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Goa, March 8: ATK Mohun Bagan and NorthEast United walked away on level terms after their first leg playoffs of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL). The second leg at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday will decide if NorthEast will play their first final or if Antonio Habas leads his side to a third one. Bagan coach Antonio Habas was denied a win in the first leg by a late Idrissa Sylla header, a result that mounted pressure on Bagan, who haven't been at their best off late. ATKMB Team News The Kolkata team has had a solid defence throughout the season, having conceded just 15 in the league stage. But the team has conceded 5 goals in the last 3 games which cost them the Hero ISL League Winners Shield as well as an advantage in the first leg. However, coach Habas feels such situations do arise in the games where players tend to lose concentration. Habas though looked relaxed ahead of the second-leg. “There is no pressure," he said. "It’s all about a big … [Read more...] about ISL 2020-21, Semifinals: ATK Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United FC: Preview, Timings, Live Streaming Info

Such was the battle, that it came down to ISL’s first-ever sudden death in a penalty-shootout to decide the first finalist of season 7. And it turned out to be Mumbai City FC who had the last laugh as they edged FC Goa on penalties 6-5 at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim. One of the highlights of the thriller was when both coaches sprung a surprise as they decided to substitute their goalkeepers with the contest heading into the penalty shootout. 1 2192429 Goa brought on Naveen Kumar while Mumbai raised some eyebrows when they decided to field Phurba Lachenpa in place of skipper and one of the best goalkeepers of the season Amrinder Singh. But, as it turned out to be, the Sikkimese gloveman survived the battle of nerves, helping the Islanders book a place in the final for the first time. With all to fight for in the second leg, this contest was always going down to the wire. FC Goa remained in the ascendance with Mumbai failing to register a single shot on target in the entire game. … [Read more...] about ISL 2020-21, Semifinals: MCFC vs FCG: Mumbai win battle of nerves to pip Goa to historic final

And if his preparations for the upcoming T20Is against England is anything to go by, he could be hitting the bowling crease against the No.1 ranked T20 side. In a video shared by Hardik on Twitter, while he is seen practising the big shots to begin with, he can be seen bowling full throttle towards the end of the clip. "Preparation done. Can't wait to get on the field on the 12th," Hardik wrote. Not just the Australia series, the all-rounder also didn't hit the bowling crease for his franchise Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) title-winning campaign in 2020. It was his prowess with the bat that saw Hardik being adjudged as 'Man of the Series' in the three-match T20I series against Australia which India won 2-1. The 27-year-old was in India's Test squad for the series against England, but he did not play a single Test as Virat Kohli-led side won the four-match series 3-1 to progress to the final of the World Test Championship. WTC final will be played … [Read more...] about India vs England: Hardik Pandya all set to bowl in T20Is, big boost for Virat Kohli’s side

While the all-rounder scored 186 runs in last year's IPL, he scalped 13 wickets at an average of 26.46. The English all-rounder said his stint with CSK has helped him become a much better player and the IPL 2021 will be a perfect platform to prepare for the T20 World Cup scheduled for later this year. "I have said before, I definitely feel I came back as a much better player from IPL last year in Dubai as I did various roles for CSK, got challenged in many different ways which I really enjoyed and I think it has benefited my game," Curran said in a virtual press conference. "Fantastic tournament, players love playing in, great crowds and India is an amazing place to play cricket. It's great as a player to be in playing in IPL, especially with that T20 World Cup in India. It will be great preparation for us and I am really looking forward to it," he added The 22-year-old cricketer will implement certain things in his game which learned during his stint with CSK in 2020. "In IPL, … [Read more...] about IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings stint made me a better player: Sam Curran

Formula 1 2021 should be more competitive - with Red Bull in the mix - and there may even be a pecking order "reset", says Martin Brundle on Sky Sports F1's big preview ahead of this weekend's pre-season testing. The new season officially gets up and running on March 28 but testing, reduced to three days and all live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday , will be more crucial than ever this year and Brundle, Ted Kravitz, Karun Chandhok and Rachel Brookes have discussed all the major '21 talking points in advance. Those include... Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton's quest for an eighth title and whether a rejuvenated, yet secretive, Red Bull can stop them Can Sebastian Vettel rediscover his form as Aston Martin return to F1? Are Ferrari, only sixth last season, going to fight their way back towards the front? But Brundle also wonders whether the tweaked regulations means the grid, which has a fresh look for 2021 with new drivers, team names and colours, can close up - something we may … [Read more...] about Formula 1 2021 headed for ‘reset’? The big Sky F1 Testing preview as Mercedes vs Red Bull assessed