NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 13th : With India having secured a summit clash with Maldives in the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup to be held at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday (September 15), Head Constantine reflected the “final will be a tough one.” “Maldives have shown their worth in the semi-final against Nepal. A 3-0 win against Nepal was not an easy task. Some of their players didn’t play against us and they did some major damage work against Nepal,” Constantine stated. “We are expecting a tough game against Maldives. But as I said before, we have come…
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DHAKA, 12th September 2018 : Two delectable strikes from magical Manvir Singh and an opportunistic header from substitute Sumeet Passi helped defending champions India breeze past Pakistan 3-1 to romp into the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday (September 12, 2018). After a goalless first-half, Manvir scored his first in the 49th minute only to double the score-line twenty minutes later. Substitute Passi sealed the fate of the match in the 83rd minute. For Pakistan Hassan Bashir reduced the margin in the 88th minute. India will now meet Maldives in the summit…
Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster announces the launch of the national campaign for season VI of VIVO PKL. The campaign speaks the language of Indianess, bravery, and fitness, that is core to kabaddi. The truly Indian sport epitomizes bravery when a raider enters the court to challenge seven opposition players. It makes a strong statement that only the fittest can conquer and the campaign brings to the forefront these attributes that are intrinsic to the sport. In India, kabaddi has been a great childhood sport, however, professionally it is no child’s play. Arising from this insight, the creative adaptation…
NEW DELHI, 10th September 2018 : India U19 went down 0-2 to U-19 National Team in the four-nation tournament in Zagreb, Croatia. The match was a historic first as this was the first time that any Indian age-group National Team ever played any National Team of a current World Champion. Indian goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill denied the French colts in the 8th minute but the opponents were not to be denied for long as they surged into the lead in the 18th minute. India had a chance in the 34th minute to level proceedings. But Aniket Jadhav, after he was found in…
NEW DELHI, 10th September 2018 : After the Indian U-19 National Team went down 0-2 against the U-19 Youth Team of World Champions France, Head Coach Floyd Pinto stated that matches against superior opponents are pivotal in development of a team. “I am happy with the Team’s performance in the Four-Nation International Tournament,” he stated. “The boys stood firm and restricted a far superior opponent for most of the match. Considering some of the French players are playing in French Lige 1 and Elite Academy, our boys did a brilliant job. They proved that they belonged on the same pitch as…
Joins Gary Kirsten as part of the new coaching leadership team for the next IPL season. Ashish Nehra, current bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has been confirmed as Coach and will be part of the coaching leadership team along with Gary Kirsten. Ashish Nehra joined RCB last season. He has played in all formats of the game and had been a part of the Indian team in two largely successful Cricket World Cups, two Asia Cups, and three ICC Champions Trophy tournaments. In the Indian Premier League, he has represented various teams in the past. Sanjeev Churiwala, Chairman, Royal Challengers Bangalore said:…
NEW DELHI, 8th September 2018: After playing in the four-nation tournament in Croatia against U-19 Youth Team of World Champions France, Runners-up Croatia, and Slovenia, the U-19 National Team will be travelling to Serbia to play two back-to-back International Friendlies against Serbia U-19s on September 13 and September 17, 2018 respectively in Serbia. Both the matches are part of the exposure tour being organised by the All India Football Federation in coordination with SAI to provide the best possible preparation to the U-19 boys for the forthcoming Hero I-League season, and an eye on U-19 AFC Championship qualification next year.…
DHAKA, 8th September 2018: Despite defending champions India staring their defence of their SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 campaign in style against Sri Lanka, a day prior to India’s last group league match against Maldives, National Coach Stephen Constantine declared that his team “is not going to start as favourites in any of the matches” in this tournament. “In this competition, we are not going to start as favourites in any of our matches. We are a young and inexperienced side and we are playing against senior sides. We can say we have a good chance to win this game. But…
DHAKA, 7th September 2018: At an era when most Football players prefer to look west towards Europe to ply their trade in Club Football abroad, there are quite a handful of players from the SAFF region who have opted to migrate to play Club Football in their neighbouring Country, India. Chencho Parop Gyeltshen, nicknamed the Bhutanese Ronaldo for his deft skills, tops that list. Currently doing national duty for his native country Bhutan in the ongoing SAFF Suzuki Cup in Dhaka, CG7 mentions that the current infrastructure of Indian Football tempted him a lot. “Although I got offers from Asian…
NEW DELHI, 8th September 2018: For some, ‘toughness’ can be limited to on the field of play in football where physical acumen creates a dominating presence. For others, ‘toughness’ is a way of life. 15-year-old Ricky Shabong does not look tough. With an innocent face and a lean body, the midfielder from Meghalaya looks meek in every aspect, until he steps up on the field of play. But strangely, Ricky’s toughness propagates to his off-the field attitude as well. “I smashed stones to help my family by earning some money,” says the Khasi midfielder with a vigour in his eyes. “I…