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Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will feature in Norwegian club Stabaeks squad for their Europa League qualifying encounter against Welsh Premier League side Connahs Quay in Rhyl, Wales on Thursday evening.This will make him the first Indian to feature in a continental competition, a little more than a month after he became the first Indian to start a first team match in a top-division league of Europe, when he started in goal for Stabaek in a 5-0 away win against IK Start in the Norwegian Tippeligaen.Sandhu is not the first Indian footballer to have played abroad, though. By all available records, the first Indian to play football in Europe was Mohammad Salim, who was signed by Scottish club Celtic for their squad in 1936, and featured in a few matches for the first eleven, but in exhibition games, before returning to India to continue a stellar career with Mohammedan Sporting club of Kolkata.In more recent years, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and Romeo Fernandes have all played in countries as far and wide as England, Malaysia, USA, Portugal as well as Brazil, though none of them were able to break into the first team at any of the clubs they signed with.In addition, global football has seen several footballers of Indian origin play at the highest level of competition, most notably former French World Cupper Vikash Dhorasoo and former Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra.Sandhu, who normally competes for the reserve goalkeepers slot in Stabaek behind Mande Sayouba of Ivory Coast, also came in for praise from Indias head coach Stephen Constantine in an interview with ESPN.Austin Bryant Lions Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. T.J. Hockenson Lions Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. http://www.authenticnfllionslockroom.com/Youth-Kenny-Golladay-Elite-Jersey/ . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Jahlani Tavai Youth Jersey . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Marvin Jones Jr Lions Jersey . JOHNS, N.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Everything was going fine for the New York Giants in their preseason opener, until their top two draft picks left with injuries.First-round selection Eli Apple had the outside of his left knee checked in the second quarter. He was later diagnosed with a lower leg injury.Second-round pick Sterling Shepard left with a groin injury, also in the second quarter. After the Giants 27-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins, he said it was just soreness from practice but its all good now.Both returned to the sideline later in the game, and neither seemed to be overly concerned. It turned into nothing more than two big scares.It doesnt appear to bee anything serious at this point, coach Ben McAdoo said of the injuries.ddddddddddddThe Giants have high hopes for Apple and Shepard this season. Both were playing with the first team Friday night.Shepard flashed his potential earlier in the game, when he made a diving, 24-yard grab on the opening drive. Apple had a pair of tackles and a fumble recovery before the scare.It was just throbbing. It was kind of the outside of my knee, Apple said. Its fine now. Just have to put some ice on it and have some good maintenance on it. ' ' '