The All India Football Federation is being virtually run by its commercial partners, Reliance. The plan to make Indian Super League the Number 1 National tournament will hurt clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan have been in poor form in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, recently losing to eternal rivals India. Kamran Akmal has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan against the ones held for accountability in their country's poor performance.
On the back of topping A-League scoring charts, Fiji captain and former Wellington Phoenix striker Roy Krishna has joined Indian Super League outfit ATK. He will also be a contender in the 2019-20 Golden Boot race.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 98 runs in India's 2003 WC win over Pakistan. Now the Cricket World Cup will see India Vs Pakistan on June 16, at Manchester's Old Trafford. Can Virat Kohli's side repeat a similar feat?
