Esther Staubli leads by becoming the first female to officiate a U-17 World Cup match
Switzerland’s Esther Staubli created history when she became the first female referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Esther, who hails from Bern, officiated the match between Japan and New Caledonia at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. In line with FIFA’s objective to further develop women’s football, Esther Staubli is one of seven women referees...
India thrash Bangladesh 7-0 in their second match of Hockey Asia Cup
Confident India defeated hosts Bangladesh 7-0 in the second round of Hockey Asia Cup to book a spot in the Super 4. Ranked 6th in the world, Indians were no match for their less-fancied rivals as they dominated the match with more than 70% possession to continue their strong run in the tournament.In the first match also India won...
Dominant India thrash Japan to win the opener in Asia Cup hockey
India made a winning start in the Hero Asia Cup 2017 as the two-time champion outplayed Japan 5-1 in the event’s inaugural game at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while SV Sunil, Lalit Upadhyay and Ramandeep Singh scored a goal each t give India a thumping victory. The opening match of Pool A also...
India beat minnows Macau to enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup
India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after their convincing 4-1 win over Macau in the qualifying round. A 4th straight win in Group A saw Sunil Chhetri and his team finish in top-2 in the qualifying round. the AFC Asian Cup is the second oldest continental football championship in the world. This is the 4th time India...
Jeakson Singh emerges from the slopes to etch himself in the pages of history
As Jeakson Singh Thounaojam headed the corner of Sanjeev Stalin into the bars of Colombia, he engraved his name in Indian football history as the first goal scorer across all age groups in a World Cup. Though India had lost the game 1-2, the goal will be cherished by the Indian football fans for years to come. Jeakson hails from...
HS Prannoy emerged as the costliest shuttler in the PBL auction
India's HS Prannoy, PBL, became the costliest player at the players auction of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a bid of 62 lakh rupees by team Ahmedabad Smash Masters. Chinese World No 11 Tian Houwei was bought by Delhi Acers for 58 lakh rupees while Awadhe Warriors had to shell out 56.1 lakh rupees to retain the services...
Jemson, Ankita win gold in Archery World Youth Championships
Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat won gold in the mixed team event of Archery World Youth Championships held in Rosario, Argentina. The junior men's recurve team, which also included Jemson, settled for a silver. India's third medal came in the compound cadet women's team event with Khusbu Dayal, Sanchita Tiwari and divya Dhayal picking up a bronze. India's gold medal...
FIFA U-17 World Cup-India take on the USA in their debut match
All eyes are set on the colts of Indian football as the host country take on the USA in their first match in FIFA U-17 World Cup. The historic moment will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. More than 50,000 people is expected to be present at the venue on the...
Pooja Kadian wins first ever gold for India in Wushu World Championships
Pooja Kadian became the first Indian to win a gold medal at Wushu World Championships held at Kazan in Russia. Kadian won by defeating Evgeniya Stepanova in the 75kg women’s Sanda category. Wushu comes under Chinese Marial arts and is one of its two divisions. The other one being Kung-Fu. It is a full contact sport and is governed by...
India bag 146 medals to finish No 2 in Asia Masters Athletic Championship
In the recently concluded 20th Asia Masters Athletics Championship held in Rugao, China, India bagged 146 medals, including 37 golds, 43 silvers and 66 bronze. India finished second behind hosts China. Twenty countries participated in the meet held between September 24 and September 28. The 200-odd member Indian contingent had four athletes from Uttar Pradesh, who between them won seven medals,...