The city of Alanya is often described as a place where timeless beauty meets modern progress. A look at the Gold City Sports Complex, the venue for the Turkish Women's Cup 2024, would aptly reveal the truth behind the saying
Ten goals, two hat-tricks, two debuts, with one scoring her first international goal, in the initial encounter against Bhutan marked a commanding beginning for the Young Tigresses
Back-to-back losses against Japan and Vietnam have dashed the Blue Tigresses' Paris dream. Two games where India went down fair and square despite showing glimpses of what they are capable of. But head coach Thomas Dennerby reiterated that when you are playing against teams of this level, ju
Vietnam await the Blue Tigresses on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent at 15:30 IST. It's a do-or-die situation for both sides. Like India, Vietnam also went down in their opening match on Thursday - a 0-1 loss to hosts Uzbekistan at the Bunyodkor Stadium. A win f
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 that put four past eventual champions Spain in the World Cup was always going to be the mother
Blue Tigresses head coach Thomas Dennerby had set up a low block, playing a 5-3-2 formation, a strategy that worked well for the first 45 minutes, managing to keep the scoreline to a minimum of 0-1 at the breather.
The challenge lying ahead in the Olympic Qualifiers is significantly tougher, with Japan, among the best in not just Asia but the world, awaiting the Blue Tigresses in the opening fixture on October 26. Vietnam, who made their FIFA Women's World Cup debut this year, and hosts Uzbekistan, ran
For India, who suffered a 1-2 loss at the hands of Taipei in their last game, a win against Thailand might just be enough to take them through to the last eight, though head coach Thomas Dennerby feels that the Blue Tigresses will have to work hard to gain victory against Thailand.
India, ranked 60 in the world, will open their Group C campaign against London 2012 silver-medallists Japan (ranked 11) on October 26 at the JAR Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Three days later, the Blue Tigresses will take on 32-ranked Vietnam, who qualified for their first FIFA Women's Wo
The Blue Tigresses got off to a good start, and it did not take them long to get the lead as Sandhiya scored in the 18th minute, beating two defenders before tucking her shot past the rival goalkeeper.
Jordan have been a familiar opponent for India recently, with the Blue Tigresses beating them 1-0 in a friendly last year as well. Jordan is ranked 69th on the FIFA Rankings, eight places below India.
India played out two draws in their two International Friendlies against Nepal in Chennai - 2-2 on February 15 and 0-0 on February 18. While the results may not have been up to the expectations, the Federation President was impressed with the dominating performance put out by the team in the