Profile of Neelav Chakravarti
According to reports, the two venues for the Senior Women's National Football Championship - Pasighat and CHF stadiums - held in Arunachal Pradesh were drenched with rainwater and waterlogged. The conditions were poor, and huge puddles had formed.
India held Qatar to a 0-0 draw in their second 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Doha's Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, courtesy of some excellent goalkeeping by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Get the highlights of Qatar vs India here.
After losing their opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier Vs Oman, India are set to face Qatar on September 10, at Doha’s Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.The World Cup hosts won their previous match Vs Afghanistan.
Ashique Kuruniyan was a surprise inclusion in India's previous 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Oman in Guwahati. The winger has slowly established himself as a vital cog in the Blue Tigers setup, and could be Igor Stimac's trump card against Qatar on Tuesday
Mithali Raj announced her retirement from the T20 International format. She had an excellent career where she also became the first woman from India to reach the landmark of 2000 runs in the shortest format of cricket.
In a heartbreaking defeat, India lost to Oman in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification opener. Sunil Chhetri scored for the hosts, while Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar scored a brace for the visitors in Guwahati's Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Catch the highlights of IND Vs OMA here.
India open their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with a home match against Oman in Guwahati on Thursday. Both nations have never figured in the World Cup finals
Defending champions Mohun Bagan were held to a goalless draw by East Bengal in today's Calcutta Football League fixture, at the Salt Lake Stadium. Here are the highlights of MB Vs EB.
Antoine Griezmann's goal Vs Real Betis is very similar to Lionel Messi's goal against Almeria during the 2015-16 LaLiga season.
PV Sindhu defeated Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to win her maiden BWF World Championships Women's Singles gold medal -- after losing the previous two finals -- in Basel, on August 25. Get highlights of the 2019 BWF World Championships Women's Singles final match between Okuhara and Sindhu here
The 2019 Durand Cup final was all about Marcus Joseph, whose 10th and 11th goal of the tournament proved to be enough for Gokulam Kerala in a dramatic title clash Vs Mohun Bagan, at Salt Lake Stadium, on August 24.
India international and former Delhi Dynamos player Lallianzuala Chhangte is currently in Norway, participating in a trail with Eliteserien club Viking FK. Any concrete news is reportedly set to be announced tomorrow (August 22) regarding a contract.
Recent reports stated that FIFA asked I-League clubs (though a letter) to co-operate with AIFF for a solution in the ongoing chaos in Indian football. But now Minerva Punjab owner Ranjit Bajaj has revealed that the letter is unofficial and is written by someone who hasn't consulted the other members of world football's apex body
FIFA's acting deputy secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom has requested I-League clubs in a letter to Minerva Punjab to co-operate with AIFF to find a solution. FIFA also added that the joint FIFA-AFC report in 2018 was a recommendation and not an order.
The Durand Cup kicks-off on August 2 at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium on August 2 between Mohammedan Sporting and Mohun Bagan. Former winner, Shyam Thapa spoke about the competition's history and urged fans to come and watch it.
Indian Super League's (ISL) Kerala Blasters' co-owner Nimmagadda Prasad has been arrested in Serbia due to his links with the Vadarevu and Nizampatnam Industrial Corridor or VANPIC.
Pace legend Shoaib Akhtar feels that Mohammad Amir was needed by Pakistan's national cricket team due to its poor run in Test cricket.
Preparing for September's world championships in Qatar, sprinter Hima Das has a long road ahead when compared to her main Asian rival Salwa Eid Naser, currently the world No.1 in 400 metres.
India drew to Syria in their final league match of the Intercontinental Cup at EKA Stadium (Ahmedabad), on July 16. A point wasn't enough as the Blue Tigers finished bottom. After the match, captain Sunil Chhetri encouraged midfielder Amarjit Singh to lead the side's chants with the fans.
Dutee Chand bagged the gold medal in 100m of the World University Games, held in Naples. She clocked the race in 11.32 seconds, meanwhile, she also has the national record with 11.24 seconds. Also, President Ram Nath Kovind, Kiren Rijiju congratulated her via Twitter.
Charulatha Patel is 87 and was cheering for India during the Cricket World Cup clash vs Bangladesh in Birmingham.
Nicholas Pooran had a career-threatening injury in 2015, where he injured his left leg in a car accident in Trinidad. Recently, he smashed 118 off 103 balls in West Indies' Cricket World Cup defeat to Sri Lanka.
With the domestic season few months away, Indian football is still stuck in an abyss regarding its future. The country's traditional top-tier competition, I-League, could be pushed down the gutter, with the cash-strapped ISL pushed into the frontline.
The offender called Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed fat, and later apologised via a video on Twitter. Next up, the Green Army face South Africa in a must-win fixture, at Lord's, on June 23, in the ongoing Cricket World Cup.
Wahab Riaz has revealed that Pakistan's Cricket World Cup players know about the gravity of the situation and that it is a do-or-die situation against South Africa.