India will play a five-match T20I series againt Zimbabwe fin Harare, staring from July 6.
Published Date – 6 February 2024, 07:12 PM
Hyderabad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for India’s tour of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
Following their participation in the T20I World Cup in West Indies and the United States in June, the Indian team will directly proceed to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series scheduled from July 6 to 14.
India’s previous encounter with Zimbabwe was during the 2022 T20I World Cup, and their last visit to the African country was in 2016.
Krishna Priya’s strike in the 48th minute was enough for Twin Cities FC to edge past Hyderabad Women’s FC 1-0 in the Telangana Football Association’s Khelo India Women’s Under-17 Football League
Published Date – 6 February 2024, 07:02 PM
Hyderabad: Krishna Priya’s strike in the 48th minute was enough for Twin Cities FC to edge past Hyderabad Women’s FC 1-0 in the Telangana Football Association’s Khelo India Women’s Under-17 Football League at MJPBCWRSJDC College, Gajwel, Siddipet on Tuesday.
In the other clashes, Telangana Sports School recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Gajwel FC with Siri scoring in the 16th minute for the winners. Deccan Dynamos and Care Football Academy shared spoils in a goalless draw.
Results: U-17: Twin Cities FC 1 (Krishna Priya 1) bt Hyderabad Women’s FC 0, Telangana Sports School 1 (Siri 1) bt Gajwel FC 0, Deccan Dynamos 0 drew with Care Football Academy 0; U-13: Care Football Academy 2 ( Jhanavi 1, Nakshatra 1) bt Twin Cities 0, Hyderabad Women’s FC 1 (Yashitha 1) bt Telangana Sports School 0, Deccan Dynamos 0 drew with Gajwel FC 0.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who himself was a former football player has paved the way for the historic event as the State prepares to host the first ever FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match.
Published Date – 6 February 2024, 06:49 PM
TFA secretary G Palguna with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: In a first, Hyderabad is set to host the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between India and Kuwait on June 6, confirmed GP Palguna, the secretary of Telangana Football Association.
TFA chairman KT Mahi and Palguna had a fruitful discussion with State Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who himself was a former football player and has paved the way for the historic event as Telangana prepares to host the first ever FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match. Palguna also requested financial aid to all the State sports associations for which the CM responded positively, according to the official.
TFA also thanked All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its president Kalyan Chaubey for entrusting the State association with the opportunity to host the historic match.
Iran are drawn in Group B along with Spain, Tahiti and Argentina. Team Melli will face Spain in the opening match of the prestigious campaign on Feb. 15, Tehran Times reported.
Iran beach soccer team played three warm-up matches with Belarus last week as part of preparation for the 2024 Beach Soccer World Cup.
Iran are one of the powerhouses teams in beach soccer as the Persians won a bronze medal in the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team Melli are also the current champions in the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. Russia and Iran are the most successful teams, having won four tournaments each.
The 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be held in Dubai, the UAE from Feb. 15 to 25.
Squad: Mohammadali Mokhtari, Hamid Behzadpour, Mohammad Masoumizadeh, Mohammad Moradi, Ali Mirshekari, Reza Amirizadeh, Mehdi Shirmohammadi, Moslem Mesigar, Mehdi Mirjalili, Saeid Piramoon, Amirhossein Akbari, Movahed Mohammadpour.
The Reliance-owned franchise, in the most talked about one-way ‘all-cash trade’ in the IPL history, bought back all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year stint with Gujarat Titans
Updated On – 6 February 2024, 05:57 PM
Cape Town: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher has revealed that Rohit Sharma’s removal from the team’s captaincy was a tough decision meant to free him as a batter given that he did not have a great run in the past couple of seasons.
The Reliance-owned franchise, in the most talked about one-way ‘all-cash trade’ in the IPL history, bought back all-rounder Hardik Pandya after his successful two-year stint with Gujarat Titans. The team subsequently named him the skipper replacing Rohit, who led the side to five IPL titles.
“We saw a window to get Hardik back as a player,” Boucher told South Africa-based podcast ‘Banter with The Boys’.
“We still want him (Rohit) as a player, absolutely because we know he has some great value to add and just go out there and actually enjoy it, without the hype of being the captain,” he said.
“He probably hasn’t had the best couple of seasons with the bat but he has done well as captain and I just thought after speaking with whole Mumbai Indians group, we thought may be this is an opportunity for him to step in for his last year or so,” the coach added.
While the hype around an Indian skipper will still be there but Boucher expects Rohit to operate more freely with the bat.
“He will still captain India so that hype is going to be there but when he steps into the IPL, may be take that extra bit of pressure off him as captain and may be we get the best out of Rohit Sharma…,” he hoped.
