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Injury concerns limited Bino George’s options in the selection of his starting lineup. The backline remained unchanged but goalkeeper Nikhil Barnard replaced Bilal in between the sticks. Vicky Metei, Usman Ashik and Laldampuia formed the frontline with the support of Rashid, Arjun Jayaraj and Mohamed Irshad in midfield Masih Saighani continued in defence with Andrei Ionescu shaking off fitness concerns to make it to the starting lineup for Aizawl. Yugo Kobayashi and Leonce Dodoz were tasked with leading the team up front....

Chencho Gyeltshen’s solitary strike in the 80th minute was the difference between the two sides and it consolidated Minerva’s position on top of the I-League table. After the match, the ex-Benfica B coach showered praise on his opponents, especially on Bhutanese striker Chencho. “The strong points of Minerva are throw-ins, free-kicks and corners, as they are a tall team and they play well in these situations. Also, Chencho is a beautiful player....

Mohun Bagan, who are the host’s of the first derby, have decided to provide all those who have East Bengal membership cards, with free tickets. In Case you didn’t Know The big match of Indian football is set to be played on 3rd December at the Salt Lake Stadium. People are already buying the limited amount of tickets, which are available online. some have already started flocking both the club tents to buy tickets for the first I-League derby of the season and also the first derby in VYBK Kolkata after two long years....

Enrique Esqueda scored the only goal for East Bengal when they equalised in the 52nd minute but they couldn’t hold on till the end. Chennai City FC’s coach Akbar Nawas was happy to take away the three points from the match but felt the margin of win could have increased. During the post-match press conference, the coach said, “Yes. I believe we could have actually got more goals, apart from the 2-1 score....

Match 1: Delhi United 1-1 Real Kashmir Delhi United XI : Royal Basumatary, Jarmanjit Singh, Md. Shahjahan (C), Rungsing Muinao, Sunny Thakur, Arkwis Wanniang, Jtinder Kumar, Akshay Pashilkar, Ladji Siaka Sylla, Ajay Singh, Bickyson Kharkongor Real Kashmir XI : Kamlesh Nadar, Khalid Qayoom, Muhammad Hammad, Loveday Okechukwu (C), Shahnawaz Bashir, Kouassi Yao, Ayan Das, Nachiket Palax, Sukhwinder Singh, Ritwik Das, Danish Farooq Delhi United held Real Kashmir to a 1-1 draw in the I-League 2nd Division encounter on Sunday in the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi....

Although racism, xenophobia and bigotry were nothing new to America, I had always felt that our nation was moving in the right direction; that slowly, but surely, we were mending our ways. Always, that is, until President Trump got elected to the highest office of the land. It’s 2016. My eldest son is at his middle school, when a fellow student states, in passing: “I guess this is goodbye, no offense, but see you later man....

While she was completing her retirement paperwork, she had checked a clause that would reduce her pension check by 25 percent and be held by the pension department until her passing, and then that money would go to her beneficiary, which is me. My mother passed away in October 2022. I informed the pension department and I asked them what I needed to do. They replied that I would just need to send them the original death certificate, and complete the paperwork that they would send me....

Aguero’s responding to Guardiola’s demands After struggling on and off the field last season, Sterling has quickly emerged as one of Guardiola’s key men at the Etihad Stadium this term. Sterling has scored four goals and recorded two assists in 12 Premier League appearances, with City third in the standings and only a point off top spot. And the 21-year-old England international has credited Guardiola for his resurgence, revealing the Catalan encourages him to take risks....

“Preferably I wouldn’t like to do the keeping job if I am captain. It will be very difficult to juggle all of that together. But if I have to do all of it, I have never shied away from a challenge. It will be a great challenge to be a captain and to do whatever they want me to do,” de Villiers said in an interview to ESPNcricinfo. In the absence of de Villiers as the wicket-keeper, it is most likely that Quinton de Kock will be given the opportunity of keeping the wickets....

