Asia

A Diamond is Forever: Super Sunil Chhetri’s hattrick sinks Pakistan!

The Indian senior men’s team kicked off their SAFF Championship title defence with a 4-0 victory over Pakistan in Group A on Wednesday, June 21 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri netted an early brace before adding another after the break for his fourth international hat-trick, thereby …

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Kuwait find it easy against Nepal in SAFF Championship opener!

Kuwait downed Nepal 3-1 in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2023, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday, June 21. The Middle East nation, playing in the SAFF Championship for the first time as one of the two teams invited from outside the region, dominated the proceedings right …

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Down but not out: India U-17s put Uzbekistan defeat behind them!

It wasn’t the best of times, but it certainly wasn’t the worst. India’s 0-1 defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan in their second Group D match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup was heartbreaking, to say the least. The Blue Colts fought tooth and nail, perhaps better in the second …

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XtraTime VIDEO: SAFF Cup holders India cross swords with Pakistan!

Just three days after winning the Hero Intercontinental Cup, the Indian senior men’s team will begin their SAFF Championship 2023 campaign against Pakistan in Group A at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday June 21 at 7:30pm IST. A sell-out crowd is expected to witness the battle of …

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Pathways to AFC Champions League & AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stages confirmed!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the battle lines of the Preliminary and Playoff Stages of the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League 2023/24. The race to secure a place in the AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage will begin in Hong Kong where Hong Kong Rangers will …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #10 India vs Pakistan preview!

Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show and this time the topic is the upcoming India vs Pakistan match in the SAFF Championship in Bengaluru. On SportsKhabri & arunfoot, we are joined by Shahrukh Sohail, Mohammed Shahnawaz, Zohaib Rashid, Nilanjan Datta and Chiranjit Ojha. Candid Football Conversations is a …

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India U-17 suffer narrow defeat against Uzbekistan!

India went down 0-1 against Uzbekistan in their second Group D match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup at the Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand, on Tuesday, June 20. Substitute Mukhammedali Reimov netted the only goal of the match. India head coach Bibiano Fernandes made one change to his …

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SAFF Cup holders India geared up to cross swords with Pakistan in front of a packed house!

Just three days after winning the Hero Intercontinental Cup, the Indian senior men’s team will begin their SAFF Championship 2023 campaign against Pakistan in Group A at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday June 21 at 7:30pm IST. A sell-out crowd is expected to witness the battle of …

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