The capital-based outfit Delhi Dynamos FC have appointed Spanish coach Miguel Angel Portugal ahead of the upcoming edition who has brought in his own support staff to assist him. The Spaniard has since overseen the Dynamos undertake tours of Spain and Qatar for their pre-season program. The Spanish tactician suffered two defeats in Dynamo’s tour of his native country with losses under Atletico Astorga and Real Oviedo to kick-start his tenure....
Kerala Blasters’ defence comprising of Sandesh Jhingan and Nemanja Lakic-Pesic was at sixes and sevens in their attempts to keep Coro at bay. Two of his three goals saw the striker power his way between the two centre-backs with ease. So much so that the two central defenders were made to look rank amateurs who probably forgot that they can put in a tackle. “The chances came one after the other....
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 Injured - Adrian Colunga Doubtful - Adrian Colunga Key Players - Manuel Lanzarote, Ferran Corominas, Mandar Rao Dessai, Brandon Fernandes...
“We always look for three points. Bengaluru again, like Chennaiyin will be a big game. They will want to bounce back after a loss. They played very well against Jamshedpur. For us, it is going to be another great game to look forward to and hopefully three points at the end of it,” said Meulensteen. He was furious with the referee for having awarded a penalty to Chennaiyin late in the game when the ball appeared to have hit the armpit of Sandesh Jhingan....
With just less than a week to go before the Indian Super League (ISL) fever takes over the country, Goal has been analysing the squads put together by all the teams. Up next are Mumbai City FC who with the familiar figure of Brazil-born Alexandre Guimaraes in the dug-out, will be trying to get past the finish line following a semi-final exist in last year’s ISL. The Islanders topped the league table last year with 23 points on board but faced elimination at the hands of ATK in the semi-final....
This argument would make sense if there was a sense of continuity in every franchise of the ISL, something which Bengaluru FC can boast of or to an extent Mumbai City FC. The rest of the pack haven’t retained their coaching staff and could possibly retain only two or three of their players. So to claim that the other franchises have an edge over Jamshedpur makes no sense at all....
There was plenty of drama before the match with FC Goa’s travel issues which led to the kickoff being delayed by two hours and 45 minutes. But the drama on the pitch was provided by ATK’s Robbie Keane (4’) who opened the scoring and FC Goa’s Ferran Corominas (24’) who grabbed the equaliser, scoring his ninth goal in the ISL in the process. Teddy Sheringham made one change as Keegan Pereira replaced Ashutosh Mehta....
The draft rules (before the ongoing season) mentioned that each club had an option of retaining two Indian players (over the age of 21) from their current squad. Bengaluru FC opted to retain skipper Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh to check the box regarding rule over player retention, which meant that CK Vineeth was available for Blasters to sign. CK Vineeth previously played for the Yellow Army in the last two editions of the Indian Super League (ISL) but had been on loan from the Southern Eagles....
The NorthEast United attack and defence was under the scanner given that they had scored just the four goals in the tournament before this game while conceding 14. But at Guwahati, it was Chennaiyin who were made to look distinctly average by Grant’s charges who rode a hat-trick from Seimenlen Doungel to win by a comprehensive 3-1 scoreline. NorthEast have been looking a better outfit after Joao de Deus’ exit and the subsequent appointment of Avram Grant....
The 26-year-old stop-stopper returned to India in 2017 after spending three years at Norwegian club Stabaek during the years 2014-17. However, he made a total of just three first-team appearances for the club in Eliteserien, Norway’s primary football competition. In his short stint at Bengaluru so far, Gurpreet has made as many as 18 appearances for the Blues, playing a total of 1566 minutes. India’s first choice goalkeeper has kept seven clean sheets for Albert Roca and co....
The Algeria international who joined Magpies from Leicester City on loan during the January transfer window is yet to make his first appearance for the club owing to a thigh muscle strain he picked up in training before his departure from the King Power Stadium. However, the 29-year-old who made the switch to the St James’ Park outfit with the intention of getting regular playing time has declared that he will ‘fight’ to ensure he realise his aim....
In 70 games split between the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche last season, the 31-year-old finished with 14 goals and 23 points before recording just one assist in nine playoff games with the Avs. Following the departure of third-line center Valtteri Filppula (signed in Detroit), New York had been hunting for his replacement. The search wasn’t easy, considering how much of an impact Filppula had down the middle; he racked up 17 goals and 31 points for the Isles, was a strong two-way player and brought a veteran presence to the table....
So, the New York Islanders made a wise move with their 23-year-old defenseman: They bought three years of restricted free agency for a little less than $6 million and guaranteed that he’d cost less than $2 million against the cap through 2016-17. The team announced the deal on Tuesday, along with bottom-six forward Casey Cizikas’ two-year, $2 million contract. Terms are from Newsday’s Arthur Staple. The Isles, improved at forward and goalie, have question marks on defense, and de Haan’s lack of experience, theoretically, should be one of them, but he showed a lot as a rookie in 2013-14....
“On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was,” Cady says in an upbeat voiceover. Even the Israel Defense Forces are fans. They posted a Mean Girls meme to their Twitter page that read “There’s no one meaner than the mean girls of the Middle East…” with a photo of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Nasrallah and Qassem Soleimani photoshopped into a Mean Girls scene. Accompanying the meme were two hashtags: #DontSitWithThem and #MeanGirlsDay....
“A short while ago, three rockets were fired from Syria into Israeli territory, one of which failed and fell in Syrian territory,” the IDF said Friday in a statement sent to Newsweek. “As a result, an alert was activated in open areas only.” The attacking force has yet to be identified, though some self-styled resistance groups, including at least one hailing from Iraq, have claimed responsibility via social media....
The primary threat posed by Hezbollah is its mammoth rocket and missile arsenal, which includes long-range and precision weapons. In the event of war, the Israeli Air Force, together with the Israeli ground forces, will have to deal with this grave threat to the home front. In the opening phase of a war, the IDF will need to be able to launch air and ground strikes of various types to target Hezbollah’s long-range projectiles....
The diverging body counts strengthen the narrative of Palestinian suffering and contribute to the increasing global calls for Israeli restraint. Palestinians typically point to the higher death tolls on their side as evidence of Israel’s disproportionate use of force. Israel says Palestinian militants would cause much higher casualties if not for the Jewish state’s superior air defenses. It also accuses Palestinian militants of deliberately mingling with civilians for cover and propaganda purposes....
On Oct. 31, 1948, the Israeli Army marched into Ikrit, a Christian Arab village in Galilee. “We received the soldiers as guests, with food, drink and song,” says Aouni Sbeit, a poet from the village, now 63 years old. A few days later, the soldiers told the villagers to leave-just for a couple of weeks, to get out of the way of the war. They were sent to a nearby town called Rama, and they were never allowed to go back....
Not that the cruise market needs a revolution-it’s already the fastest-growing segment of the travel industry. Seventeen new ships are joining the circuit this year, from the mammoth 2,766-passenger Majesty of the Seas, a floating hotel with an eye-popping atrium, to the intimate, yachtlike Renaissance VIII for 114 guests. But it’s the novel Radisson Diamond, straddling the water like a spaceship perched on its landing gear, that’s likely to make the biggest splash....
