कुछ मुस्कान, कुछ अरमान, और संघर्ष जारी है !

कुछ मुस्कान, कुछ अरमान, और संघर्ष जारी है !

चर्चा है फुटबॉल की। हाल में, एक महिला फुटबॉल प्रदर्शन काफी चर्चा में रहा। 60 लड़कियां पटना ज़िला के ग्रामीण छेत्र से आकार संत ज़ेवियर कॉलेज मैं फुटबॉल खेले। नव गठित बिहार वुमेन’स स्पोर्ट्स प्रमोशन असोशिएशन का पहला प्रयास था । जोगीबेग दुरुखी, पटना सिटि की शफ़ा परवीन ग्यारहवी वर्ग, कॉलेज ऑफ कॉमर्स की छात्रा […]

These girls are just yawning, a new fight is dawning!

These girls are just yawning, a new fight is dawning!

“My father’s dream of becoming a footballer has now become my dream and I will definitely fulfill it”, says Preeti , the daughter of a daily wage labourer.  In higher secondary school now, she says she had to settle for the arts stream rather than science because of financial constraints. “I am old enough to […]

A Goal beyond Football

A Goal beyond Football

Patna: The football field at St Xavier’s College was where four girls’ soccer teams showed off their gaming skills under a monsoon sky. While the Football for Women’s Empowerment on the 3rd of July might not have made it to the top of the sporting pages in the local newspapers, there is a distinct possibility […]

Bihar girls kick football for EQUALITY GOAL

Bihar girls kick football for EQUALITY GOAL

When you hear the word “Football”, what strikes you first? May be the names Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Diego Maradona or even Baichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri. Now, Can you tell us the name of a woman football player? H’m … an Indian woman footballer? You might be thinking of taking to Google Baba […]

दुनिया के सबसे प्रसिद्ध खेल को कितना जानते हैं हम?

दुनिया के सबसे प्रसिद्ध खेल को कितना जानते हैं हम?

फूटबाल दुनिया का सबसे प्रसिद्ध खेल है। वर्ल्ड ऐटलस नामक वैबसाइट के अनुसार पूरी दुनिया मे इस खेल के फैंस की संख्या लगभग 4 अरब है। फूटबाल विश्व कप एक ऐसी प्रतियोगिता है जिसमे सभी देश भाग लेना चाहते हैं। भारत लगभग 125 करोड़ से भी अधिक आबादी वाला देश है। पर यहाँ फूटबाल का […]

Of Matches, Women referees and more…

Of Matches, Women referees and more…

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is on, and it’s a party in France. First, let’s tell you about the matches you can watch today Sunday 9 July on the telly. Indian standard time: At 7:00 pm it’s an exciting Brazil vs Jamaica, and at 9:30 it’s England vs Scotland. Some of us like to watch […]

FIFA ENDORSES GENDER EQUALITY ON AND OFF PITCH

FIFA ENDORSES GENDER EQUALITY ON AND OFF PITCH

Women’s football should be made more accessible to girls and women worldwide, and that’s what a new move between the UN and FIFA is all about. Gender equality on and of the pitch, this is the new thrust. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and the UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and […]

My Dad and I played with a plastic football!

My Dad and I played with a plastic football!

In ‘Backward’ Bihar, where entire village communities frown on women playing sports, a labourer buys a plastic ball for his daughter to pursue her football dreams… “My father is my very first coach. When I was small, he bought a plastic ball, and he taught me to kick it around,” says Priti Kunari, a feisty […]

World Cup unfolds in Russia, hosts trounce Saudis!

World Cup unfolds in Russia, hosts trounce Saudis!

The Beautiful Game is in focus as the world eyeballs the FIFA World Cup, this time in Russia. The opening ceremony was brief, and surprising in more ways than one. The FIFA World Cup 2018 was kicked off in Moscow with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, before the first match between host […]