Mihir Vasavda

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Mihir Vasavda

Lalit Upadhyay, whose last international goal came in May 2024, thought he’d end the drought with an audacious one. India had the momentum in their favour, having just scored an equaliser against Olympic champions Netherlands. Hardik Singh sliced open the Dutch defence with a pass that released Upadhyay one-on-one with the goalkeeper, Maurits Visser.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Mihir Vasavda

Game 1, vs the Netherlands: India enter the final quarter level at 1-1; concede a goal in the 58th minute, lose 1-2. Game 2, vs the Netherlands: It’s 2-2 after three quarters; India allow a goal in the 57th minute to lose 2-3. Game 3, vs Argentina: India fight back to make it 3-3 heading into the fourth quarter. Argentina score in the 46th minute, India lose 3-4. Game 4, vs Argentina: 1-1 after three quarters in a cagey match; India let in a goal in the 49th minute, lose 1-2.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Mihir Vasavda

Swag has always been Animesh Kujur’s second skin. At the Army School in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, the rookie footballer used to put up a show for his friends, impressing them by kicking the ball as high as he could. “It would go up to one floor high, sometimes two… then everyone was happy,” he smiles. His audience has now expanded beyond the tiny city to far corners of the country. But he continues entertaining — the sprinter, who was once fascinated by heights, now enthrals with his speed.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mihir Vasavda

13 hours agoNew angle shows final moments of Air India flight from take-off to crashA new angle shows the final moments - from take-off to crash - of the doomed Air India flight on its way to London, Gatwick. CCTV footage shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving the runway at Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday (12 June) before it begins descending rapidly in its nose-up take-off angle. Moments later the plane, with 240 people onboard, erupted into a huge fireball as it crashed into a residential area.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Mihir Vasavda

For, the gegenpressing, ball-stealing India produced some of their best heavy-metal hockey and created heaps of chances from open play and set pieces. But profligacy in the ‘D’, once again, was their undoing. This was a highly tactical match as the Netherlands shadowed every Indian player, sticking to their man-marking ethos. They choked India for space and doubled it up by being physical.