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The Matches were played in six stadiums in six host cities with the final taking place in Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Twenty-three teams, besides hosts India qualified and played in the tournament. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133 surpassing China’s record in 1985 with 1,230,976. The average attendance per match was 25,906. The six host cities and the stadiums were Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadiums at Kochi & New Delhi, D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati and Fatorda Stadium Margao....
History of MPL Under the aegis of the Mizoram Football Association President, Lal Thanzara, the state body signed a lucrative five-year deal with a local television channel worth ₹ 1.25 crore to telecast a revamped version of the state’s football league back in 2012. The idea was to make the Mizo people fall in love with football all over again after years of obscurity with the help of high definition telecast during prime time slots....
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It is indeed a heartening sight to see the rise of Afghanistan. For a nation that is being completely ravaged by wars, the success story of Afghanistan is definitely worth sharing across all ages. The performances of Rashid Khan and the young Mujeeb Ur Rehman for their respective Indian Premier League franchises have received praise from across the world. Moreover, because of their consistent performances in the limited overs format and the ICC Intercontinental Cup, they were granted Test match status....
It has been a good year for football fans altogether, with the FIFA World Cup 2018 bringing a welcome break from the normally tasteless spell of oblivion between the end of a campaign and the beginning of the next. Add to that excitement building from the ever-changing transfer window, it has been a good summer of entertainment thus far - though the real fun is yet to begun. Last season was the 26th Premier League campaign and a record-breaking one for various reasons....
The rise of Victor Oladipo as an All-Star last season led many critics of the Dipo-PG13 trade to retract their initial judgment of the deal as lopsided. The budding R&B talent led the Pacers to 5th place in the Eastern Conference last season. In the playoffs, the Pacers came close to dethroning the Cavs in the first round but fell short in game 7. Victor ended picking up the Most Improved Player award along with All NBA third team and All-Defensive first team honors....
Preparations are underway in Moscow for the draw, which serves as the official opening event for the quadrennial competition. MORE: 5 dumbest takes about U.S. failure to reach 2018 World Cup Here’s everything you need to know about the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw. When is the 2018 World Cup draw? The World Cup draw takes place on Friday, Dec. 1. The time is still to be announced by FIFA....
The squad is set to participate in a training camp in Mumbai to be held from May 16 to May 18. Team India will participate in the four-nation Intercontinental Cup, starting from June 1, alongside Kenya, Chinese Taipei and New Zealand. This tournament is expected to provide the Indian football team some much-needed game time before the AFC Asian Cup to be held in UAE in January 2019. This also paves the way for head coach Stephen Constantine to experiment with the team combination and find his best XI....
The Crimson Tide re-gained that claim under coach Nick Saban after finishing second in 2017. Ohio State, LSU and N.C. State all tied for second with seven players drafted each. Alabama also led all colleges with four first-round picks. That included Minkah Fitzpatrick (Dolphins, No. 11), Da’Ron Payne (Redskins, No. 13), Rashaan Evans (Titans, No. 22) and Calvin Ridley (Falcons, No. 26). Alabama also had four first-round picks in the 2017 NFL Draft....
In the West Zone game at Rajkot, Saurashtra steamrolled Mumbai by eight wickets. Apart from captain Aditya Tare and Siddesh Lad, none of the batsmen could hold their own against medium-pacer Shaurya Sanandia, who picked up four wickets and was assisted by left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinhji Jadeja, who captured two. In reply, Robin Uthappa was at his vintage best, creaming the bowlers for a 36-ball 52 before Shardul Thakur got the better of him....
The space rock, dubbed 2020 UX3, is estimated to measure between 88 and 196 feet in diameter, data from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Studies (CNEOS) shows. The asteroid is predicted to come around 3.2 million miles of Earth at its closest approach. This is about 13 times the average distance between the Earth and the moon. As it flies past, the space rock will be travelling at a staggering speed of around 36,000 miles per hour relative to our planet, which is about seventeen times as fast as a rifle bullet....
But wait just a moment. Thanks to trades both large (Dwight Howard) and small (Arnett Moultrie), as many as 15 of the 30 first-round picks in this year’s draft could wind up elsewhere, depending on how the standings shake out. And with some early-season surprises have come some potential shakeups in how much impact this draft will have for certain franchises. Have a look: MORE: Deveney’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft | Tracking Fab Four Freshmen...
The men’s event also saw a Kenyan finish first with Eliud Kipchoge, winning with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 42 seconds. In fact, the top four finishes in this category race on Sunday were all from Kenya. Recently crowned Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a disability Tatyana McFadden won her third straight London Marathon with a time of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 14 seconds in the women’s wheelchair category while the men’s wheelchair category saw a very tight finish with Joshua George, clinching it eventually....
Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way, but that’s the way many owners set up their rankings and cheat sheets. Rarely does anyone plan on drafting Adrian Gonzalez and Freddie Freeman, as good as they are, in the fifth or sixth round, but let’s face it – sometimes they’re simply the best player on the board and you do it anyway. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:Catcher | First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Starters | Relievers | Prospects...
The advent of the Pro Kabaddi League has given rise to some formidable opposition in the form of Korea and Iran. Puneri Paltan captain and India veteran, Manjeet Chillar spoke to Sportskeeda at an event where the Indian Kabaddi jersey for the World Cup was unveiled. Also Read: India’s Dream Team announced for 2016 Kabaddi World Cup The 30-year-old all-rounder will be looking to add another feather to his already decorated hat....
The Orange (23-13, 9-9 ACC) advanced to the Final Four with a 68-62 victory over No. 1 seed Virginia (29-8, 13-5 ACC) on Sunday night. The Tar Heels (32-6,14-4 ACC) advanced to the Final Four with an 88-74 victory over No. 6 seed Notre Dame (24-12, 11-7 ACC) later Sunday night. MORE: NCAA Tournament live scoreboard | Is Roy Williams passing Dean Smith? When does North Carolina play Syracuse? North Carolina will play Syracuse on Saturday, April 2....
They joined Neha Yadav (+81 kg) and Anupama (81 kg), who found themselves in the last-four stage due to the small size of the draws of their respective weight categories. However, Niharika Gonella (75kg) and Astha Pahwa (69kg) bowed out of medal contention after going down to England’s Georgia O’Connor and Turkey’s Canser Oltu in their respective quarterfinal bouts. First up for India today was Gulia, who took on Italy’s Giovanna Marchese....
