The plan is for an eight-team pro league made up of Indian players and coaches to open in November 2012. Other investors include former Green Bay linebacker Brandon Chillar, former Dallas receiver Michael Irvin and former Chicago coach Mike Ditka.
SOCCER: Second-half goals from Brian Mullan and Omar Cummings gave the Colorado Rapids (9-6-10) a 2-0 win over the Columbus Crew (9-7-7) in Denver.
Manchester United's Paul Scholes opened the scoring in his farewell match, a 6-0 rout of the New York Cosmos at Old Trafford.
Kevin Grosskreutz scored twice to lead host Borussia Dortmund to a 3-1 home win over Hamburg.
Timmy Chandler will miss the United States' game against Mexico on Wednesday at Lincoln Financial Field with a knee injury. Defender Zach Loyd will take his spot on the roster.
Lower Makefield's YMS Thunder under-18 boys' soccer team will be honored Aug. 13 at PPL Park in Chester during the Union's game against FC Dallas. The Thunder captured the 2011 US Youth Soccer National Championship in Phoenix on Sunday.
Penn State-bound Kyle MacDonald was the tourney's top scorer and MVP, while teammate Colin Sulpizio was honored as best keeper.
BASEBALL: Lansdale's John Aiello, a righthanded pitcher and outfielder, was among the 18 players named to the 2011 United States under-14 team. The 14U club travels to San Felipe, Venezuela, to compete in the COPABE Pan Am 'A'/14U championships, Aug. 11 through 22.
COLLEGES: Villanova announced its women's soccer team will host Penn at PPL Park in Chester at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9.
HONORS: Former Temple men's basketball coach John Chaney and women's lacrosse coach Tina Sloan Green were among the 10 recipients of the Sam Lacy Pioneer Award presented by the National Association of Black Journalists at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Other honorees were former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, local basketball icon Sonny Hill, Philadelphia Tribune sportswriter Donald Hunt, the late race car driver Wendell Scott, and four members of the Negro Leagues' Philadelphia Stars: Bill "Ready" Cash, Mahlon Duckett, Harold Gould and the late Stanley "Doc" Glenn.
TRACK AND FIELD: In London, Dayron Robles won the 110-meter hurdles in a stadium record of 13.04 seconds, while 18-year-old Kirani James had the season's best time in the 400 in his first race as a professional, clocking 44.61.
SWIMMING: In Stanford, Calif., Garrett Weber-Gale won the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. championships in 48.87 seconds.
- Staff and wire reports
