Stephen Constantine the head coach of India looks on prior to the AFC Asian Cup Group A match between India and Bahrain at Sharjah Stadium on January 14, 2019 Indian football coach Stephen Constantine stepped down from his job following India’s defeat to Bahrain which knocked them out of the Asian Cup and brought
Month: January 2019
India fell into the trap of playing for the draw that would have taken them through to the knockout stages, and in the end it cost them as captain on the night Pronay Halder gave away a penalty in the first minute of stoppage time. Jamal Rashed hammered it home to take Bahrain through. Positives
Sydney kept within touching distance with the teams at the top of the A-League as they held off Adelaide United. Perth Glory completed a stunning comeback from two goals down as a 86th minute penalty was enough to take all three points. James Troisi struck in the final 10 minutes to keep up the Victory’s
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In the biggest match of their lives in the biggest international event they have been a part of in over eight years, India put their attacking instincts into deep freeze, hunkered down in their own half and paid a brutal price. If ever Bahrain, requiring nothing less than a win to progress, needed a sign
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3:00 AM ET Big Picture That was largely unexpected. Australia produced arguably their best ODI performance in two years to convincingly take the honours at the SCG and, as in the T20 series which began the tour, leave India needing to find a response. Australia’s batting was efficient rather than electric and the question remains
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