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Sunil Chhetri and co won the SAFF Championship 2023 final with a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Kuwait. Igor Stimac’s team won thanks to a vital save by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Shabaib Alkhaldi of Kuwait scored in the 13th minute by putting the ball into the net. The Indian Football Team, on the other hand,…
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s mansion,” the…
Exactly two months before celebrating his 39th birthday, Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri on Monday signed a new one-year deal with Bengaluru FC with an option of an additional year. The world’s third highest goal-scorer among active players, Chhetri unveiled a banner at the Kanteerava Stadium here after India’s win over Lebanon in the SAFF…
Inter Miami have appointed former Barcelona and Argentina coach Gerardo Martino to take charge of the Major League Soccer team, setting up a reunion with compatriot Lionel Messi. Martino, widely known as “Tata,” coached Messi with both the Spanish club and his country’s national team. He was most recently in charge of Mexico and previously worked…
The Indian Football team could only secure a 1-1 draw against Kuwait in SAFF Championship, with Anwar Ali’s own goal cancelling skipper Sunil Chhetri’s opener in the match. Anwar’s mistake turned out to be a costly one as India could only secure one point from the match. However, Chhetri refused to criticise the defender for the…
Inter Miami announced on Friday they are signing former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets to team-up with Lionel Messi at the Major League Soccer club. Messi said earlier this month he was moving to Miami and he will now be re-united with his former Barca team-mate Busquets. Inter Miami posted a tweeted heralding the arrival of the player….
Young Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinal at the ongoing Queen’s Club Championships on Thursday. He defeated Arthur Rinderknech by 6-2, 6-3 to reach his first grass court quarterfinal. “I’m really happy with the level that I played today. Jiri is a great opponent, great shots,” the Spaniard said in his on-court…
The Pakistan football team got off to a horror start in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, losing to arch-rivals India 0-4. It was India captain Sunil Chhetri who netted a hat-trick while Udanta Singh bagged a solitary goal in the rout. While there’s no denying that India dominated Pakistan all throughout the 90 minutes, the…
Euro 2024 hosts Germany lost 1-0 to Poland in a friendly in Warsaw on Friday, with Jakub Kiwor’s first-half goal piling more pressure on coach Hansi Flick. Poland’s victory was just their second over their neighbours in 22 games dating back to 1933, and left Germany with a single win in four games since their…
India clinched 1-0 victory over Myanmar at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal, in the opening match of the Tri-Nation International Football Tournament on Wednesday. Given India’s dominance over their rivals for most of the outing, the scoreline would have been bigger, but the team missed chances that kept the victory margin at the bare…