New Delhi (AFP) – India's women footballers are in despair and uncertain about the future after a FIFA ban saw the country stripped of a major international tournament and left its best team in limbo. The sport's world governing body this week suspended the national federation "due to undue influence from third parties" — member […]

New Delhi (AFP) – Igor Stimac warned that Indian football is a decade behind Asia's best and threatened to quit as national coach unless there are "drastic" changes. The 54-year-old Croat, who played in the Premier League with West Ham and Derby, was appointed in 2019 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). But the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – 'Slum Soccer' winning the inaugural FIFA Diversity award will mean the world to India, better known for its cricket than football, the CEO Abhijeet Barse told AFP on Monday. 'Slum Soccer' saw off two other short-listed rivals — The International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (ILGBTFA) and British anti-discrimination pressure […]

Kingston (Jamaica) (AFP) – Ajinkya Rahane completed a seventh Test century and Roston Chase claimed his first five-wicket innings haul, as India declared their first innings at 500 for nine at tea on the third day of the second Test at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Monday. India now lead by a massive 304 runs on […]

Kingston (Jamaica) (AFP) – West Indies captain Jason Holder earned a richly-deserved wicket at the end of an excellent spell of bowling, but India remained firmly in control at 425 for six at lunch on the third day of the second Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Monday. That gave the tourists a lead […]

Kolkata (AFP) – In a break from training for one of the world's largest football tournaments, Yakub Ali swells with pride at the idea of putting a smile on the face of his mother back in Asia's biggest red light district. "We've grown used to people sneering about where we come from and telling us that […]