New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India’s Unity Cup 2026 campaign ended in disappointment as the Blue Tigers suffered a second consecutive defeat, going down 0-1 against Zimbabwe in the third-place play-off at The Valley in London on Saturday. A first-half penalty from Prince Dube (33′) proved decisive as Zimbabwe secured third place, while India’s campaign ended without a goal.After falling 0-2 to Jamaica in the semifinal, head coach Khalid Jamil rang in four changes to his starting line-up. Vikram Pa…
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Indian men’s national football team will return to English soil after 24 years as they take on Jamaica in the Unity Cup 2026 semifinal at The Valley, London, on Wednesday.India’s return to the United Kingdom brings with it both nostalgia and opportunity. The last time the Blue Tigers played on English soil was in 2002, also against Jamaica, when the sides met twice in friendly matches in Watford and Wolverhampton.Now, more than two decades later, India arrive in Lo…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Indian football team has completed their 22-member squad for the Unity Cup 2026 in London after four additional players were drafted into the team ahead of the semifinal clash against Jamaica.The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced that midfielder Macarton Nickson and defender Nikhil Barla joined the squad in London on Tuesday afternoon, while forwards Mohammed Sanan and Vikram Partap Singh are expected to arrive on Wednesday morning.India will face Jamaic…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Indian men’s football team will play two international friendly matches against Tajikistan during the June FIFA International Match Window, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Tuesday.The matches will be played on June 5 and June 9 at the Hisor Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan, with both games scheduled to kick off at 8:30 PM IST.The Indian football team, currently participating in the Unity Cup 2026 in London, will travel to Tajikistan after …
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The AIFF strongly on Sunday denied the reports that appeared in the media regarding the release of players from Mohun Bagan SG to the Senior National Men’s team for the Unity Cup. “A club official has been quoted in the media that Mohun Bagan SG had written to the AIFF six days ago that the Federation should take responsibility if players get injured outside the FIFA window and alleged that we did not respond,” said AIFF Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayan. “…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian footballer Sumit Rathi has praised new India head coach Khalid Jamil for creating a positive atmosphere in the national team setup and increasing competition among players through a simple and clear approach. Rathi said Indian coaches understand Indian players better and highlighted it as one of Jamil’s biggest strengths since taking charge of the national team.“To be honest, Indian coaches understand Indian players better. That is a fact. That is a plus point …
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) Ryan Williams and Akash Mishra scored in each half of the match as India prevailed over past Hong Kong 2-1, to end their AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round Group C campaign on a high at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday. With this, India recorded their first win at Kochi.Early strikes from debutant Williams and a second-half goal by left-back Mishra ensured the Blue Tigers secured their first win of the qualifying campaign. India ended th…
Kochi, March 30 (IANS) It’s been 3,654 days since the Indian men’s national team last played in Kochi. The wait of 10 years and two days for the Kerala faithful will come to an end when the Blue Tigers take on Hong Kong, China, in their last Group D clash of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers Final Round at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. On March 29, 2016, a Sandesh Jhingan header had put India ahead against Turkmenistan, but the visitors responded with a couple of second-h…
Kochi, March 27 (IANS) In a move that has left fans and stakeholders reeling, Indian football has stumbled into yet another administrative nightmare. On Thursday, an embarrassing standoff unfolded at Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) when Indian men’s football team head coach Khalid Jamil and several players were reportedly denied entry to the premises. The sight of a national team coach being turned away from the venue has ignited a firestorm of criticism across social media, with fans lab…
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The amendments to Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) were made in an opaque manner and passed by the Parliament in January last year without any consultations or debate, and though Senators had said that the amended law would not be used against journalists, the promise was broken as was clear from the intent behind introducing these amendments, a rights activist said. “The results of this opaque, undemocratic process have been damaging in terms of the …