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Quarterfinals line-up: Gujarat v Bengal in Jaipur Delhi v MPCA in Vijaywada Kerala v Vidarbha in Surat Karnataka v Mumbai in Nagpur

To mark the first anniversary of the Chapecoense air disaster, Torino will wear green shirts when they play Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday. Torino will wear green shirts for their Serie A match against Atalanta on Saturday to honour the first anniversary of the Chapecoense air disaster. Last November, a plane carrying the Chapecoense squad and backroom staff crashed en route to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional, killing 71 people on board.

Qualification to  Champions League preliminary round 2  or  AFC Cup Group stage Quang Nam  are  V-League 2017 Champions

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Live coverage of  El Clasico  will begin at 4:30 PM on 23rd December, 2017 on SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 2 channels Mumbai, November 27, 2017

One for the future

Canterbury have signed England allrounder Ben Stokes as their overseas player. Stokes will be available for selection for Canterbury's 50-over Ford Trophy match against Otago in Rangiora on Sunday. Stokes' inclusion was agreed upon by Canterbury Cricket Association and the ECB, and was sanctioned by New Zealand Cricket, a release from the association said. The Canterbury cricket board held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the prospect of signing Stokes. Canterbury coach Gary Stead welcomed Stokes' signing.

Rane's loss through injury was devastating for ATK and for the entire Indian football scene since his talent has shone through lately. His return will be welcomed with open arms by all involved at ATK. ATK face Jamshedpur FC in their next match and while they will have to do without the services of Rane in this game, they will hope that their morale is high thanks to the welcoming news of his impending return.

The first leg will be held at the Changlimithan Stadium in Thimpu on January 23. The return leg will be organised at the Kanteerava Stadium on January 30. The ISL franchise qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by virtue of being the Federation Cup champions. Bengaluru FC had a good run in the 2016 edition, finishing as runners-up after losing to Iraq's Air Force Club. In this year's edition, they went down 2-3 on aggregate to FC Istiklol in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Final

Thatal was earlier linked to FC Pune City and ATK in the ISL and also turned down a deal from Minerva Punjab FC, who also offered him a guarantee of playing him in a minimum of 10 matches. It is also understood that he rejected an offer from a second division club in Turkey in favour of an ISL move. The youngster is still without a club so far but is expected to sign for an ISL side in the near future, something that his agent has made clear.

The high-voltage derby between the arch-rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal is all set to kick off in at 2 pm on Sunday. The tickets will hit the offline counters on Thursday 11 am. Tickets can be purchased from offline counters until Saturday 6 pm, the day before the match.  Both the clubs were against playing at 2 pm, but they had no other option, as two ISL games are also scheduled to take place on the same day, at 5.30 pm and 8 pm respectively.

The epic encounter is all set to kick off on 3rd December, Sunday, with the match taking place at 2 pm local time.

Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa

PCFC (2) bt MCFC (1) PCFC Goal Scorers: Emiliano Alfaro (2) MCFC Goal Scorers: Balwant Singh

Peter Bosz is already fighting to save his job at Borussia Dortmund and now the coach will be without Mario Gotze for the next six weeks. Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze will be out for six weeks after suffering an ankle injury in Saturday's 4-4 Ruhr derby draw against Schalke. Gotze scored Dortmund's third goal as they raced into 4-0 lead after just 25 minutes of the Bundesliga clash at Signal Iduna Park. But the Germany international had to be replaced by Gonzalo Castro in the 78th minute as Schalke came roaring back to earn a point away to their bitter local rivals. Dortmund announced on Twitter that Gotze will be sidelined "due to a ligament tear in the upper and lower right ankle for six weeks".

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has had surgery to mend a fracture in his left hand, the Serie A club said on their website (www.juventus.com) on Monday.

Sassuolo boss Cristian Bucchi followed Vincenzo Montella out of the Serie A exit door on Monday and has been replaced by Giuseppe Iachini. Vincenzo Montella was not the only Serie A head coach to find himself out of a job on Monday after Sassuolo sacked boss Cristian Bucchi. Former Sampdoria and Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini has been brought in as Bucchi's replacement and will address the media on Tuesday.

