Kabaddi news

Right from the onset, Puneri Paltan showcased their defensive prowess, swiftly gaining an early advantage by neutralizing Haryana Steelers' raiders, Shivam Patare and Vinay.

A 22-year-old Kabaddi player died in a tragic incident on Sunday (July 24) in a stadium near Panruti, Cuddalore district

Devadiga created the record for most points scored by a raider ever in a Pro Kabaddi League match.

Rohit Kumar (12 points) and Ajay Kumar (10 points) led Bengaluru Bulls' charge as they combined to score 22 raid points. Rohit Balliyan scored 11 points but was let down by his team's defence as they scored just six tackle points. This was Dabang Delhi's 15th loss of the season as their dismal campaign continued.

Thakur also reached reached the 500 raid point milestone in the history of Pro Kabaddi League. He scored 15 raid points and delivered every time his team were looking down and out.

Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 29-23 in the first inter-zone wildcard match of Pro Kabaddi League Season 5, here today.

The trio of Deepak Dahiya, Vikas Kandola and Wazir Singh combined to score 23 raid points to lead their team to victory. Anup Kumar scored 10 points for U Mumba but Kashiling Adake had a disappointing match and that affected U Mumba's performance.

Jang Kun Lee scored in the dying seconds to win the match for Bengal Warriors and ended with nine points. Maninder Singh also chipped in with seven points for Bengal Warriors.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said Avinash was shot in the Dakshinpuri area on Sunday night.

Credit should be given to their defender Girish Erak who made a super tackle on Rahul Chaudhari with a minute left to make it 36-42 as it was about sealing the match from there on. Ernak also won the Moment-of-the-Match for his brilliant super tackle in the dying minutes.

Piling on the points for Pirates, Narwal became the fastest to reach 100 raid points in PKL Season 5 to give their side a ballistic start.

Gujarat now top the table in Zone A with 41 points after 10 matches. Puneri Paltan suffered only their second defeat of the season and remain second with 21 points from six games.

Narwal tried to get back Patna into the game and scored two quick raid points in the dying minutes of the first half. Paltan led 25-13 at the end of the first half.

For Puneri Paltan defenders Sandeep Narwal (7 points) and Girish Ernak (4 points) along with raider G B More (6 points) starred to help their side win by a massive 17-point margin. Bengal Warriors' Raider Maninder Singh (6 points) and defender Ran Singh (7 points) were the main scorers.

Narwal also became the fastest 50 points scorer in the ongoing PKL season.

Day 10 of Pro Kabaddi League witnessed Haryana Steelers ending Gujarat Fortunegiants' unbeaten run, then Telugu Titans fought back to share the spoils with Bengaluru Bulls on Tuesday in Nagpur.

It seems to be a rather wonderful day for sports lovers. Tennis action has already kicked off early in the morning, at Washington with the Citi Open into its Round of 64 fixture. Football fans have much to rejoice with two back-t—back fixtures featuring on the Audi Cup list. And finally, with the Pro Kabaddi League to finish off the day.

The opening match is between Rahul Chaudhari-led Telugu Titans and Sachin Tendulkar's Tamil Thalaivas and will kick-off at 8:00 pm IST.  

12 teams, from over 11 states, battling it out in over 138 matches in a three-month long tournament.

The fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will a total of 2-teams contesting to get their hands on the coveted trophy, with a team each from Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat coming into the fledgling league in India.