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Virat Kohli’s purple patch continued as he scored a brilliant unbeaten score of 89 to propel India to a competitive total of 192. Despite losing Chris Gayle early, West Indies batsmen ensured that they were in the contest all along and fought their way to a win riding some luck. Here are the major stats from the game: 1 – This was the first time that India played out the powerplays without losing a single wicket in this World T20....

The BCCI has its own demands of a huge chunk of the bilateral calendar and reasons like huge fees for hosting a Test series, etc. have contributed to the thought of hosting four-day Test games. One of the positive points about this change will be that there will be more number of Test matches that can be hosted in a series. More than 60% of the matches being played since the beginning of 2018 have ended on or before the fourth day....

The 45-year-old rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye, was locked out of his Instagram and Twitter accounts for several antisemitic comments, including on tweet in which he stated he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” most likely in reference to DEFCON, which refers to one of five levels of U.S. defense readiness in the face of a national security threat. On Tuesday while appearing on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, commented on the remarks....

Ivan Bukenya’s 90th-minute header spoiled the party for Khalid Jamil’s side against East Bengal as the game ended 1-1 at the Barasat stadium. As for the Punjab outfit, they kicked off their I-League campaign by sharing the spoils in Chennai to register their first ever point in India’s premier footballing competition. The Reds, under the former Mumbai FC boss’ reign, look a completely revamped outfit. They had a commendable transfer window marked by the captures of Mumbai City FC’s custodian Albino Gomes, Chennaiyin FC’s Jayesh Rane, Delhi Dynamos’ Lalruatthara and former Mumbai FC player Ashutosh Mehta....

The Red Machines picked up their first win under new gaffer Derrick Pereira with a 3-0 schooling of DSK Shivajians last week. This was after a high scoring affair against Minerva Punjab where Churchill were downed 4-5. Abhishek Bachchan - Give India 10 years The former Shivajians boss will look to stick with his top performers, especially Ansumana Kromah who has been in blistering form. He will be partnered by Anthony Wolfe upfront who was among the scorers against the gaffer’s former side....

Revamped Minerva Punjab FC look to win their first game against the wounded Mumbai FC as they lock horns at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana tomorrow (February 4, 2017). When asked about Minerva being at the bottom of the table and if he could add more points on the table for the team, Surinder Singh stated, “Boys played their heart out and deserved to win in the last match....

AIFF had invited bids from new clubs last month from various cities across the country, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Malappuram and Trivandrum. India U17 team to train in Bengaluru Bengaluru’s Ozone FC, who are currently plying their trade in the I-League 2nd division, and Gokulam FC, who are based from Malappuram in Kerala, have submitted their bids. Two new clubs from Rajasthan and Gujarat are also understood have submitted the bid documents, stating their interest to participate in the league which will run parallel to the Indian Super League (ISL) this season....

TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the I-League. All the matches will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 and 2 HD. TEAM NEWS NEROCA POSSIBLE XI (4-4-2): Shambu Mishtry (GK); Ngasepam Tondonba, Varney Kallon, Gouramangi Singh, Ashok Singh; Nedo Turkovic, Fabien Vorbe, Aryn Glen Williams, Yumnam Gopi Singh; Singam Subash Singh, Felix Odili Chidi. Injured: None Doubtful: Lalit Thapa Key Players: Subhash Singh, Aryn Williams...

The win takes NEROCA FC into the second position of the league table with 21 points from 11 matches. Shillong, despite a spirited fight this time, stayed on the bottom with four points from 11 matches. Katsumi Yusa put the home side ahead in the eighth minute with a penalty before Subhash Singh added the second in the 20th minute. Lajong’s Sheen Sohktung reduced the margin from a penalty in the 54th minute before Aibanbha Dohling scored an own goal to maintain the two-goal difference....

Match 1: Ozone FC Bengaluru 1 - 1 FC Goa (Reserves) FC Goa came into the contest at the back of five back to back defeats and was labelled as the underdogs ahead of the contest and for no small reason, as Ozone FC was the inform team, with as many as five wins and three draws from eight games. With a lot riding on this match, both teams started off with a cautious approach, unable to score in the first half as the teams went into the break as the scoreline read 0-0....

Match 1 : Real Kashmir 0-0 FC Pune City Reserves Real Kashmir XI : Kamlesh Nadar, Khalid Qayoom. Md. Hammad. Loveday Okechukwu (C), Shahnawaz Bashir, Nadong Bhutia, Ifham Tariq, Nachiket Palav, Sukhwinder Singh (C), Ritwik Das, Danish Farooq FC Pune City Reserves XI : Anuj Kumar (GK), Harpreet Singh (C), Tarif Akhand, Nitesh Aswani, Abhishek Haldar, Wungngayam Muirang, Yadav Rahul, Asish Rai, Chelsterpaul Lyngdoh, Sajid Hossain, Sebastian Thangmuansang Real Kashmir held Pune City reserves to a goalless draw at the TRC Turf Ground in Srinagar with an impressive attendance of 5992 fans....

Just step into the Big Kmart in Braintree, Mass. During peak times, cashiers used to work all the store’s 18 checkout aisles. But since September, customers have been able to check themselves out in four lanes that use scan-it-yourself machines. Manager Daniel Ferrie says 44 percent of his store’s sales are now handled without a cashier. Kmart hopes the quicker service will help its 1,000 stores using the technology steal sales from convenience stores like the nearby 7-Eleven....

The Catalan club was thought to have activated the release clause of the Cote d’Ivoire international over the summer but a deal was never agreed with the player blaming the Eaglets hierarchy for blocking his move to Spain. However, the former Pacos de Ferreira enforcer wants to put that episode behind him and is instead focusing on putting in the sort of performances that earned him acclaim at the Allianz Riviera....

France appeared to be heading for a deserved 2-0 defeat in Guingamp after goals from Birkir Bjarnason and Kari Arnason had Iceland in control with 32 minutes remaining. But Mbappe, who entered as a substitute shortly after Iceland’s second goal, saw a shot find the net via Hannes Halldorsson and Holmar Eyjolfsson in the 86th minute, before then converting a late penalty after Kolbeinn Sigthorsson handled in the box....

Goalkeeper Padelli was displaced by Joe Hart at Torino last season and moved to San Siro on a free transfer this week. The 31-year-old was presented to the media on Saturday and explained how former Italy international Pagliuca helped establish his affinity with the Nerazzurri. “It’s a boyhood dream come true,” said Padelli. “I always had the ambition to get here one day. “When I was little I had a sticker of Pagliuca in the Inter shirt and I covered it with my face and my name....

Goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mario Gotze and Raphael Guerreiro – combined with an own goal from Benjamin Stambouli – had put Bosz’s side well in control by the 25th minute of Saturday’s Bundesliga encounter at Signal Iduna Park. But two goals in the space of four minutes hauled Schalke back into proceedings after the break, before Aubameyang’s dismissal for a second bookable offence put Dortmund on the back foot....

A Nike ambassador for 38 years, Coe has come under increasing pressure to end the association — for which he reportedly receives more than $150,000 a year — since taking over as IAAF president in August. MORE: Five countries deemed non-compliant for doping | Doping scandals scar sport Earlier this week, the two-time Olympic 1500-meter champion denied claims he lobbied for the 2021 World Championships to be given to the city of Eugene, Ore....

It is learnt that the apex body are looking to take the samples of just one-third of the total athletes. A statement released by the governing body read: “The most important time to be testing many of the athletes is during the off-season when the heavy training loads are taking place. That approach is no secret – but it is often easier for sports to simply pile on the tests during the event itself and claim a successful anti-doping programme....