Women

The SAFF U17 Women’s Championship, which took place from March 20 to 28, 2023, served as an excellent platform for the implementation of child safeguarding measures to ensure a positive and enjoyable football experience for all participants. With the help of the innovative “Safety Balloon” exercise, the activity saw the …

The lives of sportspersons are fraught with uncertainty. The pressure squeezes them from all ends. Whether it is economic, or societal, personal or physical, surmounting odds are routine, and often enough par for the course. But even then, to consider Elangbam Panthoi Chanu’s odds is to conduct an exercise in …

When India won the Hero Tri-Nation tournament in Imphal early this week, India Women’s Senior National Team captain Ashalata Devi watched the games with pride, not just for the game, but bursting at the seams with love for the game itself. “It was a really proud moment for all of …

After a long and gruelling 10 weeks in training camp, and five friendlies spread across weeks and venues, the Indian Senior National Women’s team is in the Kyrgyz capital to take on the hosts in a two-legged playoff in the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1. “Now it’s time to get …

In a landmark moment for the Bengaluru FC Women’s Teams, two players from the club’s U17 squad, Ruthu Sreenandan and Tanvi Nair were part of the Karnataka Squad in the opening match of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship against Gujarat, earlier this week. Ruthu, who joined Bengaluru FC from …

The journey to represent Asia at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 begins this weekend when the Asian Qualifiers Round 1 get underway. Two coveted slots are up for grabs and the 20 teams that are involved in the first of three qualifying rounds will dream of making it …