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MARGAO: The core team from Fifa and Local Organising Committee (LOC) was “extremely happy” during their inspection visit of the Nehru Stadium at Fatorda on Thursday. Goa is one of the five venues shortlisted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), four of which will get the nod for the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020. Apart from Goa, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Mumbai have been shortlisted. The Fifa team was represented by Nicholas and Oliver, along with tournament director Roma Khanna. Another team from Fifa will visit India in December with the tournament most likely to be conducted in October or November next year. “We had a pleasant meeting in the morning. They have gone around the stadium and now they will prepare a to-do list. Fifa had around 600 compliances for the boys U-17 World Cup in 2017, so we are not new to these things,” said Sports Authority of Goa executive director VM Prabhu Desai. Goa was one of the six venues that host the … [Read more...] about Fifa team inspects Nehru Stadium For U-17 Women’s World Cup

Two-wheeler manufacturing giant Hero Motocorp Limited announced its association with the Junior Hockey World Cup, to be held next month, as the title sponsor.Hero Motocorp Ltd. is an FIH Partner and the Title Sponsor for all FIH events taking place in India until the end of 2015.The Hero Junior Hockey World Cup will see 16 junior (Under-21) international teams fight it out for the title at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here from December 6 to 15. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hero MotoCorp said, "It is indeed a privilege to be associated with the Hockey Junior World Cup. This is also in keeping with our long-term commitment to promote Hockey in the country. "Nurturing the youth plays a pivotal role towards building world-class teams and we hope our support can help drive the growth of hockey in India and around the world. I wish all the participating teams the very best and look forward to seeing some great performance from these future stars … [Read more...] about Hero to be title sponsor of Junior Hockey World Cup

Video PlayerClose YOKOHAMA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- China and the Netherlands both secured their third straight-set victories on Monday at the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup to sit first and second in the table of the round-robin tournament. China dominated Russia 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 with wing spikers Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning scoring 21 and 17 points respectively. Nataliya Goncharova, who had 31 points from Russia's 3-2 victory over Japan on Sunday, was limited to nine points, while Irina Voronkova had a team-high 11 points. After a close 25-22 win in the first set, China pressed ahead with waves of attacks while putting up a solid defense, and safely pocketed their third win of the tournament. "It is always tough playing against Russia. Their players are tall and very strong in front of the net. We made careful preparations before this match, and we were good in serve and reception today," Chinese coach Lang Ping said. The win lifted China to the top of the table, edging … [Read more...] about China routs Russia 3-0, Netherlands stuns Brazil in FIVB World Cup

Video PlayerClose SHANGHAI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Wu Dajing and many of his Chinese teammates progressed to the next stages of the ISU World Cup Short Track here on Friday. Wu, who took gold in the men's 500m at the 2018 Winter Olympics and holds the world record over that distance, breezed through his heats along with teammate Ren Ziwei. Ren also qualified for the 1,000m event along with An Kai and Han Tianyu, both of whom will also feature in Saturday's 1,500m semifinals. In the women's competition, Qu Chunyu, Zhang Chutong and Fan Kexin all eased past their opponents in the 500m qualifiers, while Zhang, Han Yutong and Zhang Yuting will also compete in the 1,000m on Sunday. The Chinese women's 3,000m relay team, comprised of Han, Fan, Zhang Yize and Zhang Chutong, advanced to the semifinals of that event after finishing second in their qualifier. … [Read more...] about Chinese skaters on form at World Cup Short Track in Shanghai

Video PlayerClose PARIS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Kevin Drury and Sweden's Sandra Naeslund took the opening victories of the FIS Ski Cross World Cup season in Val Thorens, France on Friday. The season opener returned to the French resort after last year's event was cancelled due to bad weather. 31-year-old Drury beat Frenchman Youri Duplessis Kergomard and Ryan Regez to win the opener, while the 2014 Olympic gold medalist Jean-Frederic Chapuis was ranked 4th. On the women's side, Naeslund bested Canadian skiers Courtney Hoffos, India Sherret and Marielle Thompson to take victory. The Tour will continue in Val Thorens on Saturday, before moving on to Austria's Montafon on December 14. … [Read more...] about Drury, Naeslund win FIS Ski Cross World Cup season opener