India drop two places to 147 in FIFA rankings, Spain top

1.    India drop two places to 147 in FIFA rankings, Spain top

i. Missing a game since March this year, India dropped two places to 147 in the latest FIFA rankings.

ii. India have played only one match this year, when they were held 2-2 by Bangladesh in a friendly encounter on March 5.
iii. Afghanistan (128) are the highest-ranked side in the sub-continent while Iran are on top of the Asian heap with an overall ranking of 37 followed by Japan (47) and Uzbekistan (53).

iv. On the world front, World Cup hosts Brazil moved up two places to fourth while Spain remained comfortably perched at the top ahead of fellow Europeans Germany and Portugal.
v. Having dropped to a record low of 22 only 11 months ago, Brazil are again the top team in South America, moving above Columbia and Uruguay. 

2.    RCB beat Delhi by 16 runs

i. Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by 16 runs in their IPL match which was played in Bangalore on Tuesday.

ii. Star batsman Yuvraj Singh smashed a magnificient 68 not out in a stunning six-hitting exhibition to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the match. \

iii. Chasing a stiff 187 for a win, Delhi were restricted to 170 for seven in 20 overs to lose the match which started 70 minutes behind schedule due to light drizzle.