Sports UPDATE

Subroto Cup football tournament
Shillong: The office of the District Sports Officer, West Khasi Hills District will be organising  Subroto Cup football tournament from May 20, for boys (U-14 and U-17 categories) and girls (U-17 category). Participants are requested to contact the office of district sports office, West Khasi Hills during office hours, for forms and other details. The last date for receipt of entries is May 15 and the players will be subjected to age screening on May 18 at Indoor stadium, Nongstoin.
Matrisangha and The Occult  win
Shillong: Matrisangha defeated Khalsa Warrior by 6 wickets in the Second Division Knock Out Cricket Tournament 2015 organised by the Shillong Cricket Association at the SCA Cricket Ground, Polo, on Wednesday.
Electing to bat first, Khalsa Warrior were all out for 112 runs in 20 overs. Amit Debbarman scored 19 runs off 21 balls and Parnam Singh  scored 16 runs off 13 balls. Kishore and Udit took 3 wickets each for Matrisangha.
In reply, Matrisangha scored 113 losing 4 wickets in 19.5 overs. Vivek was not out on 29 runs off 25 balls and Kaushik 23 runs off 32 balls. Sandeep Singh and Kushaldeep Singh took 2 wickets each for Khalsa Warrior.
In the second match, The Occult defeated Nongkseh by 4 wickets. Nongkseh chose to bat and were dismissed for 68 runs in 15 overs. Dakerlaty and Banphira scored 17 runs and 16 runs respectively. Marty took 3 wickets for 6 runs and Arun Tamang took 2 wickets for 11 runs for The Occult.
In reply, The Occult reached the target in 18.1 overs losing 6 wickets. Eddyson scored 22 runs off 24 balls. Fabian Mylliemlong took 4 wickets for 12 runs and Bushbashisha took 1 wicket for 11 runs for Nongkseh.
India remain No.2 in ODI rankings
Team India has retained its second position in the ODI rankings list after finishing as semifinalists in the recently-concluded ICC Cricket World Cup. With 116 points, India is placed just six points behind world champions Australia, who have garnered 122 rating points to their credit. India is followed by South Africa (112), Sri Lanka (108), New Zealand (107, England (101), Pakistan (95). Pakistan, however, is in danger of losing their seventh place ranking if they lose 0-3 to Bangladesh in the upcoming thee-match ODI series, starting in Mirpur on Friday. But they have a chance to reduce England’s six point advantage by one if they win the series 3-0, while a 2-1 victory would see Azhar Ali’s team remain on 95 points. Meanwhile, three Indian batsmen — Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni — figure in the top-10 table for ODI batsmen. While Kohli continues to be the highest ranked Indian batsmen at number four position, Dhawan is at No.6 followed by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the eighth spot in the chart, which is still headed by South Africa’s A B de Villiers. Unfortunately, none of the Indians could earn a place in the top-10 bowlers’ list, which has Australia’s Mitchell Starc at the top. (PTI)
‘Neymar yet to reach physical peak’
Rio de Janerio: Former Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf has praised the development of Barcelona forward Neymar and said the Brazilian is yet to reach his physical peak. Neymar has scored 27 goals from 37 matches this term after netting 15 times in 41 appearances in his debut season at the Camp Nou. “He is still young but he is doing very well,” Seedorf said during a sponsorship appearance for Heineken at Rio’s Maracana stadium on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.  “He has gone to a big club and is doing a great job there. He is going to continue to grow and mature. He has improved and it’s only a matter of time before he is even stronger.” Despite the endorsement, Seedorf said the 23-year-old was yet to reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. “Right now Messi and Ronaldo are the most respected players in the world because they have been doing what they are doing for a long time,” Seedorf said. “But in my opinion Neymar is doing a great job.” (IANS)