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Topic: Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia set to host 2027 Asian Cup after India withdraws bid

Saudi Arabia have won the continental title three times but have never hosted the tournament.

Covid outbreak forces hosts India out of Women’s Asian Cup football, 12 players test positive

India failed to name the required minimum of 13 players for Sunday's match against Chinese Taipei, and withdrew from the tournament, according to the AFC rule-book.

India’s women footballers set for long-awaited Asian Cup bout, with a shot at quarter-finals

India qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup as hosts but the team will have to find a path to the quarter-finals without star striker Bala Devi.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.