The 28-year-old forward was a part of two-time ISL champions ATK in the recently concluded season but failed to make much of an impact, owing to injuries. He made 11 appearances for ATK which included five starts and contributed a goal. The former East Bengal and Bengaluru FC player has since opted to join FC Pune City. The Maratha Stallions managed to reach the playoffs last season for the first time ever but were trumped by Bengaluru FC eventually....
With Lucian Goian marshalling the team expertly, they have conceded just twice at home in four games so far and so much credit for that goes to a clever choice of ground and playing style implemented by Alexandre Guimaraes. The pitch at the Mumbai Football Arena (MFA) is very small and it suits the compact way in which the Mumbai defence is organised. Despite not having the cream of Indian full-backs at their disposal, Mumbai City’s small pitch has ensured they won’t get exposed much with Gerson and Goian able to help the full-backs get out of tight situations....
It was an important summer this year for Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters. The needed a change in order to somehow get over the finishing line after losing the ISL final twice in the last three years. The first step towards a rebuild was the appointment of former Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen as the club’s head coach. Then came the Indian player draft through which they brought in a good Indian contingent....
On Saturday evening, it was a clash of two sides who have never made it into the ISL play-offs ever. While NorthEast created several chances to score, it was the home team which finished their opportunities. The end result, 5-0 in favour of Pune, only highlighted the progress they made this season while it wouldn’t be wrong to state that NorthEast United continue to be perennial underachievers. One of the players retained by the north-eastern side was T....
The newly formed club, which already roped in several of the super-hit names from the previous editions of the tournament, has now taken a new turn by signing a player who is completely new to the Indian crowd. Speaking about his switch to India and Jamshedpur FC, Talla said, ‘I can’t express my feeling in joining Jamshedpur FC. I wanted to play in India since a long time and finally, the opportunity presented itself and I couldn’t say no to it....
Assessing their performance, Rene Meulensteen stated that the Blasters’ plan was to bolster their attack with several foreign players. However, the ploy didn’t go as planned. “We set out today with five foreign outfield players with the intent to go forward and create chances but you need to be at your best. It was a tough game all through and we knew that. The penalty changed the game. We tried to get back in but it all comes down to quality and we didn’t produce that,’’ he expressed....
In their 50th Indian Super League (ISL) fixture, Alexandre Guimaraes put up a side which lined up in a regular 4-2-3-1 shape with just one change from the side which sealed full points against Chennaiyin FC as India U-23 defender Davinder Singh was replaced by local lad Raju Gaikwad. On the other hand, Teddy Sheringham-coached ATK opted for as many as five changes as Jordi Montel, Keegan Pereira, Bipin Singh, Hitesh Sharma and Njazi Kuqi were replaced by Anwar Ali, Ashutosh Mehta, Ryan Taylor, Robin Singh and Robbie Keane respectively....
However, on Sunday while one played a telling role in ensuring his team picked up full points, the other failed to produce a top performance. Sunil Chhetri was lively and tested Subhasish Roy in goal with a rasping shot from distance in the first half. He even had a header kept out by the custodian after the break. The breakthrough came with Chhetri’s brilliant run down the left which saw him cross into the box....
“I wouldn’t describe it as a relief. I am delighted for both Robbie and the fact that we won at home. We had to work hard for the win as Delhi were a good side, a quality opposition that was tough to break down,” the Englishman stated. Asked if the win could be the platform for turning the Salt Lake stadium into a fortress for his side, the former Manchester United and Tottenham striker said it was very much possible....
Kalu Uche scored a couple of goals (20th and 22nd) before Tiri (29th), Raju Yumnam (54th) and Trindade Goncalves (86th) found the back of the net to help Jamshedpur register their second win on home soil. Both Steve Coppell and Miguel Angel Portugal fielded an unchanged XI. Coppell’s team started the game in a 4-4-2 formation with Ashim Biswas partnering Izu Azuka upfront. For Delhi, Lallianzuala Chhangte operated just behind the striker Kalu Uche with Nandhakumar Sekar and Romeo Fernandes being on the left and right flank respectively....
Chennaiyin head coach John Gregory was delighted with the win and said that his side had learnt from their mistakes against NorthEast United FC where they had trailed 1-0 at half-time before going down by 3-1eventually. “Against NEUFC we were 1-0 down, similar circumstances. That worked in our mind. The important aspect tonight was we did not repeat our mistake. They (the players) kept their focus. I told them there was still 45 minutes....
TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the ISL. The games will be telecast with the option of English and/or Hindi commentary over their bouquet of television as well as digital platforms. Commentary will also be available in vernacular languages across India. TEAM NEWS KERALA BLASTERS: Injured: Rino Anto, CK Vineeth, Pritam Singh Doubtful: Dimitar Berbatov Suspended: Nemanja Lakic-Pesic Key Players: Iain Hume, Courage Pekuson...
In addition to those killed, the explosions sent 33 people to the hospital, five of whom are in critical condition, a police spokesperson told Reuters. Of the three killed, two were police officers, Reuters reported. The first attack, that killed the police officers, took place near a police station. The two subsequent attacks took place about three minutes after the first near the parliament building and were executed by two bombers riding motorbikes....
The Isles acquired Vanek, a potential 40-goal scorer and pending free agent, from the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday for winger Matt Moulson, a first-round pick in 2014 and second-round pick in 2015. The news was first reported by Newsday's Arthur Staple. Vanek, 29, has four goals and five assists in 13 games for the Sabres. He had 41 points in 2013, hasn't scored fewer than 26 goals in a full season, and twice has hit the 40-goal mark....
What this means for the world is unclear. But expect a lot to change in the coming decade. By the end of the 2020s, the world is unlikely to look anything like it did at the beginning. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the apparent coordination between Russia and China in its wake seem likely to instigate lasting changes in the geopolitical and economic world order on a magnitude not seen since the Second World War....
The Israeli government revoked Omar Shakir’s work permit in May and ordered him to leave the country within 14 days. Shakir—who is a U.S. citizen and the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch—appealed the decision, but the Supreme Court has now upheld the government order, Haaretz reported. Shakir, Human Rights Watch and a range of other human rights and pro-Palestinian organizations have condemned the expulsion order as nakedly political....
The Castillo brothers, Cesar (Armand Assante) and Nestor (Antonio Banderas), hit New York in 1952 determined to make their fortune with a mambo band. The brash, womanizing Cesar is all macho strut and ambition, but underneath his exhibitionistic preening (“He thinks he’s the last Coca-Cola in the desert, " quips one woman) lurks a wild, self-destructive pride. His quieter younger brother Nestor, the trumpet player, self-destructs on the altar of romantic longing: his obsession with the beauty he left behind in Cuba poisons his marriage to the sweet Dolores (Maruschka Detmers)....
The fact is, Dr. Fauci is one of the most effective, and indeed brilliant, medical researchers of the last century. However, he is now so absorbed in defending the indefensible that he can best serve the country by stepping down. Dr. Fauci forecast his current problems in an Oct. 9, 2012, article for the American Society for Microbiology. Written in true scientific fashion, Fauci’s “Research on Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus: The Way Forward” is unlikely to be read by the average citizen....
