I’ll not trade what I’ve got for anything in the world: Sunil ChhetriSunil Chhetri, with 19 years in international football, 150 appearances, and 94 goals, leads India against Kuwait in a crucial FIFA World C...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of KuwaitThe sheikh, who turns 61 on the day after the Paris Games close in August, will be 74 when the latest punishment expires. Under IOC rules h...
04 May, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host India's two World Cup QualifiersThe following year, India will play back-to-back matches against Afghanistan or Mongolia, starting with the away fixture on March 21, 2024,...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host India's first two FIFA World Cup QualifiersIn 2024, India will play back-to-back matches against Afghanistan or Mongolia, starting with the away fixture on March 21 and then return h...
02 Sep, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Why India should send football teams to HangzhouAccording to sports ministry guidelines, a team has to rank among the top 8 to be allowed to go for the Asian Games. However, the footballe...
22 Jul, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
Soccer faces wave of racial and offensive abuse incidents amid FIFA pledge to stop gamesThe two men's games abandoned Monday - when New Zealand and the Ireland under-21 team refused to continue playing after hearing racial abus...
20 Jun, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group in next month's SAFF CupSAFF general secretary Anwar-ul Huq said that the participating countries have assured the organisers that they will send their first natio...
17 May, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
Qatar teams up with FIFA and WHO to battle child obesity, launch initiatives to encourage fitness among youthAccording to reports, 70 per cent of Qatar's population suffer from obesity.
19 Dec, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
John Gaps III, globe-trotting and award-winning photographer, dies at age 63Gaps published a book in 1997 of his own poetry and photos that takes a poignant look at his encounters with war and conflict from around t...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Kuwait army allows women in combat roles, but without gunsActivists have decried the policy as "one step forward, two steps back" after the defence ministry also decided that women in the armed for...
17 Feb, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
India's remaining FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be held in Qatar"FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar, will welcome Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh with Japan set to provide the stage...
26 Mar, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
- Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA council
SOCCER-ASIA-FIFA:Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA council
02 Feb, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
- Soccer-Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA council
SOCCER-ASIA/FIFA:Soccer-Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA council
02 Feb, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
- Soccer-AFC refuses recognition for new Kuwait governing body
SOCCER-KUWAIT/AFC:Soccer-AFC refuses recognition for new Kuwait governing body
31 Aug, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
Gautam Gambhir comes to Indian ice hockey team's rescue, donates Rs 4 lakhKolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday pitched in with a donation Rs 4 lakh to help the Ice Hockey Association of India.
15 Apr, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
The importance of forming young England teams and giving senior players a restReal Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have both flown to Doha for a friendly that will be played on Thursday.
02 Jan, 2014, 07.13 AM IST
PepsiCo inks deal with Asian Football Development ProjectUnder the theme 'Kick for Hope', the partnership will cover over 40 countries with a special focus on the Middle East and India, a statemen...
08 Apr, 2013, 12.24 PM IST