Ziaur Rahman believes his participation in Pro Kabaddi League will bring a change in kabaddi’s popularity in Bangladesh and youth will develop interest in it.
Virat Kohli, at an event in New Delhi, announced that he will be contributing Rs 2 crore every year so that no athlete misses out an opportunity to represent the country.
Pro Kabaddi 2017's fourth leg ended in Lucknow and action shifted to Mumbai. The Lucknow leg saw some of the top matches and here's a wrap of the top matches, moves and raids from the leg.
UP Yoddha concluded their home leg with a 25-23 win over Telugu Titans. After four consecutive defeats and a tie against Tamil Thalaivas, the Nitin Tomar-led side held their nerves in the dying moments to win five points.
The home team UP Yoddha had themselves to blame for squandering their first half lead as the visitors cashed in on another poor effort from the UP defenders to tie the match in the dying minutes.
Haryana Steelers registered a narrow 27-25 win over Dabang Delhi in Lucknow. Steelers sealed the game by taking the Delhi captain down in the left corner to register their third win and move to second spot in Zone A points table.
Playing their first away match after a stellar show in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Fortunegiants continued their victory march with a thumping 35-21 win over Puneri Paltan in Lucknow.
In nine matches, Fazel has made 19 successful tackles. While the Iranian has been rock solid in the left corner, he has got support from compatriot Abozar Mighuani. The Fazel-Abozar pair has scored 43 tackle points.
TransStadia Founder & MD Udit Sheth, in an exclusive interaction with indianexpress.com, talks about how Narendra Modi gave him the green signal for the project in Ahmedabad and the sports they are eyeing to host at their facility.
Indianexpress.com caught up with Sandeep Narwal and Rajesh Mondal and the two, in a freewheeling chat, talk about who eats the most, the notorious elements and more. Excerpts:
During an interaction with Indianexpress.com, Gujarat Fortunegiants’ physiotherapists Sameep Sanjiv Shah and coach Manpreet Singh revealed the current scenario of fitness among the Indian players and what separates them from the overseas players.
With the team registering their third win of the season in spite of the absence of senior players like Manjeet Chhillar and Selvamani K, Jaipur Pink Panthers team owner Abhishek Bachchan seemed satisfied with his team's performance.
Puneri Paltan completed a narrow 47-42 win over Patna Pirates despite a stunning performance from Pradeep Narwal of the latter team in the Pro Kabaddi 2017 in Lucknow. In the second game, Jaipur Pink Panthers beat UP Yoddha.
Known for his hard-hitting abilities, Suresh Raina said that the aggressive style and the physical strength of players are something that he really admires about the sport.
Haryana Steelers edged past hosts UP Yoddha 36-29 in an inter-zone challenge. Vikas Khandola and Surender Nada led Haryana's charge as they registered their second win in season 5.
Telugu Titans beat U Mumba 37-32 in the Inter-Zone Challenge of Pro Kabaddi League as Rahul Chaudhari and Sombir Shekhar were the architects of Telugu Titans victory. Chaudhari scored 13 raid points whereas Sombir scored 8 tackle points.
In the first match of Lucknow leg of Pro Kabaddi 2017, U Mumba overcame a slow start to win 37-34 against home team UP Yoddha. In the second match, Jaipur Pink Panthers held off Bengaluru Bulls for a 30-28 win.
The focus will be on the Nitin Tomar-led side as they take on much-experienced side U Mumba in their first home game. As it has been the case so far, the UP-based team has relied on their captain as Rishank Devadiga hasn't delivered much in their last five matches.