articles by Ujwal Singh

Football

Mumbai City FC prodigy Vikram Partap Singh wants to be the striker India need

Mumbai City FC forward Vikram Partap Singh wants to become a regular at the club and hopes to play as a striker for the Indian national team.

Football

Ladakh's first professional football club is here with the environment at its heart

Apart from being the first professional football club in the Union Territory, 1 Ladakh FC will also work towards becoming Net Zero Carbon in nearby future.

Sports

'Daring' Preeti Sai Pawar takes aim at Asian Games after World Championship learnings

Sakshi Malik's Olympic medal and Dangal movie inspired Preeti Sai Pawar into boxing and the 19-year-old has now set her sights on bigger goals after World Championships learnings.

Football

India national football team wins on and off the pitch in Manipur

On the pitch, India got better of higher ranked Kyrgyz Republic to clinch the trophy. Off the pitch, Manipur's passion for the sport was aired across the country which hopefully added new fans

Football

India vs Kyrgyz Republic: Blue Tigers face wounded White Falcons in fight for trophy

India are well aware of the danger the higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic pose, but have an opportunity to win a trophy at home and must give their all to achieve it.

Football

India vs Kyrgyz Republic: We cannot be on the back foot against Kyrgyzstan, says Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

India take on the Kyrgyz Republic in the final game of the Tri-Nation International Football Tournament on 28 March in Manipur.

Football

India vs Myanmar: The result was 3-0 for me, says Blue Tigers coach Igor Stimac

India coach Igor Stimac was impressed with what he saw from debutant Naorem Mahesh against Myanmar and asked the fans in Manipur to be even more vocal against the Kyrgyz Republic.

Football

India impress, Manipur celebrates and coach Igor Stimac's special request

The game lacked goals but not intensity as India made their Manipur debut and the state put up a befitting welcome with dance & music show, firecrackers and Mexican waves.

Football

Manipur sets the stage on fire for Indian football team’s first-ever match in the state

Indian football team received a boisterous welcome at the Khuman Lampak Stadium ahead of their first match ever in Manipur.

Football

Football-crazy Manipur's date with Indian national football team

Manipur's long wait to host an international game ends on Wednesday as India start their tri-nation friendly tournament campaign against Myanmar.

Football

With ATK Mohun Bagan winning ISL 2022-23, Indian football comes home

ISL has strengthened its position with every season, but ATK Mohun Bagan — a club that brings in century-old legacy and history — winning the league has to be their crowning glory.

Football

ISL: Mumbai City's comeback deserves praise as Bengaluru FC continue mad streak

Bengaluru FC won on penalties and reached the ISL final but Mumbai City FC's comeback in the most testing conditions forced a shootout and underlined the Islanders' tenacity.

Football

ISL semifinal: How Bengaluru FC ended the blues to stand on the brink of final

For long, Bengaluru FC looked like a team competing for the wooden spoon but now stand just one game away from the ISL 2022-23 final.

First Cricket News

The good, bad and ugly of Team India

India had no right to run Australia so close in the T20 World Cup semi-final and yet they did it, as they have so often lately, on the back of some individual brilliance.

Football

ISL: Clarity, meticulous planning and ambition — Des Buckingham on Mumbai City FC's record-breaking season

Once a teacher, Mumbai City FC coach Des Buckingham speaks on how he extracts the best from his players, recipe behind the club's record ISL League Shield triumph and why there's more to come from the club.

Football

Carlos Vaz Pinto: Meet I-League side Sreenidi Deccan FC's coach on verge of making Indian football history

Carlos Vaz Pinto's Sreenidi Deccan FC are on top of the I-League table and a title victory would make them the first club to earn a promotion to Indian Super League (ISL).

Sports

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin working on run-up issues for more success after Asian Indoor silver medal

Jeswin Aldrin recently won silver at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and has already qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

First Cricket News

T20 World Cup 2023: Jemimah, batters bail India out in a game of two halves vs Pakistan

Jemimah Rodrigues scripted her own redemption story as India dealt successfully with a potential banana-skin opponent in Pakistan in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 opener.

Football

With India matches in Manipur, AIFF wants to set a positive example

India will play Myanmar and Kyrgyz Republic in a tri-nation friendly tournament at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in the capital of Manipur, Imphal in March.

Hockey

'Cannot blame Graham Reid, Indian players did not give their best at hockey World Cup': Ex-India captain V Baskaran

1980 Olympics gold-medallist V Baskaran came down heavily on Indian players reacting to coach Graham Reid's resignation after Hockey World Cup 2023.