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 …
The Indian senior women’s team were held 1-1 by Myanmar in their second and last friendly match against the hosts at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Friday, July 12, 2024. Pyari Xaxa’s chance in the seventh minute was perhaps India’s best of the first half as she went clean through on goal but was closed down by the goalkeeper …
SSB Women was held to a 1-1 draw by Sports Odisha in their Indian Women's League match at the 7th Battalion Ground here on Saturday. Eventually, the Sports Odisha defence paved the way and SSB Women took a much-needed lead in the 41st minute. Sandhya Kachhap came in from the right flank and bundled the Sports Odisha goalkeeper to find …
