The Week That Was: 15th Oct to 21st Oct
Champions League T20
The Champions League continued with the group stage and Delhi Daredevils became the only Indian side to qualify for the semi finals, as Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians all crashed out.
Oct 15, 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders 137/6 (20 overs) against Auckland 139/3 (17.4 overs)
Auckland won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Oct 16, 2012
Yorkshire 96/9 (20 overs) against Sydney Sixers 98/2 (8.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings 158/6 (20 overs); Lions 159/4 (19.3 overs)
Lions won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Oct 17, 2012
Titans 172/4 (20 overs); Auckland 113 (18.1 overs)
Titans won by 59 runs
Oct 17, 2012
Perth Scorchers 91/2 (14 overs); Kolkata Knight Riders (DNB)
No result
Oct 18, 2012
Lions 137/9 (20 overs); Sydney Sixers 141/5 (19 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Mumbai Indians 156/6 (17.5 overs); Yorkshire (DNB)
No result
Oct 19, 2012
Auckland versus Delhi Daredevils.
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Oct 20, 2012
Yorkshire 131/7 (20 overs); Lions 134/5 (19.2 overs)
Lions won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings 173/8 (20 overs); Mumbai Indians 167/7 (20 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 runs
Oct 21, 2012
Perth Scorchers 121/5 (20 overs); Delhi Daredevils 123/7 (19.3 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Kolkata Knight Riders celebrated during their win over Nashua Titans of South Africa in a Champions League T20 group match.
Kolkata Knight Riders188/5 (20/20 ov); Titans 89 (16.4/20 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 99 runs.
Domestic football took a two week break as the International friendlies and World Cup Qualifying fixtures rolled in. Here’s the results of the European Qualifying rounds.
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Tuesday, 16 October 2012:
Russia 1:0 Azerbaijan
Belarus 2:0 Georgia
Israel 3:0 Luxembourg
Andorra 0:1 Estonia
Cyprus 1:3 Norway
Latvia 2:0 Liechtenstein
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3:0 Lithuania
Croatia 2:0 Wales
Czech Republic 0:0 Bulgaria
Faroe Islands 1:4 Rep of Ireland
Romania 1:4 Netherlands
Ukraine 0:1 Montenegro
Hungary 3:1 Turkey
Iceland 0:2 Switzerland
Macedonia 1:0 Serbia
San Marino 0:2 Moldova
Slovakia 0:1 Greece
Austria 4:0 Kazakhstan
Albania 1:0 Slovenia
Belgium 2:0 Scotland
Germany 4:4 Sweden
Italy 3:1 Denmark
Poland 1:1 England
Spain 1:1 France
Portugal 1:1 Northern Ireland
England had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Poland in Warsaw.
International Friendly
Tuesday, 16th October 2012
Japan 0:4 Brazil
India 0:2 Singapore
Barclays Premier League
Normal service resumed after the International break, with matches like Chelsea-Tottenham, Sunderland- Newcastle, enthralling viewers.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Tottenham 2:4 Chelsea
Fulham 1:0 Aston Villa
Liverpool 1:0 Reading
Manchester United 4:2 Stoke
Swansea 2:1 Wigan
West Bromwich Albion 1:2 Manchester City
West Ham United 4:1 Southampton
Norwich City 1:0 Arsenal
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Sunderland 1:1 Newcastle United
QPR 1:1 Everton
Erste Bank Open (Final)
Juan Martin del Potro beat Grega Zemlja (7-5, 6-3)
Juan Martin del Potro beat qualifier Grega Zemlja to win the Erste Bank Open.
Kremlin Cup 2012 (Final)
Andreas Seppi beat Thomaz Bellucci [3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3]
Stockholm Open (Final)
Tomas Berdych beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4-6, 6-4, 6-4)
Denmark Open (Final)
Saina Nehwal won her second Super Series of the year, in Denmark, by beating Juliane Schenk of Germany.
Saina Nehwal beat Julian Schenk (21-17, 21-8).
It was an unbelievable week for Saina Nehwal as she clinched the Denmark Open by beating Juliane Schenk. The victory proved to be the icing on the cake, after a semi final victory over Wang Yihan, who was losing to the Indian before retiring hurt.