Football News -
At 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Football Championship, New Delhi, India

HEARTILY CONGRATULATION TO TEAM INDIA AND OUR COACH BOB HOUGHTON TO QUALIFY FOR 2011 AFC CUP!!!

Final - (13th August 2008)
India bt Tajikistan 4-1

Goal Scored - Sunil Chetri (IND) 9', 23' & 75', Baichung Bhutia (IND) 15' and Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev (TJK) 45+

N P Pradeep created opportunity for Sunil in 9th min to scored first goal ... Baichung scored on first touch left footed volley on Samir Naik's pass in 19th minute ... And Sunil scored on long range shot, 25 yards left footer giving no chance to Tajikistan's goalkeeper Tuvchiev Alisher.

Sunil himself created opportunity in 75th minute to score this goal and completed his hat-trick in the final ... What an achievement for him ... So with this India is secured 2011 Asian Championship place.

3rd Position Match -
DPR Kora bt Myanmar 4-0
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Tennis News -
At $50K New Delhi Challenger IV, India

[R2] MANKAD Harsh (IND,581) l (5) ARMSTRONG Miles (AUS,290) 67(1) 75 46

Doubles -
[QF] PRASHANTH Vijay Sundar (IND)/ VIRALI MURUGESAN Ranjeet (IND) l AN Jae Sung (KOR)/ IM Kyu Tae (KOR) 36 36
[QF] (3) GAJJAR Rohan (IND)/ RAJA Purav (IND) bt EATON Chris (GBR)/ SLABINSKY Alexander (GBR) 62 63
[QF] (WC) BHAMBRI Yuki (IND)/ NEDUNCHERHIYAN Jeevan (IND) bt GHEDIN Riccardo (ITA)/ YSERN Pierrick (FRA) 60 60

Creditable fighting performance by Harsh ... But what a scoreline for teenagers Yuki and Jeevan against experianced players ... They gave the doubles bagel.