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Vaibhav Raghunandan
Covid-19 Heartbreak: India out of AFC Women’s Asian Cup After Biosecure Bubble Breach
24 Jan 2022
The impact of the exit of the Indian women’s football team from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup match after a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad that saw as many as 13 players test positive, goes beyond the…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Maria Rebello: She Played Football, Lest We Forget | Indian Women’s Football History Special Series
23 Jan 2022
From playing for India at the Asian Games in 1998, captaining them at the 2001 Asian Championships, to becoming the country's first FIFA panel referee, Rebello's journey in football is the stuff kids…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
AFC Women’s Asian Cup: India, Iran Play Out a Game of Misses
21 Jan 2022
India are in a complex situation after the 0-0 draw in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup opener against Iran, the lowest ranked team in the group. From dreaming of the quarterfinals and World Cup…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022: India, Iran Set to Kick Off With Eyes on Making History
20 Jan 2022
The Indian Women’s football team will play Iran in their first game at the continental championship in 23 years. Inasmuch as the match is a game changer for Indian football, it is also one for Iran…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Heart and Hat-tricks: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Footballer | Indian Women’s Football History Special Series
16 Jan 2022
In the 1970s, women asserted their rights over football through a counter-cultural movement that spread like wildfire. Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier, then a schoolgirl in Goa, rode the wave to a…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football, Played by Professionals, Run by Amateurs
27 Dec 2021
All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) reversal of a rule regarding transfer of players left debutants Rajasthan United FC with just nine eligible players to field in their I-League season opener…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra Wins Javelin Gold, New Chapter in India’s Olympic History
07 Aug 2021
Even on the podium, when the national anthem played for the first time in 120 years at the athletics stadium, there were many in the stands and many more in their homes on this beautiful last…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
On for the Gold Quest: The Big Stakes in Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s Tokyo Show
06 Aug 2021
This Indian women’s hockey team, which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, is better than most, provided more equality than most, and now it is time to demand more from the establishment.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Hockey Team Sheds Historic Burden, Beats Germany to Win Bronze at Tokyo Olympics
05 Aug 2021
In a seesaw match that gave us ample reminders of the ghosts from near misses and heartbreaks past, Indian men’s hockey team edged out Germany 5-4 to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, putting an end…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
The Tokyo High: Indian Women’s Hockey on Cusp of a Revolution That Needs Nurturing
03 Aug 2021
Regardless of how things pan out for the Indian women’s hockey team players in the next two games at the Tokyo Olympics, their achievement is special, and the hope is that it will help open many eyes…