In case you missed catching up on the latest in Indian sport, here is the lowdown on the top stories of the past week.1. ISSFs proposal to scrap 50m mens pistol event invites mixed reactions: The ISSF (International Shooting Federation) athletic committees proposal to scrap the 50m mens pistol event from the Olympic Games stirred a controversy, upsetting and angering Indian shooters. The committee, headed by Abhinav Bindra, also sought to bring in mixed-gender events instead of some mens events. Read what top Indian shooters told us here and here.?2. CK Vineeth fires Kerala into ISL playoffs: CK Vineeths 66th-minute goal against NorthEast United took Kerala Blasters into the playoffs, where they will face Atletico de Kolkata on December 10. In the other semi-final, table-toppers Mumbai City will take on Delhi Dynamos on December 11. Read the full report.3. Sindhu looks to improve her strokes: PV Sindhu shares her experience about the China Open and the Hong Kong Open, while her coach Gopichand talks about the big takeaways from the two tournaments. Sindhus next challenge will be the Superseries finals in Dubai (from December 14), where an elite field of eight players will participate. Read ESPN Indias exclusive here.?4. After Russia high, boxer Sachin Siwach aiming for Tokyo 2020: Sachin Siwach, only the third Indian to win a gold medal at the Youth Boxing World Championships, has his sights on bigger things.5. Gurpreet Singhs journey from Punjab to Norway: Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the star Indian player missing from the ISL, talks to ESPN about his two years at the Norwegian team Stabaek.6. The far side of Indian football: A journey to a village south-east of Kohima aims to look at Nagaland football in a microcosm and understand how the sport survives. Hydro Flask Lahev . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. Hydro Flask Termoska .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. http://www.hydroflasklahev.cz/ . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Hydro Flask Heureka . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Hydro Flask Cena . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. CHICAGO -- Nothing ever rattles Corey Kluber. He is machine-like, unflappable and perhaps the ideal pitcher to be asked to work on short rest in the World Series.Plug him in and he goes, and he is ready to go a bit earlier than usual. The pitcher nicknamed Klubot a few years ago by his teammates will start Game 4 on three days rest Saturday night with the Indians two wins from their first Series title since 1948.Manager Terry Francona is bringing Kluber back quickly, and thats not great news for the Cubs or their fans. Hes been Clevelands October ace in his first postseason, going 3-1 with a 0.74 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings. He confounded Chicagos hitters in Game 1 with six superb, scoreless innings.The right-hander was brilliant in his first Series appearance, an 88-pitch clinic in which he either blew fastballs past the Cubs or locked them up by brush stroking the plates corners on both sides. Kluber was masterful, striking out eight of the first nine batters he faced to set a Series record as a national TV audience finally got to see a star who has not gotten much attention.Kluber has been mostly overlooked in small-market Cleveland, where he has anchored the Indians staff for several years. If the 30-year-old pitched in New York or Boston or Chicago or Los Angeles, there might have been a statue erected of him by now.Not that the 2014 Cy Young winner would pose for one.Kluber simply enjoys doing his job, and few do it any better.Kluber has made himself, through hard work, one of the elite pitchers in the game, Francona said. Once he got here he didnt take the foot off the gas. I mean, this kids routines are impeccable. He works hard. Every time he picks up a ball, there is intent. Theres a reason that its October 28th and his gas tank, the needles on full. Thats a pretty big compliment to his work ethic.Getting Kluber to smile, never mind say something complimentary about himself, is impossible. Hell let others talk about him. All Kluber wants to do is help his team, and if that means he has to pitch sooner than he planned, wwell, thats cool.ddddddddddddYes, hes a creature of habit, but even Kluber can handle a change-up and pitch earlier than usual. His preparation wont change.Its just basically doing the same stuff in one less day, he said Friday before Game 3. The (bullpen) sides are a little shorter and things like that, but Im still able to get in the things I need to get in in between. I dont really feel like the last time I did it made a big difference in the way I felt the day I pitched.Kluber, who went 18-9 during the regular season, pitched on short rest in the AL Championship Series against Toronto and sustained his only loss of the postseason, when he allowed two runs and four hits with seven strikeouts in five innings as Francona went to his bullpen a little early so as not to overextend him.Franconas going to ride Kluber now, and if hes as good as he was in Game 1, the Indians will be a win closer to ending their 68-year drought.Kluber had never gone on short rest before and found he was overthrowing early on against the Blue Jays before he relaxing and trusting his pitches.Last time was my first time doing it, so I didnt know what to expect how I was going to feel, he said. Now that I do know that I felt fine, its just a matter of using those three days to recover. Ill be fine tomorrow and then just go out there and pitch.Cubs manager Joe Maddon sounded a similar tone for his players as they prepare to face Kluber again.The guys got to see him, so there wont be as much of a surprise the next time he pitches, Maddon said after Friday nights 1-0 loss. Its difficult for pitchers to replicate time after time, especially against the same team, especially with shorter rest, to be as sharp. But he may be. Not that its an advantage, only in the sense that we have seen him relatively just a couple days ago.So hopefully that works to our advantage. But youve got to wait until the games actually played to find out how sharp he is. ' ' '