Tim Southee will miss New Zealand's first Test against West Indies as he awaits the birth of his second child. Black Caps coach Mike Hesson confirmed the swing bowler would be absent for the match in Wellington, which begins on Friday. Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry are in contention to replace the 28-year-old for the first of two Test matches with the Windies.

Chittagong Abahani Ltd. won the league with 11 wins from 14 matches. They have points. Qualified to 2018 AFC Cup

Goalkeepers:  Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Sunny Dhaliwal, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill. Defenders:  Deepak Tangri, Ashish Rai, Boris Singh Thangjam, Sanjeev Stalin, Anwar Ali, Jitendra Singh, Naorem Roshan Singh, Sumit Rathi, Narender. Midfielders:  Abhishek Halder, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Rahul KP, Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, Nongdamba Naorem,  Jeakson  Singh Thounaojam, Namgyal Bhutia, Lalengmawia, Abhijit Sarkar. Forwards:  Edmund Lalrindika, Aniket Anil Jadhav, Rahim Ali

Dheeraj Singh has been one of India's best performers in the U-17 World Cup.

After spending 14 years at Barcelona, Raul Sanllehi will join Arsenal as the Premier League club's head of football relations. Sanllehi, director of football at Barca and credited with bringing Neymar to the club, will relocate to the Emirates Stadium in February to take up his new role.

Arsenal have appointed former Barcelona director of football Raul Sanllehi as head of football relations, the club announced on Tuesday.

Komal Thatal is attracting interest from quite a few clubs at the moment. Two-time  ISL  champions ATK are believed to have entered the race to sign India U-17 sensation Komal Thatal. The forward has already sparked interest from a few I-League clubs and ISL franchise FC Pune City but if reports are to be believed, ATK are now in the driving seat. The 17-year-old also attracted interest from a Turkish second division side but according to his agent, he prefers a move to the ISL. ATK are now strong favourites to sign Thatal as well and it will be interesting to see which side the player will choose while deciding his future. Thatal is one of India's most exciting talents at the moment and is now becoming the subject of a bidding war between ISL sides. Here's hoping he makes the correct choice and makes the most of the opportunity he gets.

The youngster had earlier rejected moves to the I-League and abroad. Indian FIFA U-17 World Cup star Komal Thatal could be all set to join the  ISL 2017   bandwagon after reports suggest that FC Pune City are front-runners to sign the young forward. Earlier, it had been reported   that he had rejected an offer from a second division club in Turkey as well as a deal from I-League side Minerva Punjab FC with the ambition of playing in the ISL.

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Pune City FC vs Mumbai City FC

With 145 touches, 122 passes and 11 tackles, Augusto is once again the leader in all three categories for Chennaiyin thus far and looks to be adapting well to the shift in role.

Even Sachin's IPL side Mumbai Indians retired his jersey number after he called it a day in from all forms of cricket in 2013.

Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon eased some of his World Cup heartache by winning the Serie A Best Player of the Year award at the Gran Gala del Calcio Awards in Milan. "The failure to participate in the World is the biggest disappointment in my career together with some (lost) Champions league finals," said the 39-year-old Juventus goalkeeper at Monday night's ceremony. Napoli's Maurizio Sarri was named the best coach in the Italian football awards. It is the sixth straight year that a Juventus player has won the award as he follows Andrea Pirlo (2012- 2014), Carlos Tevez (2015) and Leonardo Bonucci (2016). Buffon has said he will retire at the end of this season, unless Juventus win the Champions League title. The Serie A champions play league leaders Napoli on Friday before a crunch Champions League game next week at Olympiakos.

Jeffrey Vandersay, the Sri Lankan leg-break bowler, will be flown to India as cover for Rangana Herath, who is set to miss the third Test of the ongoing India-Sri Lanka Test series. The 39-year-old Herath complained about back pain after the end of the second Test at Nagpur, having bowled 39 overs in the only innings India batted. The final Test of the series starts on December 2, and will be held at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.

