The full-time whistle had barely left the referee's lips when the Indian dugout emptied in a surge of euphoria. Players sprinted across the pitch, substitutes and staff joining those who had fought for every inch in the Ahmedabad evening. There were tears, embraces, fists raised to the sky.
The Indian senior women's team will play the first of the Tri-Nation International Friendlies against IR Iran on Tuesday, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.
Ranked 81st in the FIBA rankings, India were the underdogs against 27th-ranked Iran but the hosts started with a lot of gumption as the packed stadium cheered them through the hour-long match. Forward Pranav Prince impressed with the interceptions in the initial few minutes as the hosts took
The Asia Cup comprising a total of 24 countries, divided into six groups are competing in a round-robin qualifying tournament till February next year. The Indian team is placed in Group E of the qualifiers along with Qatar, Kazakhstan and Iran
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): A dominant Indian women’s football team began their campaign in the Hero Gold Cup on a winning note as they beat Iran by solitary goal played here at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.