However, going by this season’s performance, only Kerala Blasters fans can hail their home ground as a ‘Fortress’. In fact, they are the only team in the ISL who haven’t yet suffered a defeat in their own backyard. In their four matches, two have ended in a 0-0 score-line while the home fixture against Mumbai City FC resulted in a 1-1 draw. The Yellow brigade found their feet in their last home game when NorthEast United visited Kochi and suffered a 1-0 loss....

Meulensteen, who has worked with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in the past, spoke at length about his satisfaction at the club’s activity in the recently concluded draft. “The draft is in place for a reason. To create a level playing field. In years to come, we might see it disappear but at this moment in time, it serves the purpose. We have done our homework really really well and with the assistance of Thangboi and our staff, we made sure we got it right....

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, Pritam Singh Doubtful: Dimitar Berbatov Suspended: None Key Players: Iain Hume, Sandesh Jhingan, Courage Pekuson...

Wes Brown had earlier picked up a niggle during a practice game and is yet to make his debut for Kerala Blasters. “It’s a shame really. Wes was really keen to hit the ground running. The good thing is Lakic-Pesic and Sandesh (Jhingan) has been a very good pairing from our end. There’s no rush because he has to get to full match fitness,” said the Kerala Blasters head coach....

The salary cap for each team (both Indian and foreign players) has been set at ₹18 crores and only a maximum of ₹12.5 crores can be utilised to sign overseas players. Which means, spending wisely but well in the draft is of paramount importance to the teams. Having revealed the most expensive players in the draft, here we list out the least expensive players. ISL 2017: 10 most expensive players in draft...

Albert Roca’s decision to field Boithang Haokip instead of Udanta Singh highlighted that the Spaniard didn’t wish to go all out in the first leg. Also Udanta hasn’t had the best of performances against Pune in the two league games. You could probably see Bengaluru miss the creative vision of Edu Garcia who has been shipped away to China. Except Dimas Delgado, who was given a taste of physicality by Pune’s Marko Stankovic and Emiliano Alfaro, the JSW-owned outfit hardly created an opportunity of note....

After the 3-2 win over Bengaluru FC in the final on Saturday night, Ghoshal credited the work of head coach John Gregory, the owners of the club and whole squad for a successful campaign. “I am grateful to John (Gregory) and the whole club including the owners and the players. With the togetherness we have shown in the last five months, I think we deserved this title,” he told Goal after the win....

The latter funds have about $35 trillion under management globally, and that figure is projected to hit $53 trillion by 2025, accounting for one-third of all investable assets. In contrast, Shariah funds — which are those that invest according to the ethical and religious principles specified in the Koran— have grown 300 percent over the past decade, but still only amount to about $200 billion in assets, according to the Bahrain-based General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions....

During the second period of the Islanders’ game on Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, Bailey intercepted a pass from forward Joe Thornton. With the puck deep in San Jose’s zone, Bailey then danced around Joe Pavelski, before executing a self-pass between his own legs to beat Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell. Bailey’s goal earned the approval of teammate Josh Ho-Sang, a healthy scratch on Saturday. Bailey is tied with Brock Nelson and Casey Cizikas for the team lead in points....

The Islanders and Boychuk have agreed on a seven-year, $42 million extension. Boychuk himself jumped on twitter to break the news: MORE: Kadri needs to grow up | Lightning lose two key players As a matter of fact, it was Boychuk’s first tweet. That’s certainly one way to gain followers quickly. Another way is to be a successful hockey player, especially one in a major market. Boychuk has done that in the past with the Bruins and this season for the Isles....

There are several exercise programs you can do to improve the strength of the muscles around your hip. Some programs are for beginners, and other programs offer advanced hip strengthening exercises. Your gluteus medius muscle is one of the more important muscles that ​helps stabilize your hips and pelvis. It is located on the side of your hip and is active when lifting your leg out to the side. It works to keep your pelvis level when you are standing on one leg or when you are walking and running....

“A short while ago, surface-to-air missile fire was identified from Syria, which landed in the Negev area,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement sent to Newsweek on Wednesday, early Thursday local time. Sirens and explosions had been heard in the southern town of Abu Qrenat, near the Dimona nuclear facility. Israel neither confirms nor denies that it possesses nuclear weapons as part of a doctrine known as strategic ambiguity....

The harmonica player took me to a liquor store—you had to bring a pint of gin but hide it from James’s wife—then to a row house in unofficially segregated North Philadelphia, with lace curtains in the windows and an upright piano in the parlor. James was at first stiff and ungenial, but he warmed up as we passed the gin and he began to play. Then—without warning—he began to teach me one of his easier pieces: “Hard Time Killing Floor....

Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people all over are prioritizing the importance of washing hands. This has not only vaulted the subject of personal hygiene into the larger cultural conversation—it’s also spawned memes, social media trends and more. One of our personal favorite ways to keep tabs on the best ways to wash one’s hands is by checking TikTok, one of America’s most controversial social platforms. Throughout this challenging year, we’ve sought safety and comfort in viral dance challenges, videos of adorable animals and hilarious babies and, yes, even clips of everyday people and Internet celebrities washing their hands....

Perhaps even sooner. Down the street, members of the Civil Human Rights Front sell books, T shirts, stickers and postcards–and urge people to join a protest on July 1, the seventh anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty. A similar demonstration last year attracted at least 500,000 people. “It was a great moment for Hong Kong,” says Rose Wu, one of the organizers. This week’s rally is expected to draw up to 300,000, and Wu argues that a decent turnout is crucial, because it will help determine if Hong Kong residents want a more forceful voice in their political future–“or a culture of fear when dealing with Beijing....

What a rotten way to give it, though. His reported use of painkillers and the role it may have played in his sudden death this week got the attention of at least one active NFL player. Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe is, so far, the only one who has spoken (tweeted, actually) about it publicly. MORE: Prince’s incredible Super Bowl performance | In appreciation of Prince But there’s no way Monroe is alone in thinking, as he put it, “My health is at risk with every pill!...

The lawsuit, filed by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, seeks to have the Chicago Park District reinstall the statue in Arrigo Park and claims its removal goes against a nearly 50-year-old contract the organization made with the Park District. The group’s attorney, Enrico Mirabelli, said they tried to avoid the lawsuit and the Park District did not answer a letter sent by the organization to the district’s board of commissioners....

Flaminia Pugliese has been in Nanbu Children’s Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, since January 14. She was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia M7 - or acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL). The American Cancer Society estimates there will be about 60,650 new cases of leukemia diagnosed in 2022, of which 20,050 of those will be acute myeloid leukemia - mostly in adults. It accounts for only about 1 percent of all cancers, ACS said....

Rising Sassuolo star Domenico Berardi, Juventus youngster Mattia Caldara and Fiorentina’s 19-year-old forward Federico Chiesa are among the 22 players to be called up. Also included is Roma’s Emerson Palmieri, who has represented Brazil at youth level, but has yet to make a senior international appearance. Inter midfielder Roberto Gagliardini, AC Milan duo Davide Calabria and Gianluca Lapadula and Torino’s Daniele Baselli will also join the squad at Coverciano on Sunday ahead of the start of training next week....