Four teams to clash in action packed Baby League
SHILLONG: Only four teams of the Meghalaya Baby League 2018 will be involved in action here on Saturday, but it promises to be no less fun for all concerned.The MBL 2018 is the joint initiative of Tata Trusts, the Meghalaya Football Association and All India Football Federation. Eight matches in all will be held at two venues – Third Ground and the Futsal Ground – at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Polo Ground. Kicking off proceedings will be Unified Gorkha Gators versus Kickstart FCC Rhinos, who get the ball rolling at 9:30am. The Rhinos got a break last week but will have to be wary of the Gorkha Gators, who will want to bounce back after not being able to win any of their matches last Saturday. Meanwhile, the matches between Langsning Greenergy Lions and ENE Falcons will start from 1:00pm. The Greenergy Lions were also on a break last weekend, but they will come into Saturday’s contest on an incredible winning streak, having won all of their games thus far. ENE Falcons, however, will surely aim to give them a good contest. The Falcons won all of their fixtures last Saturday.
Lajong beat Nangkiew Irat 3-1
SHILLONG: Shillong Lajong defeated Nangkiew Irat by 3-1 on Friday in their last game of the U-18 Shillong Premier League at the MFA Turf in Polo. Joshua Rinlianagente scored the first goal for Lajong in the 5th minute while Apborlang Kurbah netted a brace in the 47th and 59th minute.Meanwhile, H. Mairom was the goal scorer for Nangkiew Irat in the 67th minute.
Rathore to skip Asian Games torch relay, IOA invites Goel
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has expressed his inability to attend the Asian Games torch relay here on Sunday, prompting the Indian Olympic Association to extend an invitation to his predecessor Vijay Goel, who has accepted it. An official of the Sports Ministry today informed the IOA that Rathore was “very keen to join but will not be able to attend the torch relay function this weekend as he will be required to visit Cochin in connection with some urgent work”. The flame of the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia will be lit at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi (PTI)