Pyari Xaxa netted an eight-minute hat-trick during the first half of India’s international friendly against Maldives at the Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Monday. Having made her senior team debut in 2015, just after turning 18, the girl from Kuarmunda – a small town in Odisha – was one of the most promising youngsters when …
Manipur’s dominance in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship continued after it defeated Odisha 1-0 in the final of the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Monday. After a barren first half, defending champion Manipur made sure of taking home the trophy for the 23rd time out of the 29 editions played so far when striker …
The Indian women’s football team went down to Tunisia by a solitary goal in a friendly match played at the UAE FA Stadium in Dubai on Monday evening. The Indian women had their first chance as early as the second minute but even as Manisha tried to flick in Dalima Chibber’s cross, rival goalkeeper Mariem managed to keep it at …
