Women

The stage is set for the pinnacle of women’s club football as eight champions from as many Member Associations prepare to vie for continental supremacy in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament, which kicks off for one last time on Monday. With a record number of teams …

The Blue Tigresses bowed out of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 with a 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan in Tashkent’s Bunyodkor Stadium on Thursday, November 1. In the four-team group, India had earlier lost to Japan and Vietnam. Backed by a loud if not capacity crowd, Uzbekistan immediately applied pressure …

The fight for the semifinal spots from Group A in the Women’s Football event of the National Games was a truly thrilling affair at the Tilak Maidan in Goa, on Tuesday, October 31. In the Manipur versus Tamil Nadu match, all that the National champions, Tamil Nadu, were to do …

At stake are ‘pride, honour and reputation’ for the Indian Senior Women’s Team as they take on Uzbekistan in their last match of the Paris 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2 on Wednesday, November 1 at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent at 5.30pm IST. Back-to-back losses against Japan …

Odisha and Haryana marched into the semifinals of Women’s Football in the National Games in Goa even before they played their last matches in the four-team Group B. On Monday, October 30 both teams emerged winners to take their points tally to six points from two matches. On Wednesday, Odisha …

Tough days at the office have been aplenty for the Indian women’s team this year. The two wins in the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan seem like a distant memory now. But in sports, there cannot be room for stagnancy. Four losses in a row since then …

Dr Caitano Fernandes is a man in a hurry. It is not because he lacks composure or doesn’t have time on his side. The reason is simple. The Goa Football Association President and SAFF Competitions Committee member strongly believes everything else surrounding his life can wait, but the welfare of …

Mighty Tamil Nadu and Bengal emerged easy winners in Group A of the National Games Women’s Football in Goa on Sunday, October 29. While National champions Tamil Nadu made short work of Jharkhand, winning 3-1 in the morning session, Bengal emerged with a 3-0 victory over Manipur, considered the powerhouse …

India’s Paris Olympics dreams ended at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday, October 29, when they went down fighting to Vietnam 1-3 in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group C encounter. Having lost their second consecutive match in a row, India are now out of contention for …