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The 26-year-old forward who last scored a league goal in December, against Mainz 05, ended his seven-game goal drought with two first-half goals. Belfodi who joined the Weserstadion outfit on loan from Standard Liege last summer opened the scoring at the WWK Arena with his fifth minute effort. With five minutes remaining before the interval, the Algeria international doubled his side’s lead to increase his league tally to three goals in 22 games this season....

Ishant Sharma has recovered from injury and is available to feature in the match, which might bring the sting into the bowling attack, which had been missing in the first match. “India confirm fast bowler Ishant Sharma is fit and available for selection for the 2nd ODI in Brisbane tomorrow,” Cricket Australia tweeted to confirm the news. He had been out of the practice games and the 1st ODI because of a finger injury....

Ronaldinho is currently a free player and his brother and agent Roberto de Assis is reportedly negotiating a contract with the Chennai franchise, which will soon be officially named as Chennai Titans. Chennai replaced Bangalore as ISL’s eighth city franchise and were represented by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan in the new league’s official launch in Mumbai on Thursday. The report says that Ronaldinho is looking for a short-term contract so that he can play in USA’s MLS early next year....

The 28-year-old forward was a part of two-time ISL champions ATK in the recently concluded season but failed to make much of an impact, owing to injuries. He made 11 appearances for ATK which included five starts and contributed a goal. The former East Bengal and Bengaluru FC player has since opted to join FC Pune City. The Maratha Stallions managed to reach the playoffs last season for the first time ever but were trumped by Bengaluru FC eventually....

The club made the announcement Saturday through a media statement here. Dakshinamurthy, from Bengaluru, had been part of the Ozone Academy set up for three years before he broke into the first team squad when he was aged just 17. Since then, the 20-year-old footballer has been an integral part of the team, playing for different Indian age group squads. His latest stint was being part of the Stephen Constantine-coached U-23 squad that participated in the SAFF Suzuki Cup in Dhaka....

Five of the eight city franchises had signed the marquee foreigners on their own – Luis Garcia (Atletico de Kolkata), David James (Kerala Blasters), Joan Capdevila (NorthEast United), David Trezeguet (FC Pune City) and Alessandro Del Piero (Delhi Dynamos). But the Goa and Mumbai franchises opted to sign their marquee player from the IMG-Reliance pool which had the two Arsenal legends. Chennai, who had replaced Bangalore as the eighth city franchise, have been given additional time to sign the marquee foreigner on their own and they are in talks with Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho....

Delhi had taken the lead but went behind in a three-goal blitz which tore apart the Dynamos in just seven minutes. Dynamos manager was disappointed in his post-match press conference as he talked about a host of issues which saw his side lost out in a close encounter. Also Read: ISL 2016: FC Pune City 4-3 Delhi Dynamos - 5 Talking points Both the teams created a number of chances throughout the match with the game playing in quick fashion and from end to end....

It was an important summer this year for Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters. The needed a change in order to somehow get over the finishing line after losing the ISL final twice in the last three years. The first step towards a rebuild was the appointment of former Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen as the club’s head coach. Then came the Indian player draft through which they brought in a good Indian contingent....

“Because of the new teams they (the ISL) conducted the draft. It’s normal for us. Whatever the league decides we have to agree. Players should get a chance to pick teams. They must like the team to perform better,” he mentioned. On being asked to share his thoughts on the difference between the Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League, Gomes was livid in his assessment. “In the ISL, the facilities are better....

Assessing their performance, Rene Meulensteen stated that the Blasters’ plan was to bolster their attack with several foreign players. However, the ploy didn’t go as planned. “We set out today with five foreign outfield players with the intent to go forward and create chances but you need to be at your best. It was a tough game all through and we knew that. The penalty changed the game. We tried to get back in but it all comes down to quality and we didn’t produce that,’’ he expressed....

He took to Twitter to raise the issue, stating his surprise on seeing the top tier being occupied by the home fans in their match against Jamshedpur FC on Friday, as the stand does not have any evacuation capacity in case of emergencies. In case you didn’t know The stadium has been the home of the Kerala Blasters since the inaugural edition of the ISL and hosted the final last year as well, which saw the home side lose out to ATK....

Kalu Uche scored a couple of goals (20th and 22nd) before Tiri (29th), Raju Yumnam (54th) and Trindade Goncalves (86th) found the back of the net to help Jamshedpur register their second win on home soil. Both Steve Coppell and Miguel Angel Portugal fielded an unchanged XI. Coppell’s team started the game in a 4-4-2 formation with Ashim Biswas partnering Izu Azuka upfront. For Delhi, Lallianzuala Chhangte operated just behind the striker Kalu Uche with Nandhakumar Sekar and Romeo Fernandes being on the left and right flank respectively....

TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the ISL. The games will be telecast with the option of English and/or Hindi commentary over their bouquet of television as well as digital platforms. Commentary will also be available in vernacular languages across India. TEAM NEWS KERALA BLASTERS: Injured: Rino Anto, CK Vineeth, Pritam Singh Doubtful: Dimitar Berbatov Suspended: Nemanja Lakic-Pesic Key Players: Iain Hume, Courage Pekuson...

From playing on the grounds of Don Bosco High School Matunga at the age of 6 to now representing the FC Goa development team, Bryce has definitely come a long way and is living every 18-year-old’s dream. “I never gave up. Always believed in myself(me) and had the desire to keep pushing myself to the limit,” said the young footballer who has also represented teams like Mumbai FC and Union Bank Of India....

In case you didn’t know… Born in Montoro, Cordoba, Javi Lara started his youth careers at Cordoba. The attacking midfielder has played for a host of teams in the first two divisions of Spain like Almeria, Elche, Eibar, Valencia B. The Spaniard also has some experience playing on India soil as he donned the Rojiblanco colours of Atletico De Kolkata for 20 games over two seasons in the ISL between 2015 to 2016....

The Kolkata club failed to keep their reputation when they finished ninth in the previous season. One of the main reason behind it was the coaching conundrum. ATK appointed British coach and Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham as their head coach at the start of the season. Sheringham had a fallout with the management and decided to quit. Assistant coach Ashley Westwood took over the rein. He too had to be let go after failing to produce results....

These performances have also proved the selectors why he deserved the call for India. Moreover, his senior player, Cheteshwar Pujara, has also proved a point that it does not matter in which format you play; what matters is how you play and how desperate are you to prove yourself at the highest level of the game. Contrasting KL: However, there is KL Rahul for whom the problems are growing exponentially....

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