“…playing with nice smile on his face and spending time with beautiful family that he has got, there’s no easy way to do it,” he said.
Boucher said Rohit’s busy schedule also puts pressure on Indian captain.
“One thing I picked up with Roh (nickname) is that he is a fantastic guy and he has been captaining for ages and he has been doing really well and not just for MI but for India as well, he walks into a place and there are cameras on him and he is so busy,” Boucher said.
Rohit enjoys a massive fan base in social media and Boucher urged fans to understand his removal was a cricketing decision.
“A lot of people don’t understand this in India and people get quite emotional about it…it is more of a cricketing decision that was made…it will bring the best out of Rohit as a person and a player and let him just go out there enjoy and score some good runs.” On Pandya’s return, Boucher said that the Baroda man has shown admirable leadership skills for Gujarat Titans in the past two editions.
“He is a Mumbai Indians boy and he won his first year as captain and came runner up in the second year, so there’s obviously some very good leadership skills,” he said.
The senior competition calendar for the next season (2024-25) will kick off with the Asia’s oldest tournament Durand Cup slated from July 26-31, the 11th edition of the ISL will kick off on September 14 and will run till April 30, 2025.
Published Date – 6 February 2024, 03:41 PM
Source: X
New Delhi: The top-tier Indian Super League, which will run into its 11th edition, will kick off on September 14 and will run till April 30, 2025, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Tuesday.
As usual the senior competition calendar for the next season (2024-25) will kick off with the Asia’s oldest tournament Durand Cup slated from July 26-31. I-League on the other hand will be held from October 19-April 30, while the Super Cup will run concurrently with the league season from October 1-May 15.
I-League 3, which will act as a qualifying tournament for I-League 2, will be held from August 1-September 30. I-League 2 is slated from January 15-April 30. The 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy will be held from November 5-15 (Group Stage) and December 1-15 (Final Round).
The Indian Women’s League will be held from October 25-April 30. The IWL-2 will be from January 25-April 30.
The 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship will take place in September (Group Stage) and October (Final Round). All the senior leagues are set to finish by the end of April next year, it was decided in the AIFF executive committee.
As far as the national state tournaments are concerned, the season will begin with the Junior Boys and Junior Girls National Football Championship tier 1 and tier 2 in July. It will be followed by the Sub-Junior Boys and Sub-Junior Girls National Football Championship tier 1 and tier 2 in August.
The National Beach Soccer Championship will be held in February next year, the Men’s Futsal Club Championship will take place in May 2025.
The AIFF Youth Leagues (U13/U15/U17) are set to have a nine-month calendar from September-May. The nomination criteria for member associations for the 2024-25 season of the IWL 2, I-League 3, the AIFF Youth Leagues (U13/U15/U17) and the Men’s Futsal Club Championship have also been released.
AIFF calendar 2024-25:
Durand Cup: July 26-August 31, 2024.
I-League 3: August 1 – September 30, 2024.
AIFF Youth Leagues (U13/U15/U17): September 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
Indian Super League: September 14, 2024 – April 30, 2025.
I-League: October 19, 2024 – April 30, 2025 Indian Women’s League: October 25, 2024 – April 30, 2025.
IWL 2: January 25, 2025 – April 30, 2025.
I-League 2: January 15, 2025 – April 30, 2025.
Super Cup: October 1, 2024 – May 15, 2025.
Junior Boys National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: July 15 – July 31, 2024.
Junior Girls National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: July 15 – July 31, 2024.
Sub-Junior Boys National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: August 5 – August 31, 2024.
Sub-Junior Girls National Football
Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: August 5 – August 31, 2024.
29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship Group Stage: September 1 – September 15, 2024.
29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship Final Round: October 1 – October 15, 2024.
78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy Group Stage: November 5 – November 15, 2024; Final Round: December 1 – December 15, 2024.
National Beach Soccer Championship: February 1 – February 20, 2025.
AIFF Men’s Futsal Club Championship: May 1 – May 20, 2025.
Iranian taekwondo practitioners grabbed four gold, two silver, and two bronze medals in the sporting event.
In the weight class of Female -46kg, two Iranian fighters met at the finals, Sogand Shiri defeated Sayna Karimi to reach the gold medal, and Shiri received a silver medal.
Another Iranian female taekwondoka Tina Modanlou emerged victorious against her French rival Kanelya Carabin in the final and grabbed the gold medal.
Iranian men’s taekwondokas Mahdi Hajimousaei (-58 kg) and Arian Salimi (+87kg) each received gold medals.
