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KL Rahul thumps chest after match-winning six, aggressively points to ground after beating RCB at ‘home’ Bengaluru

KL Rahul thumps chest after match-winning six, aggressively points to ground after beating RCB at ‘home’ Bengaluru

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KL Rahul justified Delhi Capitals’ decision to make him their most expensive player in the mega auction last year, as he played a match-winning knock on Thursday. To make things better, it came on his home ground where he played during his formative years, and DC defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. KL Rahul had a message for RCB after hitting the match-winning six for DC, on Thursday.(Twitter) Although Axar Patel replaced Rishabh Pant, who joined Rahul’s former team Lucknow Super Giants, the Karnataka cricketer is turning out to be DC’s most important player in IPL 2025. DC in dire straits during run-chase, KL Rahul arrives Against RCB, DC were chasing 164 runs and Rahul arrived at No. 4 as opener Jake Fraser-McGurk lost his wicket in the first delivery of the third over. DC were at 30/3, and it looked like RCB had already won the match. After the early departures of Abishek Porel and Axar, Rahul began to stitch a comeback partnership with Tristan Stubbs. The pair …

Spain thumps Indian men’s team in Bhubaneswar

Spain thumps Indian men’s team in Bhubaneswar

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Spain beat India men’s team 3-1 in their 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. While Sukhjeet Singh (24′) was the lone scorer for India, Borja Lacalle (28′), Ignacio Cobos (38′) and Bruno Avila (56′) scored for the Spanish side to begin their India leg on a high. It was India who were eager to get off the blocks with aggressive attack in the first quarter as they employed high press to restrict the Spanish players from making any headway early in the game. There were plenty of opportunities India created in the opening quarter with a penalty corner coming their way as early as the third minute of the game. But Jugraj Singh’s drag flick didn’t make the post and was cleared by Spain’s first rusher. In the 14th minute, India came close to 1-0 lead when a fine pass by Abhishek was picked up brilliantly by Lalit Upadhyay who made a brilliant run in. But when he looked up to see if he can make an …

Shillong Lajong thumps hapless Sreenidi Deccan

Shillong Lajong thumps hapless Sreenidi Deccan

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Shillong Lajong FC put four unanswered goals past Sreenidi Deccan FC to take three points in their 2024-25 I-League match at the SSA Stadium on Friday. Lajong had come into the game as the most prolific scorers in the league and their performance burgeoned those credentials. Sreenidi’s mini revival, where they had lost once in the last seven matches, came to an end though and they will reflect on the fact that they have now conceded nine goals in two encounters against the Meghalaya side this season. Despite facing a highly partisan crowd, Sreenidi Deccan were the ones who dominated the first half, controlling the possession in midfield even without actually making inroads with the ball in the final third. The hosts for their part were playing mostly on the counter, often using set pieces to trouble Sreenidi’s defence. The first chance fell to Sreenidi in the 5th minute when William Alves cut the ball back towards the penalty spot from the left. A deflection took it to the feet of Lalromawia, whose first time …

Soorma Hockey Club thumps Kalinga Lancers 5-3 to rise to 3rd spot

Soorma Hockey Club thumps Kalinga Lancers 5-3 to rise to 3rd spot

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Soorma Hockey Club registered a hard-fought 5-3 victory against the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Monday. Dilpreet Singh (5’) gave the Lancers the lead in the game but Prabhjot Singh (26’) restored parity for Soorma. Harmanpreet Singh (32’, 54’) and Nicolas Keenan (33’) extended Soorma’s lead with quickfire goals in the third quarter. However, Theirry Brinkman (44’) pulled a goal back towards the end of the quarter. Maninder Singh (51’) and Harmanpreet Singh found the back of the net to extend Soorma’s lead further and even though Gursahibjit Singh (56’) pulled a goal back in the dying minutes, Soorma walked away with three crucial points. Soorma dictated the tempo as the game began, making headways into the opposition half but the Lancers had the first shot of the game as Sanjay crossed the ball from the right wing and Aran Zalewski’s deflection forced Soorma goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch into action early. Minutes later, Dilpreet Singh received the ball on top of the circle and …

Soorma Hockey Club thumps Delhi SG Pipers

Soorma Hockey Club thumps Delhi SG Pipers

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Soorma Hockey Club returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Delhi SG Pipers in the 2024-25 Women’s Hero Hockey India League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Monday. Charlotte Englebert (6’), Sonam (9’) and Charlotte Stapenhorst, gave Soorma a comfortable lead in the first quarter. Stapenhorst (36’) further extended the lead in the third quarter, but Sangita Kumari (38’) pulled a goal back soon after. Penny Squibb (60’) then found the back of the net in the last minute to round off a five star performance for Soorma. Soorma Hockey Club started strong, pressing the Delhi SG Pipers deep into their half. Their early pressure paid off when Maria Verschoor set up Englebert on the left wing, who bypassed Bichu Devi Kharibam in goal with a low reverse sweep to open the scoring. Shortly after, Englebert and Stapenhorst unleashed a flurry of shots. A save by Bichu fell to Sonam, who bundled the ball over the line to double Soorma’s lead. In the very next minute, …

