Briefly: Soorma Club beat Kalinga Lancers in seven-goal thriller
Belgian goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch dished out a stellar performance to help Soorma Club beat Kalinga Lancers 4-3 in a thrilling match of the Hockey India League. Jeremy Hayward (11th minute), Nicolas della Torre (35th), Harmanpreet Singh (50th) and Harish Somappa (52nd) scored for Soorma while Thierry Brinkman (5th), Sanjay (30th) and Gursahibjit Singh (50th) were on target for the Lancers. In the day's second match, Tamil Nadu Dragons claimed a 2-0 win against UP Rudras.
New Delhi
Kerala dig deep to return to winning ways against Punjab
Reduced to nine men in the final quarter, Kerala Blasters FC were made to dig deep to eke out a 1-0 victory over Punjab FC in their Indian Super League match. A spot-kick from Noah Sadaoui (44th minute) was enough for Kerala Blasters FC to secure a win.
Sydney
US claim second United Cup title with win over Poland
A dominant United States lifted their second United Cup mixed team tournament title in three years after they beat Poland 2-0 on Sunday with Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz both winning their singles matches. The $10 million tournament had begun with 18 nations in contention.
