Asia

Maldives overcome Bhutan to make a winning start!

Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF Championship 2023 encounter here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, June 22. The island nation took an early lead in the game when Hamza Mohamed converted from the spot in the 6th minute. The Maldives No. …

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Graduates of third AFC FMD forge forward towards football excellence!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Vision and Mission of providing focused and dedicated services to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MAs) was further underlined today with the graduation of participants from the third Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme. A total of 29 participants enrolled in the landmark 13-month …

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Lebanon strike it late to leave Bangladesh frustrated!

Lebanon earned full points in their opening Group B match of the SAFF Championship 2023 when they defeated former champions Bangladesh 2-0 at the Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday, June 22. Two late goals from Hassan Maatouk and Khalil Bader were enough to break Bangladesh’s resistance. Lebanon, ranked 99 in the …

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India face Tajikistan, Myanmar & Palestine in 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers!

The Indian men’s futsal team is set to participate in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first time. India were drawn alongside Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine in Group E after the draw ceremony held on Thursday, June 22 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala …

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U-NEXT & DAZN secure LaLiga rights for the Japanese market!

U-NEXT and DAZN reinforced its commitment to streaming the world’s best football by securing the co-exclusive Japanese rights for one of the biggest football leagues in the world, Spain’s LaLiga. The multi-year deal to stream LaLiga Santander gives both DAZN and U-NEXT all 380 matches from LaLiga live and on-demand, …

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SAFF Championship 2023 VIDEO: INDIA 4-0 Pakistan – Highlights!

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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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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