Karan Yadav has been appointed as the inaugural CEO of the Indian Super League (ISL). The appointment comes as the league transitions toward a new club-led operational model.
Karan Yadav has been appointed as the inaugural CEO of the Indian Super League (ISL). The appointment comes as the league transitions toward a new club-led operational model.
James Rodriguez, a 35-year-old footballer from Colombia, has announced retirement from international football.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced the National Sports Awards 2025. The winners were selected based on the recommendations of a committee chaired by Arun Kumar Mishra, a former judge of the Supreme Court.
A total of 17 athletes have been selected for the Arjuna Award, including Tejaswin Shankar (Athletics), Divya Deshmukh (Chess), Treesa Jolly (Badminton), and Gayatri Gopichand (Badminton). I Arumainayagam, a former footballer and 1962 Asian Games gold medallist, was honoured with the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) for his long-term contributions.
The Dronacharya Award (Regular) was presented to Parveer Singh (Athletics), Chhote Lal Yadav (Boxing), and Neha Nandkumar Chavan (Shooting), while the Lifetime category recognized Dharmendra Singh Yadav (Boxing) and Virender Kumar (Wrestling). Additionally, the Army Paralympic Node in Pune, received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar.
The IIT Madras has officially introduced OmegaBall to India by hosting a grand launch event and an inter-college tournament at its Chennai campus.
OmegaBall is a high-intensity, fast-paced variant of football that redefines traditional gameplay by featuring three teams on the pitch simultaneously.
India has won the 8th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship title, defeating the defending champion Bangladesh by 3-1 in the final. The tournament was held at the Fatorda Stadium (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium) in Goa and featured 6 participating nations.
Individual honours were awarded to Sanfida Nongrum (Most Valuable Player or MVP), Aveka Singh (top scorer with 4 goals), and Panthoi Chanu Elangbam (Best Goalkeeper). Nepal received the Fair Play Award. It is to be noted that this victory marks a record-extending 6th SAFF Women’s Championship title for India.
World Football Day:
Day – 25 May
Observed by – 2024
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has partnered with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to broadcast 39 global football events in the Indian market.
The 8-year agreement includes coverage of major tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA World Cup 2030, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, along with docu-series content.
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has selected India as one of the 12 nations for the ‘Women’s Development Programme (Commercial Strategy 2026)’.
The programme aims to strengthen the commercial viability, sustainability, and professional framework of women’s football on a global scale. Other participating countries include Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Ghana, Jordan, Lithuania, and Paraguay.