Football

Argentina edge France in thriller; lift FIFA World Cup

Argentina secured its third FIFA World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring two goals from...

VAR allowed Japan's goal to stand; Twitter reacts

FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan sealed their place in the knockout stages and reputation as the tournament's biggest dark horse with a...

FIFA releases 'Captain Fantastic', docuseries featuring Indian football star Sunil Chhetri

FIFA, world football’s governing body, have released a docuseries featuring the life and career of Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri,...

Bollywood stars play friendly ‘Celebrity Football Cup 2022’ match in Dubai

Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan and Kartik Aryan played a friendly match entitled ‘Celebrity Football Cup 2022’ in...

Bollywood’s bringing on a sporty biopic bonanza to binge on

Biopics will be rocketing, shuttling, kicking, boxing, checkmating, snookering and of course, cricketing their way into Bollywood screens in...

eSingaCup 2020 : Singapore’s first ever virtual football event kick starts on October 31

SingaCup, Singapore’s largest and fastest-growing 11-a-side international youth football tournament is going virtual in its tenth edition...

Football meets comedy in ZEE5 Global’s latest film, Tiki-Taka

Tiki-Taka, which released on Friday, September 11, stars Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Ritabhari Chakraborty, and Saswata Chatterjee on ZEE5. It...

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo awarded UAE Golden Visa

Football player Cristiano Ronaldo, received the UAE Golden Visa, along with another six players and athletes.

Bayern Munich set to sign Indian-origin Kiwi footballer

New Zealand footballer Sarpreet Singh is on the verge of signing a deal that will make him the first Indian-origin player in the German...

Ajay Devgn to play the unsung hero of football

With World Cup football fever at its peak, Bollywood has gotten in on the action. Ajay Devgn is going to play the role of India’s...

Wrap: Singtel launches new mobile plans, Sikh football fan gets racist letter

Here are some of the brief stories from Singapore and beyond that were posted during the week for NRIs.

SG national football head coach V Sundra Moorthy steps down

Singapore's national football head coach V. Sundra Moorthy has stepped down after two years of service.

Lord Diljit Rana to set up football academy in native village in Punjab

Giving back to his native community, British politician of Indian-origin Lord Diljit Rana hired a UEFA licensed coach named Tommy Taylor to...

Jeakson, Namit make history for India in FIFA U 17 World Cup

​Jeakson Thounaojam created history by scoring India’s first-ever World Cup football goal in the 82nd minute of the match against...

India to kick off World Cup debut with match against USA today

India will kick start participation in their biggest footballing tournament today as they face USA in the first group stage game at the...

AIFF, SAI goes the extra mile to recruit NRI youths for U17 World Cup squad

FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 - Reversing its long-standing policy, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has looked beyond the borders of...

Singaporean Sikh referee subjected to racist abuse speaks out, calls for unity

Sukhbir Singh, the referee of the Inter-Chelsea match in Singapore embroiled in the racist abuse controversy, has called for unity within...

Singapore to face giants Argentina in football friendly to mark anniversary tonight

The fixture has been scheduled to mark the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) 125-year anniversary and will see Argentina field an...

Singapore to host top football clubs until 2020 for ICC tournament

There is good news for football fans. Now they can enjoy world-class football action over the next four years with the International...