Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

420 Grams LIVE: India @ 2021 SAFF Championship – Tournament Review!

Former India captain Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed join Arjun Pandit and Siddhanth Aney with all the highlights and analysis of Team India at the 2021 SAFF Championship. India were undefeated through the tournament and beat Nepal 3-0. Captain Sunil Chhetri scored in the final, alongside Suresh Wangjam and Sahal …

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420 Grams LIVE: India held by Sri Lanka in SAFF Cup – Highlights & Post Match Analysis!

In what can only be termed as the dullest outing by the national team in the recent past, the India played out a slow, boring 0-0 draw against Sri Lanka in its second match of the SAFF Championship 2021 campaign in Male, Maldives. With the draw, India have just two …

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India’s Igor Stimac urges Blue Tigers to be clever & patient against Sri Lanka!

A day in between, and its matchday minus one again! The medical staff stay extremely busy working on the tight muscles and niggles; the technical staff stay busy in looking back at the last match against Bangladesh, and dissecting and planning tomorrow, October 7 one against Sri Lanka. The players …

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India’s match schedule for postponed 2020 SAFF Championship in Maldives announced!

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has released the fixtures for the postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to be played from October 1 to 13 in the Maldives. India will face Bangladesh (October 3), Sri Lanka (October 6), Nepal (October 8), and hosts Maldives (October 11) with the top two sides …

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The postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to be held in the Maldives in October!

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has decided to hand the hosting rights of the postponed 2020 SAFF Championship to the Maldives. Originally it was planed to be played last year in Bangladesh, but they pulled out of hosting the tournament due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Then the Maldives and …

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COVID-19 pandemic forces SAFF Championship postponement to 2021!

The South Asian Football Federation held a video conference with their seven member associations – BFF (Bangladesh Football Federation), BFF (Bhutan Football Federation), AIFF (All India Football Federation), FAM (Football Association of Maldives), ANFA (All Nepal Football Association), PFF (Pakistan Football Federation), and FFSL (Football Federation of Sri Lanka) – …

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Sandesh Jhingan invokes Lord Buddha, urges fans to appreciate what they have!

Blue Tigers centre-back Sandesh Jhingan quoted Lord Buddha in a message, urging fans to “appreciate” what they have, as he joined a consortium of South Asian football players in a Facebook Live session conducted by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Thursday, May 7. The 26-year-old was joined by …

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India Women pump six past Sri Lanka in South Asian Games!

The Indian Women’s Football Team completed yet another dominant display at the 13th South Asian Games 2019, as they trounced Sri Lanka by a massive margin of 6-0 at the Pokhara Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal on Thursday, December 5. Sandhiya Ranganathan scored a first-half brace, while Ratanbala Devi scored one …

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India Women leave for Nepal to defend their South Asian Games title!

The India Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky exuded confidence as her team set its course for Nepal, where they will embark on a campaign to defend their South Asian Games gold medal. Women’s football has been included in two previous editions of the South Asian Games (2010 and …

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