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The tournament will see 12 international teams from India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Kenya, Iran, England, USA, Thailand, Bangladesh, Poland and Argentina battling it out for the world title. India has been the winner of the first three editions of the World Cup and will be looking to add to their supremacy when they take to the mat on 7th October in their first game against South Korea. But before the tournament begins, we look at some of the interesting facts about the Kabaddi World Cup:...

Not all the pitchers on the list below are potential aces – far from it – but they could all return much better value than their draft positions. That’s really what you should be looking for in your draft. That might mean passing on one sleeper in an earlier round because you can get another one with a little less upside later. Sometimes going for a double instead of a home run pays off....

With such a small group of elite TEs, more than likely you’ll have to draft one or two lower-ranked players and hope you come up with someone who has a breakout season. Tampa’s Cameron Brate was a surprise last year and became a top-eight TE in standard leagues, and Martellus Bennett took advantage of Gronk’s multiple injuries en route to a bounce-back season. It’s almost a guarantee that more than one sleeper will break out this year, but it’s not a guarantee he’ll be on your team....

Coaches and players have tapped into the aforementioned tectonic shift and are encouraging the fact that 3 is always better than 2. Led by generational shooters like Curry, Thompson of the Warriors, the affinity to take shots from the distance and get better returns for slightly higher risk, is on an upward scale. The change can be attributed to various factors - one them could be the Warriors dynasty being based on long-range shooting - but what the ongoing season has proven without a doubt, is that the growing significance of a shot from the deep is undeniable....

Power is abundant throughout our rankings, but only a handful of 1Bs really steal bases (Paul Goldschmidt, Wil Myers, Ian Desmond). You can find some decent averages outside of the top 10, but you’re more likely to find a sub-.250 slugger. Batted-ball luck will go a long way in determining the final rankings of these types of guys, as even a 10-point swing in batting average makes a difference....

Losses to Uruguay and France respectively ended the World Cup campaigns of crowd favourites Portugal and Argentina, and brought an end to the dreams of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. On the other hand, Russia produced a bigger upset as they upstaged title favourites Spain to book their maiden quarter final birth. In what promises to be a slobber knocker round of world class football, the 8 best teams will fight to make it to the semi finals....

With the tournament just around the corner, Goal brings you all you need to know about the 2018 Intercontinental Cup. What is the Intercontinental Cup? The 2018 Intercontinental Cup will be held as a four-nation tournament with four teams from three different confederations. Although the tournament is being held to fine-tune the Indian football team’s preparations for the 2019 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup to be held in UAE, the AIFF intends to make the tournament an annual fixture in the Indian footballing calendar....

When the two red cars queued up at the end of pit exit for the lights to turn green, to everyone’s shock, they were shod with intermediate tires in an almost bone-dry track. When the rain came down towards the end of Q2, the circuit looked wet. But minutes before the lights turned green for the all-important Q3, we could see the rainbow and the sun shone bright, and dry patches emerged all around the tracks....

With the introduction of expansion side Los Angeles FC, MLS finds itself at 23 teams entering its 23rd season. For every one of those clubs this side of Toronto FC, the new year is about trying to dethrone the treble winners, who will be looking to establish a dynasty after claiming the MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and Canadian Championship in 2017. So it comes as no surprise that TFC sits atop Goal’s preseason power rankings....

Women Study War: Defense and foreign policy generally are thought of as “male” issues. Not since 9-11, which made terrorism–and sons going off to war–a mother’s domestic concern. Women, comprising half the focus group, were as well versed as men on, say, Iraq. “If we’re not safe, the economy doesn’t matter,” said Alice Bury, a nurse. The feminine focus is a mixed blessing for George W. Bush. They liked his tough treatment of the Taliban; they’re deeply skeptical about the benefits of ousting Saddam....

Virat Kohli came out to bat for India for the first time on 18th August 2008, against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. That was the time when the Indian team was filled with superstars. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were still the mainstays at the top of the order, Yuvraj Singh had just had a blistering World T20 in 2007, and a leader called Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unearthed just a year before....

Ravi Shastri screamed these words during the commentary as Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched pacer Nuwan Kulasekara for a six over the long-on to end India’s 28-year-old wait and helped Team India lift the World Cup trophy in front of a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It has been almost seven years since that six – the six that sealed India’s World Cup triumph on April 2, 2011. It was India’s first title since Kapil Dev led team India won the trophy in 1983 and also the perfect way for Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup career to end....

None of the Indian men who had clinched silver in the team event in the last Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010 are part of this year’s event in South Korea. With the help of that lone medal, India was 3rd in the overall golf final standings in 2010. The following is the list of golfers at this year’s Asian Games : 1.Feroz GarewalIndia’s no.1 amateur golfer. Represented India at the 2014 Youth Olympics....

“Like previous seasons, players who have been named by more than one team have been asked to nominate which side they are going to represent,” said Dean Kino, the CLT20 director of legal and business affairs and a member of its governing council. “Players are free to make any decision they wish. Teams are then allowed to replace any player that has withdrawn from their squad and elected to play for another side....

Here are the top drivers from the 2014 Italian GP Lewis Hamilton Hamilton starting from pole needed a good start to strengthen his postion in front leading upto the first corner, but it turned otherwise as the British driver struggled to get going. He was quickly left behind by his team-mate, a flying Felipe Massa and quite remarkably by Kevin Magnussen in the Mclaren. But given his battle with his team-mate Hamilton after few exchanges of radio messages with the pit-crew, and as determined as ever turbo-charged his Silver Arrows quite literally to see off Magnussen and Massa with precisioned and timed moves....

The one where Peyton Manning threw for 414 yards and four TDs, and Tony Romo answered with 506 yards and 5 TDs. The Broncos won 51-48, but more importantly, fantasy owners profited from the entertainment. Will there be a shootout like it in 2014? Here are the 10 best bets for a "fantasy fiesta." New England at Green Bay (Week 13). Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady – two of the most efficient quarterbacks of all time – have never met head-to-head....

If you dig deeper into the stats, however, you will find plenty to be encouraged about. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Catchers | Starters | Relievers | Prospects For starters, his walk rate in the second half was a miniscule 1.74, helping him post a 2.12 mark for the season. That’s down from the 4.26 BB/9 he posted during his cup of coffee in 2014....

Here are five of NFL’s best offensive rookies as of Week 11! #5 Deshaun Watson(QB, Houston Texans) 10,168 passing yards, 90 touchdowns, 151.1 passer rating, CFP national champion, Heisman trophy nominee, Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award winner – these are few of Deshaun Watson’s achievements in his three years as a college football player. Considered by many as scouts as an NFL-ready quarterback, Watson declared for the NFL draft on November 16, 2016....