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IM Vijayan feels veteran striker Sunil Chhetri still has a lot to offer to Indian football and finds the occasional chatter about his retirement laughable. India opened their Group D campaign in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Cambodia in which Chhetri scored a brace. Chhetri also scored the first goal against Afghanistan -- with a stunning free-kick -- in the team's second match.
Meanwhile, Thailand has long been known for its tough drug laws, but in recent years it's steadily liberalised them to the point that cannabis is now off the banned narcotics list. The medical tourism industry stands to benefit from the fact that cultivation and possession of marijuana has been decriminalised. But lighting up in public could still land users in jail.
Legendary Indian striker IM Vijayan lauded the efforts of Sahal Abdul Samad who scored the winning goal against Afghanistan helping India secure a spot in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Sahal came off the bench to score during injury time in India's 2-1 win over the Afghans in a third-round qualifier for the Asian Cup in Kolkata. Vijayan feels Sahal's crucial goal will provide immense aspiration for youngsters following the rise of Indian football.
Stimac's India brace for Hong Kong's challenge at that Salt Lake Stadium here on Tuesday, looking for a perfect end to their Asian Cup qualifying campaign. Both teams go into the contest with six points each, but Jorn Anderson's Hong Kong are topping the standings thanks to a better goal difference. Winners of six groups, now in action across the continent, as well as five best-placed runners-up will join the already qualified 13 teams in next year's Asian Cup.
Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi steered Afghanistan to a 21-run win over Zimbabwe on Sunday to claim a winning 2-0 lead in their Twenty20 international series in Harare. The tourists won the toss and made 170-5 off 20 overs on a batting-friendly track while Zimbabwe scored 149-7 in reply. A third and final T20 match is set for Tuesday with Afghanistan chasing a white-ball tour sweep after winning the one-day international series 3-0.
Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi steered Afghanistan to a 21-run win over Zimbabwe on Sunday to claim a winning 2-0 lead in their Twenty20 international series in Harare. The tourists won the toss and made 170-5 off 20 overs on a batting-friendly track while Zimbabwe scored 149-7 in reply. A third and final T20 match is set for Tuesday with Afghanistan chasing a white-ball tour sweep after winning the one-day international series 3-0.
India won the match against Afghanistan in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in dramatic fashion on Saturday evening as Sahal Abdul Samad produced a winner in the injury time of the game. Sunil Chhetri's side won the contest 2-1 and as a result, the side have consolidated their position in the group as they aim to make a second straight appearance in the AFC Asian Cup. Heading into the final few moments of the game, the scoreline was level at 1-1, but it was Sahal Abdul Samad who drilled the ball past the goalkeeper to give India a memorable win.
Three late goals were scored as India beat Afghanistan in a thrilling contest at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match. But the drama did not end there as a scuffle broke out between players from both teams after the final whistle. What started as an argument between a couple of players was soon seen snowballing into a big fight, with several members of both teams running in. An Afghanistan reserve player was even seen hitting Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on the face.