A second complaint was lodged with the AIFF in the first week of March where Minerva alleged that five more players along with head coach Khogen Singh was contacted in order to deliver sub-par performances. Simultaneously, V Soundararajan, the ex-head coach of Chennai City FC, was also promised monetary benefits if his team were to beat Minerva Punjab. Kushal Das, General Secretary of the AIFF, revealed that the apex governing body has referred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the complaint made by Minerva Punjab....

Mikael Silvestre, who enjoyed a trophy-laden spell of nine years at Manchester Untied before moving to Arsenal in 2008, elucidated on his Indian adventure, “Playing in India for Chennaiyin FC was a very enjoyable experience as the country has a fast-growing football scene. In addition to being the defensive partner of player-manager Marco Materazzi, I did a lot of Italian-to-English translation for my Indian teammates at the club.” FIFA Ranking: India drop to 132nd place...

Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis FIFA Ranking: 125Nickname: The Sugar BoyzLast official match played: Mauritius 1-1 St. Kitts & Nevis (22 August 2017, Mumbai)Coach: Jacques Passy Tucked into the Leeward Islands cluster of the Caribbean, the twin isles of Saint Kitts and Nevis is probably known more for their cricket than football. With the total population just crossing halfway that of a lakh, Sun, sand and sugar cultivation is what keeps the general Kittitain and Nevisian occupied; football not featuring in the primary list of activities of the general mass....

While the international friendly against Cambodia is slated to be held at Phnom Penh on March 22, India hit the road again to face off against Myanmar on March 28 in their AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers opener. Four new entrants into the national team setup, Nishu Kumar, Anas Edathodika, Jerry Lalrinzuala and Milan Singh, underline head coach Stephen Constantine’s approach to blood in new talent. Having said that “it was lovely to be back to train in Mumbai,” Constantine thanked and heaped praise on the Western India Football Association (WIFA)....

He was speaking at The Football Movement conference in Mumbai, organised by The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) together with India On Track (IOT) and the Premier League. The event was also graced by luminaries like former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer and Richard Scudamore, the Executive Chairman of the Premier League. As part of his keynote address, Sanjay Gupta chose to focus on the increase in viewership when it came to sports other than cricket....

The media conglomerate spent half of the afternoon looking at film the staff stitched together to show some of IU’s preferences for defensive and rebounding techniques, offensive tactics and pace. Then we got to watch the team practice for more than two hours, with nearly all of that time spent on drills designed to accentuate the team’s development in those areas. By the end, it was easy to be convinced that IU would be wise to embrace its lack of size....

Being rebuffed by Lucroy only means that the Indians remain players on the trade market, with plenty of prospects and a couple of weaknesses to address – catcher, of course, and finding either a regular third baseman or an outfielder who can push Jose Ramirez to the hot corner and Juan Uribe to a reserve role. It is clear that Cleveland not only has the prospects available to put together deals in an attempt to win a first World Series since 1948, but that the Indians are willing to do what it takes to make a good team great....

This is one of those fashionable bugaboos that, for the past 15 years or so, commentators, politicians and scholars have proclaimed as one of the nation’s gravest problems. It isn’t. Poverty is a serious problem, but inequality is not–and the two are different, although they’re routinely confused. The problem of poverty is more than a momentary period of low income. It involves persisting low income and an inability to “get into the mainstream” as a result of meager work skills, family breakdown, disability or bad luck....

The difference in economic outcomes is not theory, or an ideological or political position. The difference in everyday pocketbook results is purely historical fact. Big Government Socialists (as I outline in my new book, Defeating Big Government Socialism) have to be reality deniers. As Theodore White warned back in 1972, liberal ideology has become a liberal theology. Ideologies can evolve. Theologies must be obeyed. Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell recently gave us a perfect example of left-wing reality denial when she wrote, “Republicans demagogue about President Biden’s supposed ‘war on fossil fuels’ and socialism....

