Football  

As the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi is expected to be painted in a sea of yellow, the Indian Super League (ISL) opening ceremony is set to catalyse it with high-octane performances by Bollywood actors Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani along with the internationally acclaimed Indian dance group – Kings United

Adil Khan ensured that India at least secure a point from the home match in the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier as he rose highest to nod home a Brandon Fernandes corner kick in the 88th minute. A defeat at home would have severely dented India's hopes of advancing in the next round

The decision to make ISL as top-tier league of India was taken on Monday (October 14) after the stakeholders agreed to a proposal of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), ending the long-drawn and contentious restructuring process

Defenders Sandesh Jhingan and Anwar Ali (Jr) were ruled out the match to be played at VYBK Stadium due to injuries, while Halicharan Narzary, Farukh Choudhary and Nishu Kumar did not make it to the final 23 and were released from the national camp in Guwahati

'Dear fans, the time has now come and I will be finishing my active career at the end of this season. I would like to thank both, you and my teams FC Bayern, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and the German national team,' Bastian Schweinsteiger said

The 40-year-old retired forward Diego Forlan has played for the Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) and thus rightly was asked where do Indian players lack and how things can be improved

'I can say we are very happy to go back to Kolkata. It is the 'Mecca of Indian football.' I can see the excitement amongst the players about playing in Kolkata. I have been told that ticket sales are going at a great rate, and there might be 60-65 thousand people on (October) 15th,' said Igor Stimac ahead of India's World Cup 2022 qualifier against Bangladesh

The Indian football team will practice in Guwahati till October 12 and will arrive in Kolkata the following day for the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against Bangladesh. Head coach Igor Stimac said many people already feel that this India team is at the “beginning of a new and very successful era”

'The Indian football team has improved its standard drastically. Sunil Chhetri was not there in the match, still, the team was able to draw their match against Qatar in the qualifying tournament. I wish Chhetri a speedy recovery. Football is the most popular sport in the world and India should look to cement their place as a strong force in the sport,' Kiren Rijiju said

Historically, Qatar have been the dominant side, having won three out of four official matches played against India. One match ended in a draw. India and Qatar face in FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier in Doha on September 10

The young footballers will train in Warsaw from September 15-30 under former Polish international and current UEFA Pro Licence holder Dariusz Kubicki, who had also come to India in 2016 to conduct a clinic

'It is difficult to swallow. I think we didn't keep the ball in the second half. It's not easy if we keep giving the ball to a team like Oman. That's something we need to work on. The boys fought really well,' Sunil Chhetri said after India lost to Oman in FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier

The 35-year-old Sunil Chhetri, international football's second highest scorer among active players, pushed India ahead against Oman in the 24th minute with his 72nd strike

A member of the Croatian team that reached the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup, Igor Stimac is undoubtedly one of the most high-profile names to have managed India, but the start hasn't been impressive

India are all set to take on Oman here for their first encounter of the qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup, China 2023. The hosts have never won against the visitors in a FIFA-recognised match