In the wake of the Qatar World Cup, Fifa is on course to reap record revenues of US$7 billion, its president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday as experts predicted a long-term boom for the sport. In 2021, Fifa reported revenue of $766 million – up from a pandemic hit of $266 million in 2020 – and already had more than half of its target income contracted. The organization's finances cycle every four years between World Cups. During the World Cup year, Fifa receives most of its income. Despite the controversy over awarding this year's World Cup to Qatar -- which has been criticized f
The Canadian football team changed history by qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It literally took the entire world to help the nation as 22 players out of 25 are immigrants or are born to parents who moved to Canada. The country got selected for the second time in the World Cup in spite of being ranked outside the top 100 of the FIFA rankings. Despite the near-freezing weather conditions, the entire country of Canada rallied behind the team that thrashed Jamaica 4-0 at home on March 27th, demonstrating why this team is so dear to the Canadians. These men come from differe
On Friday, the Indian football team clinched the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. The win was owed to a superior goal difference. Indian lost to Bangladesh with 0-1 but managed to emerge as the champion of SAFF U-18 with a goal difference of +11 in comparison to +3 of Bangladesh. By scoring five goals in the tournament, Lynda Kom emerged as a valuable player for the Indian team with the highest goal scorer of the tournament. In the last league game, Bangladesh edged India by a solitary goal. While in the fifth minute, Shubhangi found space in the opposi
On Sunday, badminton ace shuttler PV Sindhu clinched her second singles title in 2022 by winning a straight game over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament. Double Olympic medalist, played her second successive final taking 49 minutes to get the better of the fourth-seeded Thai 21-16 21-8 at the St. Jakobhshalle. In the first set, Sindhi rode her attack to open up a 3-0 lead, but Busanan kept fighting back and produced some quality shots to draw the match at 7-7. After the change of sides, Bhusan struggled with her length,
The Ice Hockey team of Ladakh Women's Ice Hockey Foundation represented India at the Union Women Ice Hockey Tournament in Dubai on March 20 and won the Silver medal. The team has been qualified for the finals. The team made it to the international tournament for the first time. Even in the face of challenges, the players showed their mettle. The players said, “The team approached Saspol Constituency Councillor Smanla Dorje Nurboo on March 10 for arranging Rs. 10.56 lacs for the travel and visa expenses of 20 athletes”. As a result of his close friend's help and a funding campaign
Indian men’s hockey team beat Argentina by 4-3 in a dramatic second match of its FIH Pro League tie. Following two powerful penalty corner strikes from Jugraj Singh, Mandeep Singh scored the game-winning goal in the last minute and avenge its first leg shot-out defeat here. In the 20th and 52nd minutes, Jugraj scored meanwhile Hardik Singh scored in the 17th minute from the penalty corner. Varun Kumar's drag-flick was saved by the Argentine goalkeeper, but the ball fell to Hardik who smashed the ball home to give India the lead. After being stick-checked by an Argentina player, captai
Indian claims a whopping 39 medals at Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan. India contingent concluded its campaign with 15 gold, 10 silver, and 14 bronze; in which Vishwanath Suresh (48kgs) and Vansahj (63.5kg) clinched the gold medals in the men’s youth competition. On Monday night, Vishwanath won with a thumping 5-0 win over Kyrgyzstan's Ergeshov Bekzat and Vanshaj secured the second gold by registering a 4-1 win over Uzbekistan Javokhir Ummataliev. The junior team finished the event by winning 21 medals- eight gold, seven silver, and six bronze. Whereas t
Rishab Panth broke Kapil Dev’s record and registers himself in the fastest Test fifty by an Indian. Pant lit up the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Day 2 by smashing a blistering half-century off just 28 deliveries. The 24-year-old broke the record created in 1982 against Pakistan in Karachi by the legendary World Cup-winning captain. During his 28 ball delivery, he smashed seven fours and two humungous sixes. The flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter took Sri Lankan bowlers to the cleaner by creating a breathtaking record but got out right after reaching his 50. From the word go, the
After a spectacular hat-trick against Premier League opponent Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the record books as professional football's all-time greatest scorer with 807 goals. At Old Trafford, Ronaldo’s 12th-minute opener was a superb strike from a distance that helped him equal the record. He wrote on Instagram, “Tremendously happy with my first hat-trick since I came back to Old Trafford! Nothing beats the feeling of being back on the pitcher and helping the team with goals and efforts.” Winning with 3-2, this was the
Ravindra Jadeja rose to the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings for all-rounders after his match-winning performance against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Mohali. Taking the top spot from West Indies' Jason Holder, Jadeja displaced Holder. Showing his extraordinary skill in the series opener against Sri Lanka, the Indian spinner has climbed to the top of the rankings for the second time in a row. India all-rounder was adjudged Player of the Match after scoring an unbeaten 175 in the first innings to help India to a formidable total of 574/8 declared. In the first innings, he went