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India confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the Kabaddi World Cup with a thumping 69-18 win over England at the TransStadia arena in Ahmedabad. Pardeep Narwal scored 13 points while Ajay Thakur scored 11 points as India made full use of their squad depth to notch a comfortable win ending their group campaign on a high.After suffering a shock defeat in their opening match against Republic of Korea, India bounced back in style and finished the group matches with a score difference of 174. England, on the other hand, can take a lot of heart from their performances as they finished fourth in Group B with 10 points.India led from start to finish and it was Someshwar Kalia who opened the scoring before Sandeep Narwal scored with a super raid in the third minute to take the score to 5-2. Engalnd were reduced to two men in the fifth minute as Ajay Thakur scored with a two-point raid and India led 8-3. India inflicted the first all out of the match in the sixth minute to lead 12-3.Englands defence let them down as they failed to score a single point in the first 15 minutes. India went on a commanding 20-0 run in eight minutes and after 18 minutes they led 37-5. Pardeep Narwal attained a super 10 in the first half whereas Surjeet got a high five as India totally outclassed England. Inflicted a fourth all out to England India were cruising at 45-6 at the end of the first half.India brought on five substitutes in the second half, including Rahul Chaudhari, to rest the senior players.India took their foot off the gas in the second half but it was still a lot for England to handle. Adewalure scored his second point and became the first man to score 50 points in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. With less than five minutes to go, India led 64-14 as Rahul Chaudhari scored his third point of the match. India were comfortable as Ajay Thakur attained a super 10 in the 39th minute as India eventually registered a commanding 69-18 victory. Gary Carter Jersey . Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season. Brandon Nimmo Mets Jersey . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. http://www.metsbaseballauthentic.com/customized/ . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. Noah Syndergaard Mets Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Mookie Wilson Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jordan Reed and Christian Mekowulu combined to score 25 points and Tennessee State built a 27-point first half lead and cruised to a 68-46 win over Alabama State Wednesday night.The Tigers, now 2-0 at home, opened a 40-13 lead by intermission. Tennessee State held a 22-12 lead with 7:49 left before halftime and closed the period on an 18-1 run.Tennessee State (8-2) rebounded from a 67-55 loss to North Carolina State in its last outing Dec. 10.Reed finished with 13 points in 177 minutes of action and Mekowulu added 12 points and five rebounds in 22.dddddddddddd. No Tiger played more than 22 minutes.Tony Armstrong finished with 13 points for Alabama State (1-9).Alabama States lone win came over Cal State Fullerton and have weathered a grueling eight-game road schedule, with losses to TCU, Western Kentucky, Louisiana State and San Diego State. ' ' '