It’s important to quickly identify and treat an ingrown toenail. If left untreated, the area can become infected, causing more pain and complications. This article will cover the symptoms and complications of an ingrown toenail. It will also discuss when someone should see a healthcare provider. Frequent Symptoms One of the first symptoms of an ingrown toenail is pain. It is followed by swelling and redness. When the nail pushes into the skin, the body responds by sending more blood to the area....

The BBC reported that the unnamed inmate, aged 31, died in the accident in September 2018. The incident was detailed in the annual report from the U.K.’s Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, which is tasked with investigating complaints made by prisoners. Spice is the name of a specific brand of synthetic cannabinoid, but due to its notoriety has become a generic term for the entire class of drugs, the Guardian explained....

These days Sweden has a new new face of IT–Gunilla Alsio, bespectacled and graying, a fiftysomething grad student and mom making her first foray into high tech. Alsio worked for eight years as an ergonomics consultant, and her invention grew directly out of her practical experience. Her company, Senseboard Technologies, is now struggling to launch the Virtual Keyboard–an innovation of keyboardless typing that takes the stress out of repetitive stress injury, or RSI....

In a study published on Tuesday, a team of researchers argue that these animals have a certain biological mechanism that indicates they may indeed have a subjective experience of pain. In the paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, the researchers reviewed a range of scientific evidence and came to the conclusion that insects most likely have central nervous system control of something called nociception (the detection of potentially or actually damaging stimuli) and that this is consistent with the existence of a pain experience....

Yet many a pundit still liked FC Dallas’ chances of making a deep postseason run this fall, despite Fabian Castillo’s messy midseason departure and Mauro Diaz’s recent Achilles tear. While there’s a lot to admire about that sturdy back line and deep crop of central midfielders, most of this belief on the FCD bandwagon was hitched to Oscar Pareja. Perhaps regarded as the league’s most tactically astute coach, Pareja led Dallas to the U....

How head coach John Tortorella handles the strain of raised expectations this year could play a major role in how much success the Blue Jackets have. He can be exceptionally volatile when under the most pressure, though his first two seasons in Columbus have been pretty smooth sailing. MORE: Is Artemi Panarin the Blue Jackets’ missing link? Injuries, a contract holdout, and several new faces have made for a halting training camp, so far....

The point remains: Jack Eichel, Buffalo’s most dynamic talent in decades, exists there as a byproduct of the dysfunction. And it’s because of the 20-year-old budding superstar there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel. CERNY: Jack Eichel flying under radar among NHL’s young guns In the Age of Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, find a young player in the league with more to prove in 2017-18 than Eichel....

Chelsea stars pay tribute to Terry The Blues captain was actually born in the East London suburb of Barking and played with a local Sunday League football team called Senrab FC, before joining West Ham and then Chelsea. His first football team is steeped in tradition, coaching boys from poorer backgrounds in the capital of the United Kingdom. Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Ledley King and Ray Wilkins were just some of the names that came through Senrab, who can boast having found three former England captains on their books....

The Reds won the ACL at their first attempt in 2007 but failed to get out of their group in 2013 and 2015, while they were eliminated in the Round of 16 last year. Goal’s Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi believes Urawa struggle to handle more physically imposing sides in the ACL and has predicted the Wanderers could exploit the visitors’ lack of height at Campbelltown Stadium on Tuesday. Before each ACL match involving an A-League club, Goal will provide an ‘Insider’s View’ on the opposition team, featuring a journalist from that club’s home country....

Instagram announced that Reels would be made available to its users. “Today we’re announcing Reels, a new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos on Instagram. We want to give people more ways to create and enjoy video, plus discover new content from Instagram’s community,” Instagram VP of Product Vishal Shah said in a statement on Wednesday. The new feature comes amidst threats from President Donald Trump that he will ban TikTok due to its ownership by the Beijing-based tech company ByteDance....

Instead, most calls on the field next season will be subject to video review by umpires in New York, Major League Baseball took the first vote in a two-step process Thursday, unanimously approving funding for expanded instant replay in 2014. They plan to approve the new rules when they meet Jan. 16 in Paradise Valley, Ariz., after agreements with the unions for umpires and players. "We made a gigantic move today," commissioner Bud Selig said....