RuPay Pro Volleyball League saw Calicut Heroes defeating U Mumba Volley in straight sets 3-0 (15-12,15-9,16-14) and become the first team to reach the final. Skipper Jerome Vinith led the scoring for Calicut with 12 points (10 spikes and 2 serves) whereas Vinit Kumar was the leading scorer for U Mumba with 7 points (4 spikes and 3 blocks). The first set started with Calicut taking the early advantage with a 4-2 lead. Both teams were not allowing each other to gain a major advantage, but service errors by U Mumba hurt them. Calicut entered the first Technical Time Out…
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Gaurav Kadam
Computer engineer bit by the sports bug.
Dream11, India’s Biggest Sports Gaming platform, announced that it now has more than 5 Crore registered users, which is the highest number on any sports gaming platform in India. The company has more than doubled its user base in a short span of 12 months, from 2 Crore last February to 5 Crore till date. As per a report by Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) & AC Nielsen, Dream11 holds almost 90% market share within the Indian fantasy sports industry. Commenting on this milestone, Harsh Jain, CEO, and Co-Founder, Dream11 said, “We are thrilled to have 5 Crore Indian…
Day 15 of the RuPay Pro Volleyball League saw U Mumba Volley qualify for the playoffs on set difference defeating Ahmedabad Defenders 4-1 (10-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-12, 15-8). U Mumba Volley will now play table-toppers Calicut Heroes in the first semi-final on 19th Feb 2019 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The first set started with both teams giving each other a tough fight. Each point was thoroughly contested but two errors from U Mumba costed them as Ahmedabad went into the first Technical Time Out (TTO) with an 8-7 lead. U Mumba’s errors were hitting them bad as…
AIFF released a statement after I-League defending champions Minerva Punjab failed to turn up for their match against Real Kashmir FC in Srinagar on Monday. Here is the official statement from the AIFF website: “With Hero I-League defending champions Minerva Punjab FC failing to turn up for their scheduled match against Real Kashmir FC on February 18, 2019 at TRC ground in Srinagar, the Match Commissioner’s report along with other relevant documents are being referred to the All India Football Federation’s League Committee for further action as per the I-League Regulations. The match commissioner along with the referees who have…
Pedro Manzi, I-League’s highest scorer with 18 goals to his credit, scored two and set up another to help table-toppers Chennai City FC humble hosts Shillong Lajong FC 4-2 in a return leg fixture at Shillong’s JLN Stadium. His Spaniards Sandro and Nestor scored the other two, while Shillong’s goals were scored by Kitboklang Pale and Samuel Lyngdoh respectively. Chennai consolidated their top spot on the points table with this win. Their tally of 37 points from 17 games takes them five points clear of their nearest rivals. Shillong remain at the bottom of the table with 10 points from…
FC Goa became the second Indian Super League side to book their place in the playoffs after a convincing 3-0 win over Kerala Blasters FC in Margao. Quickfire goals in the first half from Ferran Corominas (22′) and Edu Bedia (25′) and a third by Hugo Boumous (78′) helped the hosts do the double over the Kerala outfit in the season. To make the result all the more sweeter, the Gaurs have leapfrogged Bengaluru FC to go top of the table. Goa has 31 points from 16 games same as Bengaluru FC but with a better goal difference now occupies…
Day 13 of the RuPay Pro Volleyball League saw U Mumba Volley win their first match and kept their playoff hopes alive beating Chennai Spartans 3-2 (15-14, 15-8, 15-10, 10-15,10-15). Skipper Dipesh Sinha was the highest scorer for U Mumba with 11 points (5 spikes, 2 blocks and 4 serves). Rudy Verhoeff yet again equalled his individual points record of 20 points in a match (14 spikes and 6 serves) only to end in the losing cause. It was a hard-fought battle as both teams knew that it is a crucial game and didn’t allow each other any respite. Chennai…
Melbourne Renegades beat Melbourne Stars by 13 runs in an extraordinary final to win their maiden Big Bash League title. The Melbourne Renegades beat city rivals Melbourne Stars by 13 runs to win their maiden Big Bash League title on Saturday. The Stars were cruising to victory before a stunning collapse saw them go from 93/0 in the 13th over 112/7 in the 18th while chasing a target of 146. Renegades captain Glenn Maxwell (1), Peter Handscomb (0) and Dwayne Bravo (3) were all part of the collapse for the Stars after the Renegades had opener Marcus Stoinis (39 runs…
A clinical display by FC Pune City saw them run out 4-1 victors over Jamshedpur FC in a Hero Indian Super League clash at the JRD Tata Sports Complex Robin Singh (17′) and Marcelinho (45+2′) helped Pune storm to a 2-0 lead at half-time before a second goal for Robin (65′) and a fine strike from Ashique Kuruniyan (70′) made it 4-0 for the Stallions. Carlos Calvo scored a consolation (76′) from the penalty spot for Jamshedpur who slumped to their first defeat of the season at home. The thumping result puts a huge dent in Jamshedpur’s chances of qualifying…
Jamshedpur FC host FC Pune City in a crunch Indian Super League clash at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Saturday. With as many as five teams battling it out for three playoff spots, Jamshedpur FC have their task cut out with three league games remaining. Cesar Ferrando’s men currently find themselves out of the top-four and anything other than a win on Saturday could see hopes of making the playoffs for the first time take a beating. The Men of Steel had to wait until the 80th minute for Memo to strike the winning goal against Mumbai City in…