Despite a first-leg deficit, Delhi Dynamos will have a spring in their step as they take on Kerala Blasters in the return semi-final fixture of Hero Indian Super League at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, on Wednesday.

India on final day of the fourth Test match stunned England to clinch victory by an inning and 36 runs, with this men in blue have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.

First Indian skipper Virat Kohli rocked on Day 4 with a smashing double ton, his third this year, and then spinners weaved a web to put India on verge of victory.

Past results and form will not count for anything as the two teams square up for first-leg semi-final battle but neither team will want to hand over the early advantage to the other team. Scoring first will be the key for the teams as in eight out of 14 matches when Mumbai have managed to score first, they have never lost, winning six of them. Similarly when Atletico de Kolkata have scored first, they have never lost. ATK have won just once when they have conceded the lead.

Following an energetic and colourful opening ceremony, India and Canada took to the field to contest the final match of the day. India delighted the noisy home fans with a high quality performance, winning 4-0 thanks to goals from Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Ajit Panday all on target. The Canadians were resilient in the first half, but India took control of the second and were deserving winners. Mandeep Singh won the Man of the Match award.

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar is now venturing into Badminton as co-owner of Premier Badminton League franchise – “Bengaluru Blasters” (formerly known as Bengaluru TopGuns) along with Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nimmagadda Prasad & Allu Aravind. This is the second venture of the consortium that owns Kerala Blasters (part of Indian Super League). The new management team unveiled the logo and plans to catapult Bengaluru Blasters as one of the top teams in the upcoming Premier Badminton League 2017 season.

FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC finished at the bottom despite retaining successful coaches from the previous editions, while FC Pune City failed again, despite hiring one of the Hero Indian Super League’s more successful coach.

Football frenzy, enthusiastic fans and the natural beauty of Kerala will all come together to set the perfect backdrop for the country’s biggest football extravaganza as Kochi gets ready to host the 2016 grand finale of Hero Indian Super League on Sunday, 18th December 2016.

Mumbai City FC ended their League engagements with a goalless draw against Delhi Dynamos to finish on top in Hero Indian Super League at Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai.

Two-timeTwo-time consecutive winners of the Junior World Cup (2009 and 2013), the German national squad descended to Lucknow City hoping to bag a hat-trick of titles. For the record, Germany has won the Junior World Cup six times in the past making them the most decorated team participating at the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men Lucknow 2016.