Daily Sports Catch Up: Bopanna/Mergea wins, FC Goa thrills, India Hockey juniors on top...
12th issue of our exciting, informative & concise (300 word) newsletter on Indian sports is here.
Starting with #LetsFootball
In the ISL's best attacking display ever, league leaders FC Goa pummeled Mumbai City FC 7-0. Manipuri Haokip & Brazilian Dudu scored a hat-trick apiece. Goa’s first goal was also the 100 goal of IPL 2015.
Star of the day - Goan play-maker Leo Moura, who had 3 assists, regularly carving open the Mumbai defence.
Stat of the day - Average goals in ISL 2015 is 2.7/match (106 goals in 39 matches) compared to 2.1 in Season 1 (129 goals in 61 matches). Better attacks or poorer defences?
Sad news for Kolkata fans- AIFF is shifting the Calcutta derby out of Kolkata for I-league 2016!
Tennis
Bopanna-Mergea win again at ATP World Tour Finals, defeating the 4th seeded Murray/Peers 6-3, 7-6. With Bryan brothers winning their match, Bopanna/ Mergea became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the prestigious season-ender. #DoingIndiaProud
Cricket: Another day, same news!
#IndvsSA: Rain again, End of Report.
Indo-Pak test: Unlikelier by the day. PCB has rejected BCCI’s proposal to host the series, but is also threatening to boycott the T20 World Cup in India. Surely, they are bluffing there!
DDCA: Problems continue as Kejriwal govt. recommends its suspension. 4 Test looks all set to be shifted out of Delhi.
Dhoni just went notches up on every fan's respect scale by making a comeback to the domestic circuit representing Jharkhand in the upcoming Vijay Hazare trophy.
Badminton
Indian action starts today at Hong Kong Super Series. Quick preview: Sindhu vs Marin, Ajay vs Chen Long, Prannoy vs Nishimoto, Srikanth vs Houwei. Tough draw there!
Asia Juniors Hockey Cup
India continued their excellent run trashing China 4-1 with Manpreet Singh scoring a brace. India now top their group and face Oman in the QFs on Thursday.
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