FC Goa broke their home duck against Chennaiyin FC in dramatic fashion after scripting a stunning 5-4 victory in their final Hero Indian Super League clash at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda-Goa.

Having witnessed dozens of enticing encounters among hundreds of teams over the last many days and after winning the hearts of millions of football lovers and players, the 3rd season of STAIRS School Football League (SSFL) -- which was kicked off by Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, on Oct 19th, 2016, at Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi – came to an end on Thursday, Dec 1, 2016. Shri Rajiv Yadav, Sports Secretary, Government of India, presided as the Chief Guest for the closing ceremony, while many other dignitaries graced the occasion with their presence.

NBA Champion Shawn Marion will travel to India to support the continued growth of basketball in the country by conducting youth clinics and interacting with local fans. On Dec. 2, Marion will attend the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program at the ITL Public School, Dwarka, in New Delhi to instruct and engage with the boys and girls participating in the program. On Dec. 4, Marion will make a live television appearance on Sony SIX’s NBA morning show “Around the Hoop”.

An international cast of players from over 20 countries will feature in the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India which gets underway at the highly-acclaimed Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. The elite 120-man field, made up of players from the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India, will be ready to thrill the local galleries when the Asian Tour event returns for its sixth edition from December 1 to 4.

Atletico de Kolkata secured the point they needed to qualify for semi-finals of Hero Indian Super League with a composed 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata.

India outplayed England completely in the third Test match at Mohali to claim victory by eight wickets on the fourth day. India is now leading five-match Test series by an unassailable victory 2-0.

India beat Malaysia 4-1 in the Bronze medal play off match at the Four Nations Invitational Tournament. The team dominated the Malaysians from start to finish, scoring twice in the final quarter to take a much deserved victory.

With just nine days to go before India take on Canada in their Pool D match at the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men, Lucknow 2016 slated to begin at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Roelant Oltmans put the players through a rigorous session where the focus was on scoring goals.

Hockey India today announced the appointment of David John as the Director, High Performance for Hockey India. David has previously worked with the Men’s national team as the Physiologist / Scientific Advisor prior to the London Olympics in 2012. In his role he had implemented and introduced new strength and training programs for the Indian Men Hockey Team.

Kerala Blasters took a massive step towards the semi-finals of the Hero Indian Super League after setting aside the challenge of FC Pune City 2-1 for their fourth consecutive victory at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.