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New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The Indian men's futsal team will play two friendly matches against Lebanon in Beirut on September 13 and 15 as part of their preparations for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, scheduled for later this month, as per the official website of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Led by Iranian head coach Reza Kordi, the Futsal Tigers held a 20-day camp in Bengaluru after the conclusion of the AIFF Futsal Club Championship last month. India, ranke ...Read More >
India U-17 coach Bibiano Fernandes has named his squad for the upcoming SAFF U-17 Championship Sri Lanka 2025 which is scheduled to take place from September 16 to September 27. India is the defending champion of the tournament, having won the 2024 edition in Bhutan after defeating Bangladesh in the final. ALSO READ: Doing more with less -- How Khalid Jamil defied expectations with a depleted squad at CAFA Nations Cup 2025 India will begin its title defence by looking to qualify from Group B, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Indian U17 men's team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka starting from September 15. The Blue Colts, who have been training in Goa for almost two months, since the trials began in July, will arrive in Colombo on Saturday afternoon, as per the AIFF website. Also Read | PAK 4/1 in 0.2 Over | Pakistan vs Oman Live Score Updates of Asia Cup 2025: Shah Faisal Removes Saim Ayub for Golde ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Indian U17 men's team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka starting from September 15. The Blue Colts, who have been training in Goa for almost two months, since the trials began in July, will arrive in Colombo on Saturday afternoon, as per the AIFF website. India are placed in Group B where they will face Maldives (September 16), Bhutan (September 19) and Pakistan (September 22). Th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Indian U17 men team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka starting from September 15. The Blue Colts, who have been training in Goa for almost two months, since the trials began in July, will arrive in Colombo on Saturday afternoon, as per the AIFF website. India are placed in Group B where they will face Maldives (September 16), Bhutan (September 19) and Pakistan (September 22). The ...Read More >
Kolkata: Nearly 10 years after his first match against Iran, a 0-3 loss in Bengaluru, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu had said he felt could have done more. When they met again, India lost 0-4 but Sandhu told HT in a recent interview that he and the team had given "absolutely everything." Monday's 0-3 defeat to defending champions Iran in the CAFA Nations Cup could feel like the away loss against the Asian heayweights in 2016. There was no denying who were bossing in Hisor, Tajikistan, but after 89 minut ...Read More >
All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey believes it is a matter of pride that an Indian becomes a coach for India's national team, reflecting on Khalid Jamil's appointment as head coach for the Indian Senior Men's National Team. AIFF earlier this month confirmed the signing of Khalid Jamil for a two-year contract, with an option to extend for another year, as the head coach of the Indian Senior Men's National Team. Jamil took charge of the national team on a full-time basis ...Read More >
Kolkata: There were no surprises in Khalid Jamil's first interaction with the media and the first set of India players he named as head coach, both of which happened on Monday. India will play the CAFA Nations Cup with little time to prepare and without the seven Mohun Bagan Super Giant players but Jamil decided not to make a big deal of either. Instead, he chose to strike a positive note. "It is a big challenge for me. I have got what I wanted. For me now the task is to deliver," said Jamil in ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na ...Read More >
Hyderabad: After Mohun Bagan SuperGiants, FC Goa have also entered the Champions League two. Mohun Bagan already qualified for the tournament by becoming the ISL Shield champions. Manolo Marquez capitalised on the home conditions on Wednesday. The Super Cup champions reached the main stage of the continental competition, defeating Omani club Al Seeb. Goa win by 2-1 Goa defeated Al Seeb 2-1 at the Fatorda Stadium. Dejan Drazic and Severio Toro scored two goals for Goa in the two halves. Drazic ...Read More >
IMAGE: Khalid Jamil signed the contract after parting ways with ISL team Jamshedpur FC. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said Khalid Jamil has taken charge of the senior men's team on a full-time basis for a period of two years with an option to extend his contract by one year depending on results. The AIFF said Jamil has signed the contract after parting ways with ISL team Jamshedpur FC. Jamil will begin his first training camp on August 15 at the Drav ...Read More >
Indian boxer Nishant Dev extended his flawless run in the professional circuit, securing a Technical Knockout win over American LaQuan Evans in Frisco, USA. The 24-year-old halted the more seasoned Evans in the sixth round of their Super Welterweight bout on Saturday night, recording his third consecutive professional victory. Dev unleashed a flurry of unanswered punches that left Evans defenceless, prompting the referee to stop the contest at 1:58 in the sixth and final round. The fight was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Indian boxer Nishant Dev extended his flawless run in the professional circuit, securing a Technical Knockout win over American LaQuan Evans in Frisco, USA. The 24-year-old halted the more seasoned Evans in the sixth round of their Super Welterweight bout on Saturday night, recording his third consecutive professional victory. Dev unleashed a flurry of unanswered punches that left Evans defenceless, prompting the referee to stop the contest at 1:58 in the sixth and fina ...Read More >
