After playing a series of preparatory matches in Spain, the India U-17 squad, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, are currently in Germany to play a few practice games. The Blue Colts are preparing for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup final rounds to be played in Thailand next month. Placed in Group D they
With this victory, India qualified from Group F for Round 2 of the tournament scheduled for September later this year. In the three-team group, India won both their matches against the Kyrgyz Republic and Myanmar and finished with six points.
Sibani Devi scored the all-important goal in the 77th minute. It was a low cross from the left by Viksit Bara that slipped under the hands of Kyrgyz goalkeeper Violetta Dudochkina before Sibani Devi raced at the far post and slammed it in.
AIFF announced a 23-member squad on 19 April for their 'Group F' fixture. India will play against hosts Kyrgyz Republic on 26 April, and Myanmar on 28 April at Bhiskek. The squad started its preparation under coach PV Priya in January in Chennai along with the Senior and Under 20 women's squ
Shweta Sanju Annikeri (49 kg), a resident IIS wrestler hailing from Karnataka, bagged gold in her weight category. This is her third significant national championship medal after winning a bronze at the Cadet National Championship in 2022 and a bronze at the Sub-Junior National Wrestling Cha
Bibiano Fernandes' team are on an exposure tour prior to their assignment at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Thailand and the well-drilled side was in no mood to let any doubts about their quality and temperament remain. The game is the first of many, where they will play a series of such games ag
India U-17 Women's National Team head coach PV Priya named a 23-member squad for the Women's U-17 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Round 1 to be played in the Kyrgyz Republic from April 24.
The stadium had served up forgettable memories for the India U-20 team, against the same opposition earlier in the year as they suffered a defeat and if there were any fears that this would prove to be a tricky tie, they were banished almost immediately
Qatar, who had won the first friendly 3-1 on Saturday, were put on the back foot from the get-go by India. The visitors dominated the game to thump Qatar by 3-0.
The Blue Colts will be looking to make a comeback in their second game after they suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of the same rivals on Saturday. Head coach Bibiano Fernandes sounded upbeat on the eve of the game.
It was an even contest for the first hour of the match, with Ethan Dephina putting Qatar into an early lead, and Shashwat Panwar pulling one back for India. However, Qatar took the lead again in the second half through Khalid Alshaaibi, before Mohammed Elsiddig scored in the dying minutes.
In a freewheeling conversation at 'Hockey Te Charcha', a podcast series launched by Hockey India in 2021, the former India captain reiterated the importance of the Hockey India National Championships in grooming young athletes and also discussed the roadmap ahead in order to build and nouris