Arrows stun Churchill in I-league
vasco: Substitute Abhijit Sarkar scored two injury-time goals in as many minutes as Indian Arrows rallied to pull off a stunning 2-1 victory over Churchill Brothers in the I-League here on Saturday. Sarkar struck in the first (90+1) and third minute (90+3) of added time at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. Dawda Ceesay had scored a first-half opener before a brace from Sarkar sealed three points for Indian Arrows. Arrows coach Luis Norton de Matos made two changes to his side as Nongdamba Naorem and Princeton Rebello came into the starting lineup. Match-winner Sarkar did not start the game and Raheem Ali was omitted due to an injury. Kalu Ogba came into the lineup in place of Bektur Talgat in what was the only change made by Alfred Fernandes to his team.
Dynamos play for pride against Chennaiyin
new delhi: Bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos FC take on Chennaiyin FC with nothing but pride to play for even as the visitors seek to consolidate their position in the top half of the Indian Super League (ISL) standings here on Sunday. The match may not change the fortunes of the home side in the Hero ISL, but it could certainly affect the visitors' chances in the top four. Chennaiyin are currently in third position with 23 points but have a game in hand than the teams above and below them. A victory could take them to second spot, and an unlikely loss will still keep them where they are. Chennaiyin have won every alternate game in the last 10 matches. Since they have lost the last game against Bengaluru FC, the pattern would suggest that they will beat Delhi.
WIndies to tour Pak for 3 T20s next month
karachi: The West Indies will tour Pakistan for three T20 Internationals in March and April this year, the PCB has confirmed during the ICC meetings in Dubai. A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the series was finalised after meetings between PCB chairman Najam Sethi and his West Indian counterpart Dave Cameroon on the sideline's of the ICC board meetings in Dubai. "The matches will be played on 29th and 31st of March and 1st April. Venues will be decided later but initial plan is to hold them in Lahore," he said. He said in return Pakistan has agreed to take part in a tri-series in Florida and Houston in August involving the West Indies and Bangladesh.
India go down 1-4 to Kazakhs in WSB opener
new delhi: India's second stint at the semi-professional World Series of Boxing (WSB) was off to a disappointing start as the team went down 1-4 to three-time champions Astana Arlans in Karaganda City, Kazakhstan. World Championship quarterfinalist Kavinder Singh Bisht (52kg) was the lone Indian boxer to pull off a win as he fetched a split 2-1 verdict over Akniet Baltabayev. The visiting side, christened Indian Tigers in its second coming and owned fully by the Boxing Federation of India, returned to the event, in which boxers compete in five rounds of three minutes each, after seven years. Each tie comprises five bouts and India were being represented by Kavinder, Ankush Dahiya (60kg), Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg), Brijesh Yadav (81kg) and Parveen Kumar (+91kg).