Venue: American School of Bombay, Mumbai. Participants: 50 top football coaches from across India and Sub Continent.

The Indian federation is looking to strengthen the country’s junior national team setups, including the India U16 due to participate in the AFC U16 Championship in 2018. The opening round of the scouting will be open for all those who meet the set criteria on January 26, 2018. Thereon, the shortlisted players may be asked to attend further rounds of trials over the next couple of days. The selected bunch will be invited to join the India junior team camps including the U16 camp currently underway in UAE to prepare for the AFC U16 Championship in 2018....

The former Barcelona full-back had joined Delhi Dynamos last season on a three-year deal (two-year plus one year variable). Indian Football: Super League idea may not see light of the day However, after guiding the club to a play-off spot, Zambrotta was keen on exploring newer pastures. It is believed that the Pride and the 40-year-old native of Como are to end their contract by mutual termination in the next few days....

The idea was to have a draft system so that almost every team starts on a level playing field. What it also ensures is that none of the teams get all the players they wanted or had targeted. As much as every coach and official would claim that they got all the players they went into the draft for, in almost every case, they would have missed out on at least three-to-four players on an average....

In the other fixtures that were played on Wednesday, Rising Student’s Club destroyed Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports & Education (IGASE) while India Rush SC, facing their fourth consecutive defeat in as many games, remain rooted at the bottom after going down against Sethu FC. Gokulam Kerala were the only side not to participate on the day but that didn’t change the top four positions as ESU (13) maintain their top spot with Sethu FC (9), KRYHPSA (8) and Rising Student (7) all vying for a semi-finals berth....

In the other results of the day, Rising Student Club confirmed their place in the semi-finals after beating India Rush SC while Eastern Sporting Union (ESU) were held to their second draw - this time against Sethu FC. INDIRA GANDHI ASE [Pradeepa Sekar 63’] 1-10 KRYHPSA [Bala Devi 17’, 47’, 73’, 89’; Ratanbala Devi 35’, 45+1’, 64’, 69’; Dangmei Grace 2’, 66’] Ratanbala Devi’s first half double including one in added time gave the Manipuri side a satisfying four-goal cushion going into the break....

York, 43, was charged with six felonies relating to child endangerment, as Clegg was often left unsupervised overnight while an ineffective gun locker was stowed in the basement containing several firearms. Clegg had struggled with mental health issues for several years before deciding to attempt a mass shooting at Dennis Middle School in Richmond, where he killed himself once confronted by police, according to a law enforcement affidavit. The night before the planned massacre, Clegg filmed himself on a cell phone, stating his desire to murder classmates at his school over alleged instances of bullying....

It’s also one of the most difficult jobs in the sport. Since Bobby Knight’s final season in 1999-2000, Mike Davis, Kelvin Sampson, Tom Crean and Miller have tried to fill those shoes. The Hoosiers reached the NCAA championship game in 2001-02, but they have made just three Sweet 16 appearances since. The vacancy will attract all kinds of candidates from inside and outside the Hoosier State. It will be a major topic of conversation with several of those candidates coming to Indianapolis for this year’s NCAA tournament....

Line: Kentucky -4 Total: 155 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: Kentucky 27-8 SU, 19-16 ATS, 19-15 O/U. Indiana 26-7 SU, 18-15 ATS, 16-17 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: Kentucky 6 (overall), 1 (offense), 59 (defense). Indiana 14, 5, 74 Effective FG percentage: Kentucky 53.7, Indiana 59.0 EFG% against: Kentucky 44.3, Indiana 49.6 Pick: The Linemakers’ Micah Roberts is taking Indiana. The Hoosiers are one of the best shooting teams in the country, but have really stepped it up on the defensive end tihs season....

The game is at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on TruTV. TSN’s MARCH MADNESS HQLive NCAA bracket | TV schedule | Predictor tool Indiana (20-13) is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. First-year coach Mike Woodson has weathered an up-and-down first season, and the Hoosiers made a run to the First Four by reaching the semifinals in the Big Ten tournament....

Cases in Assam began to surge last month, and on May 9, the state reached a weekly average of more than 4,700 cases. The state’s largest government-run hospital has more than double the number of beds in its intensive care unit and has added another 200 in the parking lot. “We are adding 1,000 beds a week to prepare ourselves in the event of cases spiraling,” the director of the National Health Mission in Assam, Dr....

Budi Karya Sumadi confirmed flight SJY-182 crashed near Male Island, as reported by local news outlet Detik. The Boeing 737-500 had plunged 10,000 feet in less than a minute as it flew over the Java Sea, minutes after take-off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, according to tracking website Flight24, which followed its flight path to just off the coast north of the capital. The plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island and lost contact at 2....

However, one San Francisco doctor noted the decision to shut outdoor dining venues may be questionable due to the lack of data linking outdoor dining with the spread of COVID-19 infection, San Francisco’s KRON-TV reported. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases expert at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) told KRON there’s been no clear evidence linking outdoor dining to the spread of the virus. “There hasn’t been any data presented that if done right with ventilation, with masking, hand hygiene and distancing, smaller tables....

New U.S. Commerce Department data for the month of February shows just a 0.3 percent increase in retail spending compared to the 4.9 percent uptick that was reported in January—while some Americans shifted their spending habits to mirror loosening COVID restrictions as restaurant sales rose by about 2.5 percent. The January and February metrics of consumer spending were significant jumps from the same period in 2021 showing overall recovery from the pandemic’s effect on the economy....

Iniesta missed training during the week due to a reported calf issue and was a doubt for Sunday’s La Liga game at Camp Nou. But the club captain, set to leave Barca at the end of the season, is included in an 18-man squad named by Ernesto Valverde on Saturday. Barcelona are at full strength for the clash against their arch-rivals, having wrapped up the Liga title last week with victory over Deportivo....

“He could be out for as long as six months,” Vanhaezebrouck told reporters. This would serve a big shock to the Everton loanee, whom after he was forced off in the game against his former side took to Twitter to allay any fear of a long-term layoff. Onyekuru who made his Super Eagles’ competitive bow as a substitute in Nigeria’s final World Cup qualifier against Algeria was hoping to be part of Gernot Rohr’s setup to Russia....

-Yankees ace CC Sabathia was placed on the DL beause of his fluid in his knee. MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports: Hoch also reported that a MRI revealed no tear, but some time off might not be the worst thing for Sabathia. He allowed 13 runs (10 earned), 27 hits and two walks over 14 innings in his last three starts. Don't drop Sabathia. Give him the DL spot.MORE FANTASY: Axford out in Cleveland, Allen in?...

The Real Madrid midfielder was levelled by a dangerous tackle from Ticos centre-back Kendall Waston, who was shown a yellow card in the 62nd minute for the challenge. Atletico 11/5 to beat Real Madrid Isco was attended to by Spain’s medical staff but was unable to continue, with club team-mate Marco Asensio subbed on in his place. The midfielder was, however, able to walk off the field, and Spain striker Alvaro Morata was optimistic after the game about his former Madrid team-mate’s condition....

An injury to infielder Tommy La Stella might force the Cubs to at least contemplate a promotion for their stud third base prospect earlier than Friday, the 13th day of the major league season. Chicago wants to hold out until at least then so it will gain one additional year of team control and keep Bryant from becoming a free agent until after the 2021 season. MORE: Updated World Series odds | Fantasy waiver wire, Week 2...