Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Play fearlessly and without pre-conceived notions,’ says Ashok Dhyanchand to Indian hockey players

The Indian hockey team has been handed an unenviable draw at the Paris Olympics and the legendary Ashok Dhyanchand reckons that the players will have to play “fearlessly” and “without pre-conceived notions” to negotiate the challenge. India had clinched a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 under Manpreet Singh to break a nearly…

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Real Madrid takes over Barcelona academies in India, operations to begin in first week of August

Real Madrid has decided to take over Barcelona’s football academies in India after the latter rounded up its operations in the country this month. Starting in the first week of August, Real Madrid will train 4,500 enthusiastic across 30 youth academies in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Pune, under the Educational Football Program. “We are…

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South Korean FA files complaint to FIFA after Como player’s alleged racist remark sparks outrage

The Korean Football Association has filed an official complaint with FIFA over an alleged racist remark directed at Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hwang Hee-chan during a recent preseason match in Spain. KFA’s complaint comes after Hwang, a South Korean player, reported being subjected to an anti-Asian remark during Monday’s match against Italian club Como. Hwang reported…

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