as the only players to score four goals in a game in the competition on more than one occasion....

I’ve been risking my life — and my son and mother’s lives — every time I put on my McDonald’s uniform because I can’t afford to miss a paycheck. My son has sickle cell anemia, a pre-existing condition that requires a lot of doctor’s visits and would put him at greater risk for COVID-19 complications if he got sick. My elderly mom lives with us, too. We rely on Medicaid and food stamps to get by....

India had their lost last two away Test series against England by margins of 0-4 and 1-3. India had also lost a home Test series against England in 2012. “I am disappointed with Indian cricket right now. Cricket is more than just a 20-over game, they need to understand that. England’s contests with India always used to excite me but right now, I don’t know what to say. “Where is India going in Test cricket?...

The 35-year-old is the second highest scorer in the Premier League this season, with 13 goals in 19 appearances for the Red Devils. Man City fans horrified by Aguero meme Manager Jose Mourinho had been questioned whether he would rest the forward, but admitted that despite Ibrahimovic’s age, he would not drop him from his starting XI. Now the former Sweden international has echoed his manager’s claims, stating that he does not have ‘a normal body’ and that his training regime at Old Trafford is helping him stay at peak fitness....

Ibrahimovic, setting into MLS life at Beckham’s old club LA Galaxy, has teased the former England captain over Saturday’s clash in Samara. Sweden’s all-time leading goalscorer made Beckham a proposal - if England win, he will buy the Manchester United icon dinner anywhere in the world. Beckham agreed to Ibrahimiovic’s terms of purchasing him whatever he wants from IKEA if Sweden triumph and move into the semi-finals at Russia 2018....

Icardi moved to PSG on an initial season-long loan, with the French giants reportedly holding the option to buy the striker for €70million. The 26-year-old, who arrived at Inter from Sampdoria in 2013, scored 111 Serie A goals and 124 goals in all competitions to be eighth on the Nerazzurri’s all-time list. Icardi – stripped of the Inter captaincy last season and frozen out by head coach Antonio Conte – said the time was right to leave San Siro....

Icardi put in a brilliant all-round performance at San Siro on Tuesday, scoring his 25th Serie A goal of the season as Inter strengthened their hopes of a top-four finish. However, despite the Argentine having now amassed his record goal tally for a single league campaign, Spalletti still wants more from the 25-year-old. “I think a player like him shouldn’t be happy,” the Inter boss told Mediaset Premium. “It’s true 25 goals are a lot and he is learning to track back to tighten up the team, so he got a lot of touches....

The workshop conducted at the ICC Headquarters and the adjacent ICC Academy gave the officials an opportunity to discuss various aspects of the game’s conduct, share their experiences, engage in group discussions as well as to go through simulation exercises. The topics discussed at the workshop included, among other items, the front-foot No-ball trial during the recent England-Pakistan ODI series, learnings from the ICC World Twenty20 2016 in India and the new regulations which come into effect from 22 September....

After losing to New Zealand in their campaign opener, India – winners of the inaugural World T20 in 2007 – staged a strong comeback by beating arch-rivals Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia. But they eventually lost to West Indies in the second semi-final by seven wickets here on Thursday to crash out of the competition. “India’s exit from World T20 won’t hit the advertising rates too much as the advertising slots for the final were pre-sold,” a source told IANS on Saturday....

The primitive elephant relative’s astonishing life - from regular migrations to his final moments - has been retraced by scanning a 9.5-foot banana-shaped right tusk. Chemical analysis reveals the first complete evidence of an extinct animal’s behavior and movements. The 8-ton creature, dubbed Buesching, was killed around 13,200 years ago, left mortally wounded after another mastodon’s tusk tip punctured the right side of its skull. The solitary rambler trekked to his preferred summer mating ground annually during the last three years of his life, venturing north from his winter home....

The two sides stood in the middle of the I-League standings at the start of the game with 10 points for both teams. Mohun Bagan played seven games so far in the league, whereas Aizawl FC had played two less - five matches. This was the first match for the new manager Shankarlal Chakraborty who replaced Sanjoy Sen at the helm after the former gaffer resigned. Mohun Bagan were victorious after four winless matches as they put in a convincing performance against the current champions....

It was his superb performance that Gokulam Kerala FC a vital away draw against Mohun Bagan, to keep alive their aim to finish in a respectable position. Just a day ago in the pre-match press conference, Joseph confidently said he would score against Mohun Bagan and win the match for his team. Though Gokulam couldn’t get all the three points, Joseph did score a goal and could’ve scored one more had his shot not missed the target in the opening minute....

Churchill eventually won the match 1-0 thanks to Willis Plaza’s 40th-minute strike. But the Churchill win has been overshadowed by the venue of the game. In a video shared by the official Twitter handle of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Indian Arrows and Churchill Brothers are seen warming up on the practice ground. The floodlights of the main Kalinga Stadium, a multi-discipline venue where athletics and football events take place, are clearly visible in the background of this video....

New Delhi - India’s I-league clubs have approached the players of the second-string Cameroonian football side that finished runners-up in the Nehru Cup earlier this month. Emmanuel Bosso, coach of the ‘Local Lions’ said some I-League clubs have approached his players and negotiations are on. Bosso feels that though the level of football in Cameroon is miles ahead than that in India, but I-League remains a lucrative option for his players....

Right now, Salle is shooting “Search and Destroy” in New York. It’s a dark comedy about a promoter (Griffin Dunne) hustling a movie idea to a maverick TV evangelist, played by Dennis Hopper. Longo is ensconced in Toronto (where the exchange rate is kind to movie budgets) shooting “Johnny Mnemonic,” from an early William Gibson cyberpunk story; his film stars Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren and Longo’s new wife, German actress Barbara Sukowa....