Tag Archives: India Women

After heavy Japan defeat, India’s Blue Tigresses look for a new dawn against Vietnam!

Thomas Dennerby had time and again stressed on the importance of the matches against Vietnam and Uzbekistan in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 2. “These are the teams that are on more equal footing with us, and we have to try and win both matches,” he had said after …

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India Women’s Dennerby: Keep your Olympic dream burning!

Japan seven, India nil. Calling it a difficult day for the Indian women’s team would be an understatement. But there’s no embarrassment at all in losing to a world-class opponent like Japan. A team who put four past eventual champions Spain in the World Cup was always going to be …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #59 I-League & Indian Football Updates!

Candid Football Conversations returns with a preview of the upcoming I-League while also talking in general on Indian football! Akshata Shukla and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabriand I are joined by YouTubers Sayan Sarkar and Hiren Patel. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.

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India’s Blue Tigresses suffer 0-7 defeat to Japan!

India failed to withstand a second-half storm against former World Cup champions Japan in their first match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2, losing 0-7 at the Lokomotiv Stadium, in Tashkent, on Thursday, October 26. Blue Tigresses head coach Thomas Dennerby had set up a low block, …

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Mighty Japan on the horizon for India’s Blue Tigresses!

There are challenges, and then there are challenges. The Indian senior women’s team, who had effortlessly trounced Kyrgyz Republic in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in April, will open their Round 2 campaign against one of the world’s best, Japan. The clash with the former world champions will …

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AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers: Bumpy roads, undaunted Dennerby’s India Women!

The Indian senior women’s team have been kept busy for the last couple of months. After camping for more than six weeks in Bhubaneswar, the Blue Tigresses participated in the Asian Games for the first time in nine years. Now, the Thomas Dennerby-coached squad have landed in Saudi Arabia for …

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India Women to train in Saudi Arabia ahead of Olympic Qualifiers!

The Indian senior women’s team is leaving for Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 14, 2023, for a training-cum-exposure tour on the eve of the AFC Women’s Olympics Qualifiers to be played in Uzbekistan later this month. The team, who will play a few friendly matches in Saudi Arabia, will leave …

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Prodigal India Women go down to Thailand in crunch Asian Games encounter!

The India Senior Women’s Team’s dream of crossing the group stage hurdle in the Asian Games 2023 evaporated on the pitch of Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Wenzhou, on Sunday, September 24, when they went down to mighty Thailand 0-1. Thongrong Parichat scored the all-important goal in the 51st minute. …

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Dennerby looks for stronger, calmer India Women against Thailand!

Risk and reward are the two guiding principles for the Indian Women’s Team, as they look to progress to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games. While their strong challenge to the Chinese Taipei capitulated in the second half, the Blue Tigresses had fought admirably against a side that is placed …

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India fight like Tigresses before falling to Chinese Taipei!

The Blue Tigresses suffered a heart-breaking 1-2 loss to Chinese Taipei in their opening game in Group B at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Thursday, September 21. Anju Tamang’s opener was cancelled out by two late Chinese Taipei goals to leave India empty-handed, yet with the belief that …

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