East Bengal will start their I-League campaign against Aizwal FC on Tuesday.

Season Played: 3 Teams Played: 2 Matches: 46 Goals Scored: 23

Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul

Virat Kohli (capt), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar

Chennai will host matches in the third edition of Premier Badminton League (PBL) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from January 5 to 9, 2018. The tournament gets underway on December 23. The finals of the eight-team tournament are slated to be held on January 14, 2018.

Super Sport United vs Polokwane City (Postponed)

One of India’s finest defenders, Anas Edathodika, has confirmed that he will be out of action for some time, due to an injury, which he sustained during Jamshedpur FC's second  ISL  game against Kerala Blasters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Kochi, earlier this week. I will be back, my people. I have faced many challenges in life, and they're nothing new. I'm not done yet, I believe I have got a long way to go, and I can do much better and work harder. I know myself that I’m not that good, but I’m going to put in my 100% to get better. He faced an ankle injury during the match against Kerala Blasters.

He plays the main role in the team and even leads the team well as a captain.

BFC (4) bt DDFC (1) BFC Goal Scorers: Erik Paartalu (2) Lenny Rodrigues Miku DDFC Goal Scorers: Kalu Uche

A move to a Scottish club would certainly help Dheeraj gain more exposure, which could be all the more beneficial, as he is still just 16-years-old.

Pune City FC (4) bt ATK (1) Pune Citu FC Goal Scorers: Marcelinho (2) Rohit Kumar Emiliano Alfaro ATK Goal Scorers: Bipin Singh

India defeat Pakistan 36-22 to win the title.

11th Test Century As Captain, Joint Highest With Sunil Gavaskar 18th Test Century 50th International Century Record for most int'l tons in a year as captain

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New Zealand squad:   Kane Williamson (capt), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Jeet Raval, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (subject to availability), Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Blundell (wk) Out:  BJ Watling In:  Tom Blundell, Lockie Ferguson

Thatal is a wonderful talent. He has scored some amazing goals in the junior levels. Thatal should be at the forefront of the next generation of Indian footballers. Playing for top clubs will give him top-level experience, and if he shines here, he can truly grow as a footballer, and perhaps take India to greater glories.

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Gouramangi Singh (71 caps) IM Vijayan (79 caps) PK Banerjee (84 caps) Sunil Chhetri (95 caps) - JUST 5 AWAY FROM 100 Bhaicung Bhutia (104 caps)

England wicketkeeper-batsman  Jos Buttler  will return for a second stint in the Big Bash League, this time with the Sydney Thunder. Buttler is expected to be available for the first six games of the tournament, which starts from December 19, before the start of England's limited-overs series against Australia and the tour of New Zealand. It is a fantastic move by the Thunder to rope in the hard-hitting Englishman who on his day can take apart any bowling attack in the world. Buttler will be aiming to help his side win the trophy they last got their hands on in 2015/16.

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ATK vs Pune City FC Bengaluru FC vs DDFC

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Mumbai City FC (2) bt FC Goa (1) MCFC Goal Scorers: Everton Santos Thiago Santos FCG Goal Scorers: Manuel Arana 

Comilla Victorians have signed 16-year old Afghanistan offspinner  Mujeeb Zadran  for the remainder of the BPL season. Zadran arrived in Chittagong on Friday, and will be available for their next game against Rajshahi on Saturday. Comilla, currently second on the points table with five wins in six matches, already have two senior Afghanistan players in their squad - Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan.

