Pune FC bounced back to winning ways with a drama-filled 1-0 win over Bengaluru FC in an I-League Round-9 encounter at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi,Pune. Substitute winger James Meyer scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute to hand Pune FC all three points and a fourth consecutive home win. Both goalkeepers saved a penalty. Pune FCs Arup Debnath was the Man of the Match for his performances under the bar,which included an injury-time penalty save. Pune FC moved to second place with 16 points,while Bengaluru FC drop to third with 14.
Mumbai FC went down 0-1 to Mohammedan SC in an I-League Round-9 encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. A well-taken penalty by striker Josimar Martins in the 35th minute proved to be the difference between the two sides. Mumbai FC dropped to tenth place with 7 points while the hosts rise up to seventh with 10 points.
King James joins select band
LeBron James has reached another milestone,becoming the fifth player in NBA history to score 10 points or more in 500 consecutive games. James reached the milestone with a putback dunk on Norris Coles missed shot at 2:31 of the first quarter against the Raptors. A four-time MVP,James joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with streaks of 787 and 508 games,Michael Jordan 866,Karl Malone 575 and Moses Malone 526 as the only players to accomplish the feat. James has reached double figures in every game since scoring eight points at Milwaukee on Jan. 5,2007. James has more regular-season games of scoring at least 50 points nine than nights where hes scored less than 10 eight.