Also, Abolfazl Zandi (-58kg) won a silver medal, while Alireza Hosseinpour in the Men -58kg and Sogol Shiri in the Female -49kg each claimed bronze medals.
The G2 tournament is being held at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Fujairah, UAE from February 4 to 7.
The series will be played from February 21-25 which will be followed by a two-match Test series which will start on February 29.
Published Date – 6 February 2024, 09:38 AM
Source: Cricket Australia ‘X’
New Delhi: Star Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is set to lead the team in the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand despite Pat Cummins being there in the squad on Tuesday. Cricket Australia announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming series which will take place in New Zealand.
The series will be played from February 21-25 which will be followed by a two-match Test series which will start on February 29. This would be the last bilateral series for the Australian side ahead of the much-awaited T20 World Cup which will take place in the West Indies and the United States of America.
This series will mark the return of senior players such as Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith and Travis Head back in the squad ahead of the mega event. Opener David Warner is included in the mix for this series and this would be his first one after announcing his retirement from Tests and ODIs. The Baggy Greens have elected Josh Inglis and Mattew Wade as the wicketkeepers of the side for the upcoming series.
The spin department will be under experienced leg-spinner Adam Zampa and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
A notable performance for the team came from Andy Wood who achieved three birdies in his last three holes to clinch the deal for his team
Published Date – 5 February 2024, 11:15 PM
Hyderabad: Tutoroot, who were languishing at the bottom of the table, staged a stunning comeback to edge out Sharkies with a lone point difference to clinch quarterfinal berth after the fifth round at the World HPGL Golf League at the Hyderabad Golf Association Course in Hyderabad on Monday.
A notable performance for the team came from Andy Wood who achieved three birdies in his last three holes to clinch the deal for his team.
The intense battle in this group kept the participants and teams on the edge of their seats, emphasizing the high stakes of the competition. However, the day belonged to Sama Angels, who delivered a stellar performance and scored the highest points of the day, accumulating an impressive total of 175 points that helped them enter quarterfinals.
Quarterfinalists: Sama Angels, Kshema, Team Alpha, Rough Riders, DSR – The World Team, Tutoroot, Villaggio Highlanders and Meenakshi Mavericks.
Standings: Group A: Sama Angels (804), Kshema (698), Team Mysa (661), Stonex (624); Group B: Alpha (742), Rough Riders (707), Lahari Lions (695), Finvista EHAM (675); Group C: DSR The World Team (814), Tutoroot (669), Sharkies (668), Agiles Dirty Dozen (599); Group D: VIllaggio Highlanders (755), Meenakshi Mavericks (720), MYK Strikers (694), Synthokem swing Kings (634).
It was the same old story for Hyderabad FC who were winless and finished the game without scoring for the fourth time in a row in the league
Updated On – 5 February 2024, 10:59 PM
Joao Victor Albuquerque Bruno of Hyderabad FC during the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 match between Hyderabad FC and Odisha FC, at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (PTI Photo)
Hyderabad: Striker Diego Mauricio netted twice to inspire Odisha FC to a comfortable 3-0 win over a struggling Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League Season 10 clash at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.
It was the same old story for the former champions who were winless and finished the game without scoring for the fourth time in a row in the league. Thangboi Singto’s side started the game with a cautious approach making sure they keep things tight at the back.
Before the start of the game, HFC head coach Singto had stressed that his young team needed to maintain focus the entire time. It was skipper Joao Victor’s and Mohammed Rafi’s lack of focus and confusion at the back that gifted The Juggernauts the opening goal as Mauricio slotted past goalkeeper Gurmeet in the 27th minute.
The home side looked threatening on a few occasions especially whenever the ball was fed to forward Abdul Rabeeh but lacked end product. Odisha were the superior side on the pitch and added their second goal in the first minute of the added time as their star forward Roy Krishna scored from the centre of the box with his left foot. It was his tenth goal of the season.
Hyderabad’s Makan Chothe came close to scoring but a fingertip save from Odisha goalie Amrinder Singh made sure the visitors head into the break with a comfortable two-goal cushion.
After the break, the Nizams looked sharp with their passes and created chances. Midfielder Ramhlunchhunga, who was the home side’s best player on the pitch, created good chances and left-back Mark Zothanpuia’s speed and athleticism were a pain for Sergio Lobera’s backline.
But it was a matter of time for Odisha to again get hold of the game as they struck the third goal, Mauricio’s second of the night, a right-footed shot from the right side of the box to the left corner – assisted by Princeton Rebello.
Odisha did take their foot off the pedal on a few occasions as the young players of Hyderabad excited the crowd with trickery and a few good moves but the visitors always had the upper hand to take all three points and go top of the ISL standings with 30 points.
