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Hockey India on Saturday announced the 23-member Indian Junior Women’s Hockey squad for the upcoming Australia Tour, scheduled to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from 26th September to 2nd October 2025. The Indian Junior Women’s Team will play a total of five matches during the tour. The first three fixtures will be against the Australia Junior Women’s Team, followed by two matches against Canberra Chill, a club side from Australia’s Hockey One League. The series will serve as a crucial step for the Indian side ahead of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 to…

Greater Noida, Sep 18, 2025; Kartik Singh sits in the threshold of a milestone in his young career as he sits on a three-shot lead over a starry field at the IGPL Invitational Delhi NCR hosted by Gaurav Ghei. The 16-year-old, who finished eighth on his professional debut last week in Chandigarh added a 3-under 67 on a course which was played to Par-70 in the second round. Hole four was played as a Par-3 instead of Par 5 because of excessive rain and waterlogging. So, the Par for the Jaypee Greens course came down to 70 and par for…

India’s countdown to hosting one of the most spectacular sporting events in its history picked up breathtaking momentum as the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) unveiled the stunning medals for the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi. This milestone event, taking place from September 27 to October 5, 2025, will see over 2,200 para-athletes and support staff from 104 countries converging to compete across 186 medal events—the grandest para-sport gathering ever hosted in India. The unveiled medals radiate the essence of para sport, Indian heritage, and sporting excellence. The front side of the…

18th September 2025: 48 archers were divided among six franchises today as the Archery Association of India officially launched the inaugural edition of the Archery Premier league at a grand event in New Delhi. 36 Indians and 12 foreign archers were picked in the draft as all teams formed competitive squads for the first season. The franchises – Prithviraj Yodhas (New Delhi), Mighty Marathas (Maharashtra), Kakatiya Knights (Telangana), Rajputana Royals (Rajasthan), Chero Archers (Jharkhand), and Chola Chiefs (Tamil Nadu) – stacked up their squads for the upcoming season with stellar line-ups in a thrilling draft that saw several twists and…

FC Goa fought hard, but ultimately suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Iraq’s Al Zawraa SC in their AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 Group D tie at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, on Wednesday, September 18, 2025. The entertaining encounter at PJN Stadium saw plenty of goalmouth action but, in the end, strikes from Reziq Banihani and Nizar Alrashdan saw Al Zawraa take the points on the road. A lapse in concentration early on nearly cost FC Goa as Mahdi Humaidan intercepted a back pass and surged into the box before crossing for Mohammed Qasim, who…

East Bengal FC have bolstered their attack with the signing of Japanese striker Hiroshi Ibusuki, who joins the Red and Gold Brigade on a contract running until the end of the 2025-26 season. The 33-year-old forward arrives from Australian A-League side Western United FC, bringing with him a wealth of experience and more than 120 career goals. Announcing the signing, Thangboi Singto, Head of Football at East Bengal, said: “Hiroshi’s proven goal-scoring record in top-tier leagues, combined with his professionalism and hunger for success, aligns perfectly with our vision of building a dynamic, competitive squad.” Standing at 6’5”, Ibusuki is…

FC Goa return to Asia’s elite stage this week as the Gaurs face Iraqi giants Al Zawraa in their AFC Champions League Two group opener. It is FC Goa’s second continental campaign after their 2020/21 adventure—played behind closed doors—and a first opportunity for fans to witness the club on Asia’s big night. Manolo Marquez, now in his third season at the helm, brings a side forged in resilience. Goa earned their place the hard way, edging Al Seeb 2–1 in last month’s preliminary round in Goa. They enter a formidable Group that also features Saudi heavyweights Al Nassr and Tajik…

Pakistan has landed in yet another controversy, this time off the football pitch, after Japanese authorities deported a group of 22 individuals who had entered the country posing as professional football players. According to Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the men travelled from Sialkot airport under the guise of a football club but were found carrying forged documents. Japanese officials quickly identified the irregularities and sent the entire group back, raising suspicions of a human trafficking operation. Investigators have named Malik Waqas as the alleged mastermind of the racket. Waqas reportedly registered a sham club called Golden Football Trial to…

Shamik Chakrabarty in Mumbai That Pragyan Ojha is in the running to become a national selector has been widely reported. Now, according to reports, Rudra Pratap (RP) Singh could be the other new selector, as a couple of positions in the BCCI men’s senior selection committee are set to fall vacant. Subroto Banerjee (Central Zone) and S Sharath (South Zone), are likely to be replaced by RP and Ojha respectively, the two former India cricketers. It appears that RP has staved off competition from Praveen Kumar and Ashish Winston Zaidi, who also applied from the Central Zone. The former left-arm…

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has weighed in on the ‘no-handshake’ stance taken by the Indian team after their seven-wicket win against Pakistan in Dubai in the Asia Cup. Following the game, Suryakumar Yadav and his players did not shake hands with the Pakistan cricketers, with the captain also dedicating the victory to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack in April where 26 lives were lost. Asked about the decision during an event on September 15, Ganguly distanced himself from the matter. “You need to ask the captain what he did and why he did it. I am too…