competition, being at the rough end of a six-way shoot-off to determine four spots in the top six. “It’s a sign of the new era of football, one which isn’t led by clubs. “Contrary to a number of reports in the press, I did not undertake a medical with any club at . Asian football is no stranger to war-affected nations making a big impact. ’Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi left hospital on Saturday morning, one night after surgery for a broken leg which looked set to end his title chances this year. trong contender Ajeetesh Sandhu to claim his second title of the season at the inaugural TAKE Classic in Ahmedabad on Saturday. ”Vijayan had formed a successful partnership with Baichung Bhutia during his playing days and is regarded as one of the all time greats of Indian football. Especially on the back straight the risk of aquaplaning is very high,” race director Charlie Whiting said during the first part of the session after the safety car went out. Chandigarh’s Sandhu, who looked the favourite for a major part of the day, fell just short as a result of his last round of four-under 68 to finish runner-up at 13-under-275. ’Kynan Chenai and Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot perfect rounds of 25 on day two of qualification to keep India in the medal hunt at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun in Moscow.