Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh’s heroics under the woodwork did wonders for India as the boys had their best-ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers to date. As their final qualifying match against the Kyrgyz Republic ended in a stalemate at the Fujairah Stadium on Saturday (October 31, 2021). Earlier, UAE beat Oman 2-0 to […]
Head Coach Igor Stimac lauded Indian Arrows project and hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India in 2017 for developing a “new generation of players” who went on to register India’s best-ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers in UAE, on Saturday, October 30. “This just proves that the project which started […]
Katoch stadium witnessed remarkable Sportsmanship as Punjab Chief Minister Mr Charanjit Singh Channi donned the role of a goalkeeper during the final of Surjit Hockey Tournament. In the ongoing final match, the Chief Minister, a sportsman himself having played handball at university level, was urged by the stage master to try his hands in Hockey […]
In a complete imitation of the result from the group stages, Railway Sports Promotion Board put out a thoroughly professional display to outclass and outmaneuver Sports Authority of India in the 1st Hockey India Senior Women Inter-Department National Championship 2021 final to win 3-0. Railway Sports Promotion Board started proceedings off fast, and dominated the […]
Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Haryana 1-0 to win the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021 here in Jhansi today, while Hockey Punjab went past Hockey Maharashtra 2-1 to finish third in the competition. Hockey Madhya Pradesh’s Kanchan Nidhi Kerketta (9′) found the back of the net early in the Final against Hockey Haryana and thereafter the Hockey […]
India were on the receiving end of a heart-wrenching 0-1 defeat at the hands of hosts UAE in their second match of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers at the Fujairah Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday (October 27, 2021). Incidentally, both of the Group E encounters ended in a similar fashion on the night. Oman got […]
Trials for selection of various state teams for Khelo India Youth Games will be held by Sports Department Punjab on October 30, 2021 at 11 am. Disclosing this here today, Punjab Sports Minister Pargat Singh said that Khelo India Youth Games Under 18 (Boys and Girls) would be held in Haryana from 5th February to […]
Seasoned campaigner Sharmada Balu tore the form book to shreds as she used her tons of experience and cunning to outlast third seed Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 5-7, 6-1, (2-0 retd) to enter the quarter-finals of the Fenesta Open National tennis championship. To say this is a dream run for Sharmada is stating the obvious. Sharmada, […]
Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy claimed a clinical 3-1 victory over Raja Karan Hockey Academy to clinch the 1st Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2021 title. Whereas Namdhari Xi beat Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy 6-4 to finish 3rd place in the inaugural edition of the tournament. Capitalising on their good run of form, […]
Extending India’s winning momentum at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, Deepak Bhoria, Sumit and Narender started their campaign with commanding victories on the second day of the competition in Belgrade, Serbia. Up against one of the strong contenders for the title, Azat Usenaliev of Kyrgyzstan, Deepak produced a flawless show in the 51kg opening […]