As 2024 looms, Mid-Day pinpoints the five storylines that defined the world of sports this year
01 January,2024 11:30 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRussian space agency chief Yuri Borisov ‘world’s deadliest nuke missile’ has now been deployed into service
03 September,2023 07:17 AM IST | Moscow | AgenciesIndian men’s football team coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday warned his side not to get tricked by the relatively lower FIFA rankings of other teams in Group A going into the SAFF Championship 2023
20 June,2023 05:32 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondentSunil Chhetri once again rose to the occasion with his 87th international goal as India won the Intercontinental Cup with a 2-0 win over Lebanon in the final
19 June,2023 09:04 PM IST | Bhubaneswar | mid-day online correspondentThe Indian football team has decided to donate a part of the cash award it has received from the Odisha government for the Intercontinental Cup triumph towards "relief and rehabilitation" of families affected by the recent train accident in the state
19 June,2023 03:17 PM IST | Bhubaneswar | PTIThe "tongue lashing" that the national men’s football team got from head coach Igor Stimac at half time was the wake-cup call India needed to defeat Lebanon and win the Intercontinental Cup, said captain Sunil Chhetri
19 June,2023 03:15 PM IST | Bhubaneswar | mid-day online correspondentLallianzuala Chhangte struck the evening’s other goal to cap an impressive display.
19 June,2023 08:50 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | PTIIndia had finished top of the standings at the end of the group stage with seven points and no goals conceded, registering wins over Mongolia (2-0) and Vanuatu (1-0), and a draw with Lebanon
17 June,2023 06:40 PM IST | Bhubaneswar | mid-day online correspondentIn an evenly-matched contest on Thursday, India created more and better chances than Lebanon, but couldn’t breach the deadlock in the end
17 June,2023 09:19 AM IST | Bhubaneshwar | IANSContinuing with his policy of making wholesome changes to his starting XI, head coach Igor Stimac benched a number of seniors including striker Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Defender Sandesh Jhingan wore the captain’s armband
16 June,2023 07:35 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | PTIADVERTISEMENT