Last Halloween, for instance, as I was walking on New York’ Fifth Avenue, I suddenly stopped, startled. Right outside an apartment building, a human-sized mannequin of a Gypsy woman, holding a crystal ball, was seated before the closed door. I went into full investigative mode, treating the Halloween decoration like a crime scene, snapping photos and inspecting the Gypsy woman more closely. She was supposed to represent a Roma like me!...

Alonso departed the club in 2009, when he moved to Real Madrid after five years on Merseyside, but Gerrard believes that more should have been done to keep the Spaniard, who retired in the summer after a three-year stint with Bayern Munich. Liverpool 7/1 to beat Spartak 1-0 He was a vital player with the Reds in the heart of the midfield alongside Gerrard, and the club icon says that Barry, who was then with Aston Villa, was originally earmarked as his replacement....

“My main goal was to move to Chelsea,” the striker revealed in his FourFourTwo interview (via Goal.com). “Big Phil had said I could make the difference for him as his squad, according to him, was not creative enough.” Luiz Felipe Scolari was just appointed the Chelsea manager at that time and he wanted the striker at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were in talks with Madrid and were reportedly close to agreeing a deal for him....

After the death of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old man who was shot and killed by police in Tottenham, London, riots that first started in the local area expanded throughout London and major English cities in August 2011. The reasons behind what happened are complicated—the prevalence of systemic racism, a lack of socio-economic opportunities and an increasing distrust of police action, particularly against Black British men—and are still debated today. Many of the underlying issues are still very present with the Windrush scandal, the Grenfell fire and the British arm of the Black Lives Matter movement....

A replay will be required to decide who will go through to the fourth round after neither team crafted a winner in Saturday’s encounter, which only came alive in the final 20 minutes. United substitute Marcus Rashford hit the crossbar moments after coming on before Matt Doherty had a goal correctly disallowed for handball, while Raul Jimenez rattled the woodwork for the hosts. Despite his side ultimately hanging on to take the tie back to Old Trafford without managing a shot on target in a domestic match for the first time since January 2015, Solskjaer was pleased with the level of their performance....

The squad also includes 2014 U-17 National Championship player of the tournament Jake Winter, and 2014 U-17 Championship leading wicket-taker Kyle Scrimegour, who also scored 200 not out during that tournament. The squad will play Sri Lanka’s U-19 squad across five one-day matches and one three-day match in Colombo. CA national talent manager Greg Chappell said this tour to Sri Lanka will be the first time some of the youngsters will be exposed to sub-continental conditions and will be a great learning opportunity....

In November, manager Jose Mourinho said United planned to extend his initial one-season deal by another year but according to media reports Ibrahimovic wants a two-year contract. Ahead of the league game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, the Swede told reporters: “I enjoy… I go in, I go for the kill and I go out. And when I go out there are no complaints, that’s what I do. I never leave a job unfinished....

Hamren said he is relaxed about the ongoing media furore surrounding the captain. “Players have their leisure time on the schedule, what they do then there’s nothing I can do to control. But it would not be okay for Zlatan to fly to Manchester,” Hamren was quoted as saying by Skysports on Friday. “I’m one hundred percent sure (the furore) it will not affect Zlatan. He has been in the business a long time....

Looking at the points table, Ireland are undefeated in the cup till now and stand at the top with Netherlands below them at 26 points and Afghanistan at the third position with 21 points. The winner of the ICC Intercontinental Cup will qualify for the ICC Test Challenge, against the team which is ranked 10 in 2018. They will play on a home and away basis. By winning the ICC Test Challenge which will be a 4 match series, the winning team will get Test Recognition till the next edition in 2022....

“The prayers are being held not for just Shami’s good performance but also a win for Team India, which has so far shown consistency. For all of us assembled here as well as for the entire village, this is a special occasion, and God willing, our prayers will be answered,” one of the maulvis, Maulana Mohammad Rihan Raza Naimi, told the Times of India on Wednesday. Shami’s house wasn’t the only place where prayers were held, with special prayers being organised in all four mosques of the village....