New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) FIFA president Gianni Infantino has met the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Jay Shah in Milan. The meeting marks the crossover between two of the most important people in the world’s most popular sports. Infantino shared a glimpse of the meeting with Shah through a post on Instagram. He lauded Shah’s work in the growth of cricket and also wished him luck as cricket is getting back to the Olympics. “It was my pleasure to meet ICC Chairman Jay Shah today in Milan….
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Geneva, Jan 24 (IANS) A record-breaking prize money will be awarded to the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup winner, the world football governing body announced on Saturday.The final champion of the Women’s Champions Cup will receive 2.3 million U.S. dollars while the runner-up will earn one million, FIFA said.The champions from every confederation will compete for the intercontinental club title. The two semifinals are scheduled at Brentford Stadium (Gtech Community Stadium) in London, Brita…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The much-awaited new season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is set to commence on February 14, Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday.The league was in limbo ever since the talks between Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) and AIFF broke down, and the two could not decide on the renewal of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) with AIFF to operate the Indian Super League. FSDL refused to start the 2025-26 edition at the usual time …
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after some of the country’s top football stars appealed to FIFA, the sport’s governing body, players and fans for some good news, with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announcing that the dates for the next season of the Indian Super League (ISL) will be announced next week.”The AIFF office bearers held an emergency meeting on Saturday to consider and acknowledge the report submitted by the AIFF-ISL Coordination Committee. The Coordination Committee was cons…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) With the future of the Indian Super League (ISL) still not clear, Indian footballers, along with international stars, have urged the sport’s global governing body, FIFA, to step in and resolve the lingering state of the franchise-based tournament.Leading figures of Indian football, including Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Sandesh Jhingan, and Sunil Chhetri, have publicly appealed to FIFA to step in amid the ongoing crisis facing the sport in the country.“It’s January, and we …
New Delhi, Jan 1, 2026 (IANS): Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin has sounded a warning over the future of ODI cricket, expressing concern that the 50-over format could face a slow decline after the 2027 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. With the growing dominance of T20 leagues worldwide and the enduring appeal of Test cricket, Ashwin believes the relevance of ODIs is steadily diminishing, and the format’s long-term survival is under threat.In…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As the world welcomed the New Year 2026 amid fireworks, celebrations, and renewed hope, leading figures from the global sports fraternity joined in to mark the occasion, sharing messages of love, gratitude, and motivation at the start of the year.Sports icons around the world gave their fans a surprise with New Year celebration photos, where followers got a glimpse of their personal lives.ICC chairman Jay Shah shared a cricket-themed message, wishing everyone a “boundary-…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Five more Indian match officials have been added to the FIFA International List of Match Officials for 2026. Rachana Kamani (Gujarat), along with Ashwin Kumar (Puducherry) and Aditya Purkayastha (Delhi), have been added to the FIFA list of women and men referees, respectively.Meanwhile, Muralitharan Pandurangan (Puducherry) and Peter Christopher (Maharashtra) have been inducted as Assistant Referees. Ashwin Kumar and Aditya Purkayestha, along with making the FIFA list, h…