Mizoram crowned jr football champs
Ranchi: Mizoram pumped in five second half goals to thrash 10-man Assam 6-1 to clinch their maiden Junior Nationals Football Tournament title here on Sunday. Both sides were level at 1-1 at the breather but a mistake by Assam custodian Jikil Basumatary led to his expulsion as the referee red-carded him at the stroke of half time, turning the game on its head. Mizoram overawed their opponents by capitalising on their one-man advantage and the second half turned out to be a lop-sided affair as they win their maiden title of the Under-17 tournament and bag the BC Roy Trophy. Mawihmingthanga (three goals), Vanlalremkima (two) and Vanlabiaa Chhangte (one goal) found the target for Mizoram while Bhahma Jwngbla scored the lone goal for Assam. (PTI)
NE teams advance in Subroto Cup
New Delhi: North East teams maintained their proud tradition in the Subroto Cup with North-eastern English School, Khabesoi, Manipur and Greenwood School, Kohima, advancing to the last eight stages with easy wins. Manipur blanked Gujarat 3-0 with goals from Eniel Haque (2nd), Leishemba 7th) and Boris (9th). Betkuchi High School, Kamrup, Assam are almost through to the quarters after a goalless draw with NG Town High School, Sambalpur, Odisha, which put them atop Pool D with 4 points. A win over minnows J&K in their last pool engagement will see them through. Meanwhile Infant Jesus Academy, Goa, hammered Govt Sec School, Lakshadweep, 10-0 and entered the quarterfinals of the boy’s U-14 54th Subroto Cup football tournament here on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthanm (BKSP) thrashed minnows Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar, 7-0. (PTI)
India triumph in Sultan of Johor Cup
Johor Bahru (MALAYSIA): A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the Under-21 hockey tournament here on Sunday. Amon Mirash Tirkey (22nd minute), Affan Yusof (52nd) and Manprret (64th) were the goal-scorers for India, who made up for last year’s defeat in the final against Germany. India were the deserving winners on a day when Malaysia failed to find the spark that had seen them make the final with relative ease. (PTI)
India Blue clinch Challenger trophy
Indore: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar followed up his team’s superb collective batting effort with a four-wicket haul as India Blue lifted the NKP Salve Challenger Series Trophy with a convincing 50-run victory over Delhi, here on Sunday. After electing to bat, India Blue scored a challenging 274 for nine as almost all the batsmen contributed even as Manish Pandey was the lone half-centurion. Pandey top-scored for Blue with his 62-run knock. Pacemen Parvinder Awana (4/39) and Rajat Bhatia (4/59) shared eight wickets between them. Delhi were bowled out for 224 in 44.4 overs. Bhuvaneshwar gave away just 39 runs in his nine overs. Puneet Bisht (54 not out) and Milind Kumar (54) batted with determination in the middle-order but the failure of big guns such as Virat Kohli (23) and Virender Sehwag (5) cost Delhi. (IANS)
Dortmund, Bayern win in Bundesliga
Berlin: Borussia Dortmund crushed 10-man Freiburg in a one-sided affair, Schalke gave away a 3-1 lead to share points with Hoffenheim and Thomas Mueller secured Bayern’s win against Wolfsburg in the seventh round of German Bundesliga. Dortmund celebrated a goal festival at home, as 10-man Freiburg were unequal to put up any resistance. The BVB controlled the proceedings on the pitch from the outset but had to wait until the 35th minute to break the deadlock through Marco Reus’ goal. Freiburg’s Fallou Diagne brought down Robert Lewandowski with a foul which resulted in a penalty and a straight red card. Reus converted the spot-kick to seal his brace before the break. Lewandowski scored twice to give the hosts a 4-0 lead. Jakub Blaszczykowski wrapped things up with the fifth goal in the 79th minute. Bayern Munich carved out a hard earned 1-0 win over Wolfsburg. Thomas Mueller scored the winner in the 63rd minute. (IANS)