India defeat Afghanistan 103-25 Korea also defeated Thailand comfortably by a 52-34

India thrash Pakistan 44-18

West Indies Under-19s World Cup squad Emmanuel Stewart (capt), Kirstan Kallicharan (vice-capt), Ronaldo Alimohammed, Alick Athanaze, Cephas Cooper, Jarion Hoyte, Kimani Melius, Ashmead Nedd, Kian Pemberton, Raymond Perez, Joshua Persaud, Jeavor Royal, Keagan Simmons, Bhaskar Yadram, Nyeem Young Reserve players : Brad Barnes, Joshua Bishop, Javier Spencer

SCG Muangthong United  ended up as the runner-ups with 22 wins from 34 matches.  They have got 74 points Biggest Win at home:  SCG Muangthong United (4) bt Bangkok United (0) Biggest Win away from home:  Suphanburi (1) lost to SCG Muangthong United (4)  Qualification to  2018 AFC Champions League  Preliminary round 2

Burriam United are the winners of Thai League (T1) with 27 wins from 38 matches. They lead the table with 86 points. Biggest Win at home: Burriam United (5) bt Sukhothai (2) Biggest Win away from home: Thai Honda(1) lost to Burriam United (5) Qualified to  2018 AFC Champions League  Group stage

Iain Hume became the most capped player in the Indian Super League making his 48th appearance in the competition. He's just 2 more matches away for making his 50th appearance. Hume is one of the most successful players in the   ISL. He has played for 2 Teams and won the trophy once with ATK.

It was a beautiful gesture by the Kerala supporters as they expressed their gratitude towards their former icons and adds to the beauty of the game!

India U17 World Cup star goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem confirmed yesterday that he will represent the Indian Arrows in the upcoming I-League 2017/18. Indian Arrows are yet to announce their squad. They travel to Goa for their opening game against Chennai City FC on 29th November in the GMC Bambolim Stadium at 5:30 PM. The match will be televised on Star Sports 2, HD 2 and Hotstar. India has always produced quality goalkeepers in the past and Dheeraj Singh is surely one in the making. Dheeraj's campaign in the upcoming I-League is very important if he wants to land a deal in Europe in near future. After Subrata Paul and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Dheeraj Singh has been rated very highly in the list of quality goalkeepers in the country. India's young 'Spiderman' has finally decided where he will play this season

Mumbai City FC Amrinder Singh Gerson Vieira Lucian Goian  Leo Costa  Balwant Singh FC Goa Narayan Das Bruno Pinheiro Manuel Lanzarote Bruno Coro Brandon Fernandes Mandar Rao Desai

Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa

KBFC  (0) drew with JFC (0)

Mens November 24, 2017 (Friday) 10 am - Pakistan vs Japan 10 am - India vs Iraq 11 am - Sri Lanka vs Korea 1 pm - Iran vs Thailand 1 pm - Afghanistan vs Pakistan 5 pm - Pakistan vs Iraq 5 pm - Japan vs Afghanistan 6 pm - Turkmenistan vs Sri Lanka 6 pm - Iran vs Korea November 25, 2017 (Saturday) 10 am - India vs Afghanistan 10 am - Thailand vs Korea 11 am - Turkmenistan vs Iran 11 am - Iraq vs Japan 4 pm - India vs Japan 4 pm - Sri Lanka vs Iran 5 pm - Turkmenistan vs Thailand 5 pm - Afghanistan vs Iraq 6 pm - Korea vs Turkmenistan 6 pm - Sri Lanka vs Thailand 7 pm - India vs Pakistan November 26, 2017 (Sunday) 11.30 am - Semifinal 1 (G1 winner vs G2 runner up) 12.30 pm - Semifinal 2 (G2 winner vs G1 runner up) 6 pm - Final

Womens Group 1:  India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan Group 2:  Iran, Sri Lanka, Japan, Iraq, Pakistan

Mens Group 1:  India, Pakistan, Iraq, Japan and Afghanistan Group 2:  Iran, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkmenistan

India open account with 61-21 win over Iraq

Captaincy Style of play Support for youngsters Massive popularity  Form & Fitness

2008 – So near, yet so far 2009 – The Dhoni-Fleming era begins 2010 – The first of many titles 2011 – Icing on the World Cup cake 2012 – The near miss 2013 – Stumble in the finals, yet again 2014 – Another playoff miss 2015 – So long, Chennai 2016 – New franchise, poor beginnings 2017 – A third title in the offing?

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