A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Bagan started in a positive fashion as Manvir, who has fallen out of favour with national coach Igor Stimac, played a one-two with Dimitri Petratos before slotting it past Chennaiyin goalie Debjit Majumdar.
Hyderabad played their opening home match at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune due to the ongoing renovation on the pitch at their home ground, the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Gachibowli in Hyderabad.
Bengaluru FC extended their unbeaten run in the ongoing Hero Indian Super League to seven games with a narrow 1-0 win over Odisha FC.
The Indian Super League (ISL) said on Friday it is looking into allegation that former France midfielder Robert Pires was punched in the face by an opposition coach during a halftime altercation in Thursday's match in Goa.
Australian great Tim Cahill opened his goal account in the Hero Indian Super League but that wasn't enough to prevent Kerala Blasters from holding Jamshedpur FC to a 2-2, in Jamshedpur, on Monday.
"In fact, we are in negotiation with stakeholders including ISL franchisees on the issue," Dhar told reporters at the 11th Convocation of Tata Football Academy (TFA) in Jamshedpur.
The committee found Mukhi guilty on the basis of the evidence presented by him, his admissions and the statements of the manager of Under-16 AIFF academy in 2015.
Iain Hume struck from a spot-kick after some Debjit Majumder heroics under the bar as a 10-man Atletico de Kolkata secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Delhi Dynamos.
Gukesh never got a chance against Mamedov who is known as a theoretician.
Brazillian striker Marcelo Pereira scored a brilliant hat-trick as Delhi Dynamos continued with their impressive form with a 5-1 walloping of FC Goa in New Delhi on Sunday and put themselves in a strong position for a play-offs berth in the Indian Super League football tournament.
2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner Diego Forlan struck a brilliant hat-trick, the first of the season, to power Mumbai City FC to the top of the Indian Super League table with a 5-0 demolition of Kerala Blasters in Mumbai on Saturday.
Former France and Chelsea star Florent Malouda scored twice, inspiring Delhi Dynamos to a 4-1 drubbing of defending champions Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League football match in New Delhi on Wednesday.
There was some drama at the end as ATK forced a series of corners but a goal did not materialise.
Local lad Robin Singh struck in the injury time to help Delhi Dynamos hold Mumbai Indians to a 1-1 draw in an eighth round match of the Indian Super League football tournament, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Star Ghana World Cupper and most capped player Asamoah Gyan has joined Indian Super League side NorthEast FC for the upcoming season.
Bartholomew Obgeche (20th minute) gave the hosts early lead before Farukh Chaudhary cancelled out his strike in the 49th minute.
ATK may have qualified for the play-offs, but the loss came as a big blow to their AFC Champions League qualifying aspirations with FC Goa taking a three-point lead at the top with only a match left for the league stage to conclude.
With one point from the match, the Highlanders are placed joint second with ATK Mohun Bagan on 10 points
Ghana World Cupper Asamoah Gyan popped up with a header six minutes from time to give NorthEast United a 2-1 victory against Odisha FC.
Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the defences of Hans Moke Niemann of the United States to join the leaders' pack on 4.5 points.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is just 13 years old but the boy is already going places and this was his second win against a 2700 Grandmaster.
Asian Cup rivals Australia, Uzbekistan notches above us but can test against them: Chhetri
Kerala Blasters strode into the final of the Indian Super League (ISL) after a 10-man Delhi Dynamos, in a shocking display, missed thrice in the penalty shootout in their second-leg semi-final in New Delhi,
Igor Angulo's sixth goal of the season propelled FC Goa to their second win on the trot, as they got the better of Odisha FC 1-0, on Saturday.
The AIFF disciplinary committee begun proceedings to decide Kerala Blasters' fate after they walked out of their ISL match against BFC.
The All India Football Federation said that there would be a shake-up in the sport in the country and the roadmap ahead is to have just one league in near future.
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The 'sleeping giant' woke up to a new dawn with the Indian Super League putting Indian football on the global map, but the national team continued to paint a grim picture, plummeting to its worst-ever rankings in an eventful year for the sport.
Goa FC recovered from an early blow to beat NorthEast United FC 3-1 in a third round Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, in Guwahati on Thursday.
I'm convinced that ISL will take off in India: Wenger
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday unveiled the team jersey and anthem of Kerala Blasters, the Indian Super League team co-owned by him, and promised to support local talent in the state.
India get three slots for AFC competitions in 2023-24 season.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
The cash-rich Indian Super League has been finally granted official recognition by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), meaning there will be two national leagues in the country from 2017-18.
Glimpses of Westminster Abbey in London where Great Britain's King Charles III's coronation will take place on May 6, 2023.
Two motorcycle riders have died in separate accidents on the opening day of the annual Isle of Man TT races, organisers said.
Bengaluru FC had a satisfying Indian Super League debut as they beat Mumbai City FC 2-0 in their opening encounter with Spaniard Eduardo Martin Garcia and skipper Sunil Chhetri on target.
AIFF to probe Jamshedpur FC player's age discrepancy issue
A late goal from Amine Chermiti saw Mumbai City FC stun Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in a closely-fought Hero Indian Super League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Kochi, on Thursday.
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