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Moving beyond its existential crisis, AIFF now looks at 'Vision 2047'
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"By 2036, the centenary of the Federation, India will be among the top seven countries in Asia, and a strong contender to qualify for the World Cup on merit," AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran had claimed. The 'vision 2047' is ensuring 30 FIFA-standard stadiums and 12 smart stadiums, 50 professional clubs with their own training bases,
Starting with pay parity, Binny-led BCCI sets gold standards for other sports bodies
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Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) led the way for the formation and selling of franchises as well as media rights for the upcoming Women's Premier League, to be held in March 2023. It has made the five-team WPL the second-most valuable women's sports league in the world, behind only the 12-team Women's NBA in the US.
ILT20: Rahmanullah Gurbaz scores fifty as Sharjah Warriors defeat Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
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The Warriors restricted the Knight Riders to 149 for four in their 20 overs and then chased down the target in 17 overs. Tom Kohler-Cadmore struck a six and a four in the first two overs as the Warriors raced to 25 for no loss in two overs. Thereafter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed two boundaries off Sabir Rao in the third over and took his team to 40 for no loss.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC storm into top six with 3-1 win against Chennaiyin FC
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The win, the fourth in a row for the Blues, put them into the top six for the first time since Matchweek 2 of the season and created a five-point cushion between them and Chennaiyin FC. A first half full of errors allowed the home team to stamp their authority on the game. Sivasakthi Narayanan led the charge for Bengaluru FC, pouncing on a well-weighted chip from Roy Krishna who was back defending a corner in the 15th minute.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium, Germany have unfinished business to settle in final
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While reigning Olympic and World Champion Belgium are hoping to capture their second title, Germany will be trying to regain the title they had won at consecutive editions in 2002 at Kuala Lumpur and in 2006 at home in Mnchengladbach, joining Netherlands and Australia, who will clash for the third place earlier in the day, as teams to win the World Cup thrice.
U-17 Youth Cup: Sudeva Delhi beat Chennaiyin FC 8-7 in shoot-out to reach final
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In the final, the Delhi side will clash against Classic Football Academy on Tuesday. In an evenly contested match, Chennaiyin FC took the lead six minutes before half-time when Makakmayum Daniyal found the target. The lead, however, was cancelled immediately after the breather as Ramesh Chhetri struck the equaliser.
Hockey World Cup: Would have been different if we had done better in 3rd-4th quarters against New Zealand, says Harmanpreet
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India lost to New Zealand 5-3 in a sudden death shoot-out in the Crossover stage match after holding the hosts 3-3 in regulation time. India missed a bagful of chances including a 2-1 and 3-1 lead to concede two goals in the fourth quarter.
Badminton: Marin to meet Se Young An in women's final at Indonesia Masters; China in three finals
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Marin, the seventh seed in the event, defeated China's Yue Han in the semifinals, getting the better of her opponent 21-15, 21-14 in the USD 420,000 prize money event. Her Korean opponent got the better of another Chinese player, Zhi Yi Wang 21-9, 10-21, 21-16 in a hard-fought match.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan back to third place with 2-0 win over Odisha FC
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The loss, combined with Bengaluru FC's win earlier in the day, dropped Odisha FC out of the playoff spots with a game in hand. The wait for the opening goal of the match was not long as Petratos put ATK Mohun Bagan in front after just three minutes. Manvir Singh's cross was deflected by Osama Malik before Hugo Boumous' clever pass guided the ball straight to Petratos, who slotted it home.
Hockey World Cup: India beat South Africa 5-2 to finish 9th with Argentina
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Before India defeated South Africa, Argentina thrashed Wales 6-0 in their classification match and thus secured the 9th place with India. Malaysia and France too won their matches and thus shared the 13th position while Japan and Chile finished 15th. All eyes in Rourkela were on India's clash with South Africa and the hosts seemed to feed off the energy of the jam-packed crowd in the Birsa Munda Stadium.
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