Rahul Chaudhari became the first player to score 400 raid points in the league as he led Telugu Titans to a 32-29 win over Puneri Paltan in a Pro-Kabaddi League match in Bangalore on Friday. The win helped Titans enter the top four in the PKL table.Titans began slowly, as Paltan led them 3-1 after the first super raid of the match scored by Ajay Thakur in the second minute. Paltan further inflicted their first all-out in the seventh minute, restricting Chaudharis raid attempt, to lead 11-6.Titans made a comeback with successful tackles, reducing the gap to 9-11 in 11 minutes. Sandeep Narwal then made a couple of back-to-back successful tackles along with a raid to bring Titans to 15-17 before half time.Paltan started the second half well, with Ravinder Pahals super tackle over Chaudhari in the 3rd minute fetching the team a lead of 16-19. Chaudhari, however, scored a raid in the sixth minute, taking the tally to 18-19 before completing his 400th raid of the league in the seventh minute. With that, Titans took a lead of 22-20.Narwal received a yellow card, giving an extra point to Paltan in the 11th minute. With six minutes to go, Titans led Paltans 24-22, before Chaudhari completed 10 raid points in the match, stretching the lead to 28-25.Paltan committed tactical errors in the last few minutes, while Titans defended well, taking the scores to 32-27. By the end of play, Titans took the fourth spot of the table, winning the match 32-29.In the second match, Dabang Delhi recorded a 40-20 win against Bengaluru Bulls.Having failed to register a single victory at home, Bulls now have the worst home record in the season so far.Pawan Kumar scored the first raid for Bulls in the first minute of the match, taking an early lead of 1-0. In the fourth minute, Dabangs Prashant Chavan defended Rohit Kumars tackle to lead 3-2. Mohit Chhillar scored a tackle point in the seventh minute to level Dabangs at 3-3. In the 12th minute, both the teams equaled at 4-4.Succesful tackles from Bulls followed by Kumars raid gave Bulls a lead of 4-6. With eight minutes to go in the first half, ?Prashant Chavans tackle levelled the scores to 6-6.With five minutes to go, Dabangs continued a good show of defense as they led 8-6. Kashiling Adakes super raid followed by the first all-out by the team extended their lead to 14-7 in the last four minutes.Kumar then scored a raid point for Bulls, taking the score to 14-8 in the 18th minute. Dabangs Selvamani K then scored a last-minute raid to take their lead to 15-8 by half time.In the second half, a one-sided battle continued as Dabangs inflicted another all-out, coupled with Meraj Sheikhs super raid, leading 23-8 with 16 minutes remaining.With 14 minutes to go, Bulls Yogesh Hooda scored two raid points, taking the score to 25-11. 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Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning.The race is on to catch Sydney FC at the top of the A-League table, but the biggest battle in domestic football this season isnt to win the league - its to join it.FFAs decision to begin a formal process early in the new year for teams to enter the A-League has set the pulses racing.As many as a dozen expansion markets exist around Australia and New Zealand, contending for what are likely to be two vacancies.Brisbane, southern Sydney, Tasmania, Auckland, South Melbourne, Canberra and Wollongong are all candidates, among others.And why wouldnt they be interested?Crowds are up, broadcast audiences are up and playing standards are up.Since the admission of the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012, football dreamers have looked forward to the next entry to boost the 10-team competition.FFA bosses have opted for consolidation over the past five years, only toying with the idea of changing the line-up at crisis moments with existing teams; most notably in October last year at Wellingtons expense.But with the Phoenixs investors backing the New Zealand side for at least another three seasons after this one, the focus now is on expansion and not replacement.A-League chief Greg ORourke gave a timetable for possibly two new teams in the 2018/19 competition in a statement last week.A framework for expansion will be completed early next year which will allow (interested consortia) to submit expressions of interest in a framework which focuses on the viability of the the proposed franchise and its ability to provide benefits to the A-League and the game, it read.In other words, its game on.As it stands right now, the A-League aspirants are at varying states of preparedness.A well-financed Tasmanian bid, which has already met with FFA, believe it just needs the tick-off from head office to start investing and hit the ground running.National Soccer League powerhouses South Melbourne have a champion second-tier team, a boutique stadium and a burning desire to be back among the big boys.In Queensland, former Gold Coast United coach Miron Bleiberg believes fellow NSL winners Brisbbane Strikers could be a viable force in the A-League, and is working with investors to plot a pathway into the top tier.ddddddddddddFurther afield, Oceania powerhouses Auckland City are beginning an exploratory process that could lead to a bid.Chairman Ivan Vuksich told AAP the club was in the very early days of looking at raising the capital.Wed obviously like to be involved, he said.Weve made some tentative enquiries but its very preliminary.Had the Phoenix not continued in the competition, FFA was ready to introduce a third Sydney team encompassing the Sutherland, St George and Illawarra regions.Despite Sydney FCs opposition, it remains a favoured option for the governing body - but its unlikely FFA will drive the concept this time around, meaning external investors will be required.All three associations are still keen to come together and former A-League chief Lyall Gorman, now the chairman on NRL club Cronulla, is eager to accommodate a team at Southern Cross Group Stadium.Its expected any southern Sydney franchise would also play games at WIN Stadium but the Wollongong Wolves, back-to-back NSL champions in 2000 and 2001, believe the South Coast should have its own team and will consider putting forward a bid once FFA releases its criteria.If guidelines come out in January or February, of course were going to look at those guidelines very, very closely, new Wolves CEO Chris Papakosmas told AAP.We have some very, very significant contacts and connections within corporate Australia, right across the country, and we intend to leverage those when its most appropriate and suits everyone involved.The choices for FFA extend further afield, with Geelong presenting a regional alternative for another Victorian franchise, while second teams in Adelaide or Perth are long-shot contenders.No bids are expected from the Gold Coast or North Queensland, two regions burned badly by the A-Leagues disastrous first attempt at expansion in 2009. 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