Argentina the new leaders of FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking France up to second with Brazil now third Central African Republic the most improved side Six years after last topping the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, Argentina (1st, plus 1) are once again at the summit of world football. Recent friendly wins against Panama (2-0) and Curaçao (7-0) helped the world champions dethrone Brazil (3rd, minus 2), who paid a high price for defeat in their friendly against Morocco (2-1). Not only did A Seleçao surrender top spot, but they also saw France (2nd, plus 1) move ahead of them. Les Bleus’ ascent to…
Author: Sachim Karekar
he #WhiteCard is a symbol to promote worldwide peace efforts. New Delhi, 6th April 2023: As the world observes the 10th anniversary of International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Thursday, the Indian hockey stars joined the #WhiteCard Campaign to support peace through sport movement. To celebrate the day, the members of Indian hockey teams shared special messages to mark the occasion. Just like various colour cards in the sporting world such as green, yellow, and red, the #WhiteCard is a symbol to promote and support worldwide peace efforts. The #WhiteCard campaign aims to highlight sport’s growing recognition as…
MUNICH (Germany) – The FIBA Europe Cup Finals for the 2022-23 season are now set with Anwil Wloclawek and Cholet Basket advancing to the title showdown. Both teams will be competing in the Final of the competition for the first time as they battle to be crowned the seventh different winner in FIBA Europe Cup history. Anwil completed a 157-134 overall victory over Karhu Basket after backing up a convincing first leg win at home, while Cholet overturned a seven-point deficit to beat BC Kalev/Cramo 81-59 in the second leg to complete a historic run to the Finals from the…
The team captains gathered on Wednesday at Lau Pa Sat, Singapore’s most iconic Hawker Market, ahead of the highly-anticipated HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens on 8-9 April as the race for Paris 2024 Olympic qualification starts to take shape. The HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens returns to action on 8-9 April Series leaders New Zealand can officially qualify for Paris 2024 with a tournament victory this weekend The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 is the most competitive in history with Paris 2024 Olympic qualification the prize for the top four teams Play begins at 09:30 local time (GMT+8) on Saturday, with…
Preparations for Australia’s Rugby World Cup hosting continue to advance with the appointment of Chris Stanley as Managing Director of the 2027 Local Operating Company. Australia hosting men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups in 2027 and 2029 Showcase events at the heart of a golden decade of rugby events in Australia Chris Stanley appointed Managing Director of the 2027 Local Operating Company Hosting preparations accelerating in partnership with Rugby Australia Preparations for Australia’s Rugby World Cup hosting continue to advance with the appointment of Chris Stanley as Managing Director of the 2027 Local Operating Company (LOC). The announcement follows the…
Programme tackling poverty in India through sport and education is one of five shortlisted programmes for the Laureus Sport for Good Award Laureus Ambassador Andre Villas-Boas – ‘Incredible, inspiring work… I have never experienced anything like this’ Laureus Sport for Good Award celebrates programmes using the power of sport to change the lives of children and young people around the world Chennai, 6th April 2023: A project based in Chennai, with a mission of using soccer to tackle the root causes of homelessness in India, has been shortlisted for an Award at the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards, to be held…
Election held for positions on UEFA Executive Committee and FIFA Council The 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress was held today in Lisbon, Portugal, and the 55 member associations unanimously re-elected Aleksander Čeferin as UEFA President for a four-year term by acclamation. Speaking ahead of his re-election, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said: “Protecting this game is our mission. Our goal. Our purpose. Our raison d’être. We are elected, and we have a duty to set an example. We must never forget this. All of us.” Elections for the UEFA Executive Committee The 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress elected the following candidates for: seven positions on…
New Delhi, 05 April 2023: The Delhi Capitals fought their hearts out, but went down by six wickets against Gujarat Titans in the TATA IPL 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Gujarat Titans restricted the Delhi side to 162/8 in their 20 overs before chasing down the total in 18.1 overs. Speaking about playing at Delhi Capitals’ home ground for the first time in four years, the DC Vice-Captain Axar Patel said, “It was disappointing to be on the wrong side of the result. But, it was great to play in front of our fans after a long…
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ have confirmed that the upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition will be held from January 12 to February 10, 2024. Asia’s top 24 nations will compete for the most prestigious prize in Asian football and, as part of efforts to engage with more fans than ever before, the 18th edition of the tournament will maximise the advantage of playing the opening game on a Friday and the final on a weekend. At the same time, the AFC and LOC have also confirmed that the…
Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation beat Salute Hockey Academy 6-0 SAI Bal beat SAI Shakti 3-1 Lucknow, 5th April 2023: Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation and SAI Bal registered victories in their respective games on the opening day of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-21 – Final Phase), in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. In the first game of the day, Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation defeated Salute Hockey Academy 6-0. Tannu (3’, 29’), Manisha (12’), Ravina (22’), Tamanna Yadav (48’), and Nidhi (56’) scored for Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation. SAI Bal took on SAI Shakti and beat them 3-1 in the final game of…