Tag: Football

Zurich: The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be hosted by India, will be held from November 2 to 21, football’s governing body has confirmed. The host cities for the tournament are yet to be approved with FIFA inspecting five potential venues thus far. The dates for the tournament was one of several […]

Tashkent: The India Under-16 boys’ team marched on to yet another win, this time defeating Central Asian side Turkmenistan 5-0 in their opening match of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers, Group B, here on Wednesday. Sridarth was the top performer, scoring a brace, while Shubho Paul was also not too far behind, scoring a first-half […]

New Delhi: India won the the SAFF U-18 football championship for the first time after defeating Bangladesh 2-1 in the final in Kathmandu on Sunday. India took the lead in the second minute when Vikram Partap Singh sped past his marker and took a shot which found the back of the net. The match-winner came […]

Thimpu: India kicked-off their SAFF U-15 women’s championship campaign with a 4-1 victory over Nepal at the Chalimithang Stadium here on Wednesday. Striker Lynda Kom Serto scored a brace, while winger Sumati Kumari produced a fierce performance, scoring one and assisting another. Priyanka Sujeesh scored the remaining goal for India, while Man Maya Damai netted […]

Kolkata: He might be India’s highest goalscorer and the go-to man when it comes to scoring goals, but Sunil Chhetri on Monday said this team under head coach Igor Stimac does not need him to be successful. “The Indian team doesn’t need Sunil Chhetri to put up a good performance. I am just one of […]

Dhaka: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reaffirmed his organisation’s commitment to eliminate racism, saying it has no place in football. “We need to send strong messages, that if there are racists that abuse the soccer players we have to stop the game… We cannot let the racists win,” Efe news quoted Infantino as saying in […]

Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff made the headlines when they performed at the opening of ISL (Indian Super League) in the state of Kerala recently. The bare chest look of the “Heropanti” actor and the all-gold sexy Disha in a jumpsuit looked adorable together. ISL is a football tournament in which various Indian teams and […]

Kochi: Kerala Blasters FC remained without a win for the third consecutive match in the Indian Super League (ISL) following a goalless draw against Odisha FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday. The contest was marred by injuries to key players from both teams as Jairo Rodriguez, Raphael Messi Bouli and Aridane Santana […]

Muscat (Oman): India slipped to their second defeat in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday with a 0-1 loss against Oman at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here. The loss kept India in the fourth place in Group E with three points and virtually ended their chances of making it past the second […]

New Delhi: The 13th edition of the Hero I-League was officially launched at a ceremony in here on Thursday. The League will kick-off on November 30 with former champions Mohun Bagan FC and Aizawl FC locking horns at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Aizawl, Mizoram. The league will feature 11 teams this season, with the […]

Mumbai: Reigning Premier League Champions, Manchester City Football Club celebrated the launch of the community football project ‘Goals for Life’ in Mumbai here on Thursday. Club legend Micah Richards was on hand to help deliver a football session to local children and meet the inspiring young Leaders who’ll be changing lives through football. As part […]

Chennai: Odisha FC and Chennaiyin FC shared the spoils after a thrilling Indian Super League encounter finished 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday. After a barren first-half, Nerijus Valskis (51′) handed Chennaiyin the lead. But Odisha equalised through Xisco Hernandez (54′). Valskis thought he had given Chennaiyin the win with a second […]

Bhubaneswar: An eight member delegation of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) inspected infrastructure and other facilities for the upcoming U-17 Women’s World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. The FIFA delegation, led by project head Oliver Vogt, visited the Kalinga Stadium to evaluate the progress and preparations for the football tournament. “We […]

Paris: Star Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for a record sixth time. This was Messi’s first Ballon d’Or since 2015 and comes after he scored 54 times for club and country in 2018-19, in which Barcelona won La Liga, reports BBC Sport. Before 2015, […]

Pune: Odisha FC will be out to break their string of draws with a victory when they host defending champions Bengaluru FC at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Wednesday. Josep Gombau’s side comes into this tie after playing out three successive draws, two goalless results against ATK and Kerala Blasters, followed by […]