Namdhari brush past Inter Kashi; Shillong Lajong thumps Sporting Club Bengaluru

Namdhari brush past Inter Kashi; Shillong Lajong thumps Sporting Club Bengaluru

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Namdhari FC rose to second place in the 2024-25 I-League after beating Inter Kashi 2-0 at the Namdhari Stadium in Sri Bhaini Sahib on Monday. The hosts, who played with ten men for almost the entirety of the second half, scored once in each period via Bhupinder Singh and Francis Addo. It was the fourth straight clean sheet for Namdhari, and the second time they won a game after receiving a red card. Harpreet Singh’s team are now level on 14 points with Inter Kashi, but ahead on head-to-head. Inter Kashi’s second defeat of the campaign meant that Churchill Brothers regained top spot in the league with 16 points. Inter Kashi struggled to get any sort of a foothold in the opening stages of the match and Namdhari took advantage with a 13th-minute opening goal. Brazilian Cledon da Silva’s low strike from long range was parried by Arindam Bhattacharya but only towards the edge of the six-yard box. Bhupinder Singh was the quickest to pounce and thrashed in the rebound to score his first I-League …

Odisha Warriors thumps Delhi SG Pipers in inaugural match

Odisha Warriors thumps Delhi SG Pipers in inaugural match

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The inaugural Women’s Hockey India League got underway on Sunday with the Odisha Warriors thumping the Delhi SG Pipers 4-0 in Ranchi. Yibbi Jansen (16′ and 37′), Baljeet Kaur (42′) and Freeke Moes (43′) scored for the Odisha Warriors. The first quarter was a cautious affair as both teams, playing for the first time, took their time to get into a rhythm. The Pipers and the Warriors had a couple of half chances but were unable to find the finishing touch as the first quarter ended goalless. Yibbi Jansen got the honour of scoring the first goal of the Women’s Hockey India League. The Warriors won a penalty corner in the 16th minute. Jansen, one of the best drag flickers in the game, made no mistake as she sent her drag flick flying past goalkeeper Elodie Picard. The Pipers won their first penalty corner in the 21st minute but the injection was not trapped cleanly. The Pipers did well to win another penalty corner straightaway. Deepika’s drag flick was dealt with by the Warriors defence. …

Mumbai City FC thumps East Bengal FC 3-2 – Talking points

Mumbai City FC thumps East Bengal FC 3-2 – Talking points

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Mumbai City FC beat East Bengal FC by 3-2 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Monday night. Despite conceding 55% of the possession to East Bengal FC, the Islanders were more lethal in the final third, taking eight shots on target as opposed to the five of the home team, and moved up to fifth from the seventh spot in the standings. Chhangte puts Mumbai City ahead Mumbai City FC pulled off a flawless sequence from the back, with their defensive unit initiating the attack. Brandon Fernandes picked the ball from Vikram Partap Singh at the centre from distance. Immediately, Brandon carved open the East Bengal FC defence with a slick through-ball intended for Lallianzuala Chhangte in the 39th minute. The attacker took a fine touch, before he deposited it into the bottom left corner with a fierce right-footed shot to break the deadlock. Karelis doubles the lead They capitalised on this momentum, with Yoell van Nieff coming to the fore with a similar delivery that swung …

ISL: Flawless NorthEast United thumps Mumbai City FC 3-0

ISL: Flawless NorthEast United thumps Mumbai City FC 3-0

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NorthEast United FC defeated Mumbai City FC by 3-0 at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Monday. This was the first time that the Highlanders triumphed over the Islanders in their last seven ISL meetings. Despite dominating 65.2 per cent of the possession, Mumbai City FC could take only three shots on target, as compared to the seven of the visitors. The home team took 31 crosses, but were unable to muster up concrete chances in the final third. Alaaeddine Ajaraie strikes the quickest goal of the season The match started with NorthEast United FC netting in the 46th second of the match through Alaaeddine Ajaraie, in what turned out to be the fastest goal by the Highlanders in an ISL game, beating the previous best by VP Suhair (01:42 vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant on December 21, 2021). The visitors won the ball back from Nikolaos Karelis in the opening move of the game, before Parthib Gogoi brought down a long ball with a delicate touch on the …