Saudi open to LGBTQ fans but no booze a 2034 WC

IMAGE: In September, Hammad Albalawi, the head of Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid unit, also assured that LGBTQ fans would be welcome and their privacy respected. Photograph: Bernadette......

India's FIFA WC dream: Gurpreet steps up as captain

IMAGE: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu named captain for the crucial tie against Qatar. Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF/X India's first-choice goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was on Sunday named the......

FIFA WC Qualifiers: India draw blank vs Afghanistan

Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF Media India and Afghanistan settled for a 0-0 draw after failing to turn their opportunities into goals in a Group A fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in......

FIFA WC qualifiers: Qatar dominates, Indian hopes crushed

Photographs: Kind Courtesy AIFF/X India dished out a gritty display but suffered a 0-3 drubbing against dominant Asian champions Qatar in their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round......

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host two FIFA WC qualifiers

IMAGE: India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and......