Panaji: Manolo Marquez has signed a new one-year contract with FC Goa after officially ending his stint as coach of the national football team.The Spanish coach had a dual role last season, taking charge of the national team and continuing with his job as coach of Goa. The experiment didn't fetch expected results as India won just one of the eight matches, so a month into his contract as a full-time coach, he decided it was best to part ways, mutually.Early this month, the AIFF executive committ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) After stepping down as Indian men's football team head coach earlier this month, Spaniard Manolo Marquez on Friday re-joined FC Goa to helm the club for the 2025-26 season. FC Goa announced that Marquez has signed to continue as the head coach for the upcoming season, his third at the club. "No one forgets the Don and the Don never forgets home. Welcome Back Boss," FC Goa posted on their social media handle. "I was very happy during the previous two seasons, where the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 26,994 crore for the April-June quarter, reflecting a growth of 78.3 per cent over the year-ago period, driven by consumer businesses and investment sales. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company stood at Rs 26,994 crore, or Rs 19.95 per share, in April-June 2025 compared to Rs 15,138 crore earnings ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) After stepping down as Indian men's football team head coach earlier this month, Spaniard Manolo Marquez on Friday re-joined FC Goa to helm the club for the 2025-26 season. FC Goa announced that Marquez has signed to continue as the head coach for the upcoming season, his third at the club. Also Read | WCL 2025 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate: Check Latest Team Standings and Leaderboard of World Championship of Legends Season Two. "No one forgets the Don and the ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeh ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10: The Indian men's football team has slipped to its lowest FIFA ranking in nine years, falling six spots to 133rd in the latest update released on Thursday. The drop comes after back-to-back defeats in June - a 0-2 loss to Thailand in a friendly on June 4, followed by a 0-1 defeat to lower-ranked Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier. These results also led to head coach Manolo Marquez parting ways with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). India last ranked lower in Decembe ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Indian men's football team has slipped to its lowest FIFA ranking in nine years, falling six spots to 133rd in the latest update released on Thursday. The drop comes after back-to-back defeats in June - a 0-2 loss to Thailand in a friendly on June 4, followed by a 0-1 defeat to lower-ranked Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier. These results also led to head coach Manolo Marquez parting ways with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). India last ranked lower in D ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, according to the ICC website. The sub-regional qualifiers from 2024 --Kuwait, Malaysia, UAE, Qatar, Japan, and Samoa --will join Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and the hosts to battle for three spots at next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Of these si ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Oman is set to host the combined ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in October later this year. Nine teams will participate in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, according to the ICC website. The sub-regional qualifiers from 2024 --Kuwait, Malaysia, UAE, Qatar, Japan, and Samoa --will join Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and the hosts to battle for three spots at next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Of these si ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The All India Football Federation on Sunday announced a reward of USD 50,000 for the senior Indian women's team following their historic qualification for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time through the qualifiers. The Blue Tigresses delivered a flawless campaign, winning all four matches convincingly to seal their spot at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026. Also Read | Did Akash Deep Clean Bowled Joe Root on No-Ball During IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025? Here's ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The All India Football Federation on Sunday announced a reward of USD 50,000 for the senior Indian women's team following their historic qualification for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time through the qualifiers. The Blue Tigresses delivered a flawless campaign, winning all four matches convincingly to seal their spot at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026. India's last appearance at the continental showpiece came in 2003, when there were no qualifiers. ...Read More >
Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has invited applications from coaches for the vacant position of head coach, senior men's national team.The AIFF mutually parted ways with Manolo Marquez as the India coach early this week and have now kickstarted the process to find his replacement.According to an advertisement on the federation's website, coaches need to mandatorily have a minimum of AFC/UEFA Pro license or equivalent, and have 10-15 years of experience at the elite youth and se ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday began the process to find a new head coach for its under-fire men's national team, setting July 13 as the last date for interested applicants, who must have at least 10 years of experience and "cultural sensitivity" among other qualifications. The process has been necessitated by the departure of Spaniard Manolo Marquez from the position. The 56-year-old parted ways on mutually agreeable terms with the AIFF after a string ...Read More >
Kolkota: East Bengal FC have been drawn in Group E of the AFC Women's Champions League 2025 Preliminary Stage, alongside Kitchee SC (Hong Kong) and Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia). The draw was conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The reigning Indian Women's League champions will travel to Cambodia for the centralised round-robin qualifiers, scheduled to take place from August 25 to 31. A total of 19 clubs from across Asia will compete in the Preliminary Stage, which features ...Read More >
CHENNAI: INDIAN football is now looking for its third head coach for the men's team in the last 13 months. The latest on the list being Spanish coach Manolo Marquez who left the job after a forgettable stint on Wednesday. Marquez replaced Igor Stimac in June 2024 as All India Football Federation's (AIFF) hoped that he would get the best out of the Indian players. In the lead up to his appointment, the Spaniard had led Indian Super League (ISL) team Hyderabad FC to a league title in 2022 before m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Embattled India football head coach Manolo Marquez stepped down on Wednesday after reaching a "mutual agreement" with the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF), which was under pressure to fix accountability for the recent downward spiral of the national team. The AIFF Executive Committee, in its meeting here, agreed to relieve the 56-year-old Marquez after he expressed his desire to do so despite one year still left in his contract. "The AIFF and Manolo decided to mutually part way ...Read More >
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