Author: Ankit Anand

AIFF Elections: Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia files fresh nomination for president's post - Asiana Times

On September 2, the AIFF Elections are scheduled to take place. Bhaichung Bhutia has meantime re-nominated himself for the position of president. FIFA could end its embargo on AIFF after the election and appointment of a new president The famous Bhaichung Bhutia and former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey are expected to square off in the eagerly awaited election for the position of All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, with Chaubey emerging as the front-runner. The state organizations of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh respectively proposed former captain Bhutia and Chaubey, a former goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The Arunachal Pradesh…

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Novak Djokovic has clarified that he will be unable to travel to New York for the US Open - Asiana Times

As expected, Novak Djokovic will not participate in the U.S. Open since he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and cannot visit the United States On August 25, 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic made the decision to skip the US Open in 2022. The Serb stated that he would not be able to travel to New York for the last Grand Slam of the season, which will begin on August 29. Although he was on the official entry list, three-time New York champion Novak Djokovic was unable to go to the United States because of his lack of vaccinations. Notably,…

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Ajinkya Rahane will lead West Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2022 - Asiana Times

Ajinkya Rahane, who leads the West Zone team for the Duleep Trophy, would be eager to show off his hunger for runs after missing the Ranji Trophy knockouts in June After more than three months as the captain of the West Zone team for the Duleep Trophy, which will be played in Chennai next month, Ajinkya Rahane is set to play in a competitive match. Rahane has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in May while playing in the Indian Premier League. Rahane will be eager to demonstrate his hunger for runs after missing the Ranji Trophy knockouts in…

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Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers: After an exciting victory against UAE, Hong Kong will join India and Pakistan in group A

In the final Asia Cup 2022 qualifier match on Wednesday, Hong Kong beat UAE to reach the group stage, where they will join India and Pakistan Asia cup 2022 qualifier: In a dramatic encounter on Wednesday, Hong Kong defeated UAE by 8 wickets to qualify to the group stage of the Asia Cup in 2022. They finished first on the standings and went undefeated in the Asia Cup qualifiers.Now that all six competitors have been confirmed for the continental competition, Hong Kong will compete in group A alongside Pakistan and India. Nizakat Khan’s Hong Kong needed to defeat UAE in…

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Zim vs Ind: Sikander Raza's bravely innings is in vain as India wraps up a 3-0 sweep

With a brilliant century, Sikandar Raza nearly gave Zimbabwe its first ODI victory over India in more than 12 years, but the hosts ultimately fell 13 runs short in a gripping contest Sikandar Raza’s valiant performance put Zimbabwe on the verge of a historic triumph, but India kept their composure to win the third one-day international by 13 runs and claim the series on Monday. The series’ final game also appeared to be going India’s way until Brad Evans and Raza (115 off 95 balls) helped Zimbabwe get back in the game (28 off 36). In order to increase the…

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In an attempt to lift FIFA's suspension, the supreme court defers AIFF election and ends the tenure of the COA

The order was issued to make it easier for FIFA to lift its suspension of AIFF and to protect India’s reputation as the host nation of the under-17 world cup On Monday, the Supreme Court granted the Central Government’s appeal to postpone the elections to choose the Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A Bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud ordered that The daily operations of the AIFF should for the time being be administered by the secretary general of the AIFF, who has already been chosen by the 36 State associations. The Court made it clear…

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Ind vs Zim, 3rd ODI

ZIM vs. IND, 3rd ODI: India grabbed a 2-0 series lead over Zimbabwe on Saturday and will try to wrap up the three-match series with a 3-0 victory on Monday at Harare Sports Club India is in great shape to sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 after two commanding victories gave them a lead in the three-match ODI series. Zimbabwe has struggled to mount any kind of challenge. India will go into the third and final ODI at the Harare complex knowing that they did exceptionally well to not just show up but to completely dominate their hapless opponents on all fronts in…

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2nd ODI: Shardul and Sanju help dominant India take a 2-0 lead over Zimbabwe - Asiana Times

with Thakur’s three wickets, it wasn’t a convincing batting performance from India, despite Samson’s top-scoring 43 unbeaten After a 56-run partnership between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson and a strong bowling performance led by Shardul Thakur’s three-for, India defeated Zimbabwe for the fourteenth time in a row to win the three-ODI series on Saturday in Harare. The day’s most successful wicket-taker for India was Thakur. Mohammed Siraj’s eight overs only yielded 16 runs, but it took a team effort as all of the bowlers on display claimed wickets to dismiss Zimbabwe for 161. India responded by easily winning the match…

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