Weekly Sports Wrap: I-League dates, EURO 2020 and more

The previous seven days were memorable in the world of sports for all the right reasons.

The world of sports is gaining an entertaining high as 2021 is all set to move into its own second-half. In football, the European Championship and Copa America move into their decisive phase. The big nations are all poised to clash – guaranteeing some thrilling battles.

Things are comparatively quieter in India in football, however, the preparation and qualifications for the upcoming Olympics are going on. So let’s take a brief look at what Khel Now brought to you in the previous week.

Indian Football

Sunil Chhetri extends stay at Bengaluru FC

Sunil Chhetri has pledged his future to Bengaluru FC by signing a new two-year deal. This means that he will stay with the Indian Super League (ISL) side until at least 2023.

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I-League 2021-22 campaign to be held in Kolkata

Just like last season, it has been confirmed that the I-League 2021/22 season will once again be held in its entirety in Kolkata after the previous season. The upcoming campaign is set to begin in December.

Roy Krishna attracting interest from multiple countries

Roy Krishna’s impressive performances last season have warranted clubs from seven countries – including Qatar, UAE, England and Saudi Arabia – to be interested in signing him. This is as per his wife and agent Ali-Krishna.

Carles Cuadrat gives his honest assessment of Indian football

Former Bengaluru FC manager Carles Cuadrat recently appeared on Khel Now’s Beyond the Scores podcast. Here he spoke about the current condition of Indian football and believes that India needs to make better footballing decisions to grow into the sport as a nation.

New foreigners rule on ISL clubs explained

With a new 3+1 foreigner rule being placed in the ISL next season, Khel Now has taken a look at how this new style could impact the clubs themselves.

Suresh Singh signs new contract extension with Bengaluru FC

After Sunil Chhetri, Suresh Singh Wangjam has also signed a contract extension with Bengaluru FC. The new terms on his deal will see him be at the club until the end of the 2023/24 season.

Profiling Joni Kauko’s potential impact for ATKMB

With ATK Mohun Bagan confirming Finland international Joni Kauko as their first big summer signing, we have analyzed what impact can be expected from the 30-year-old midfielder next season.

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World Football

Top unbeaten streaks in International football history

With Italy recently extending their unbeaten streak to 31 games after their Euro 2020 round of 16 win over Austria, Khel Now looks at the five biggest unbeaten runs managed by any nation in the history of International competition.

Euro 2020 group stage team of the round

As the Euros group stages came to an end last week, we picked the best players from the round to create our own Team of the Group Stages– which included stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and others.

Analyzing Brazil’s big win over Colombia in the Copa America

As Brazil sealed a dramatic 2-1 win over Colombia in the Copa America – which included a 100th minute winner from Casemiro – Khel Now looks at biggest takeaways from the game.

Ranking the top 10 highest International scorers

Cristiano Ronaldo recently equaled the record for the most-ever international goals. Khel Now has taken a look at the top 10 highest goal-scorers in International football history.

The best moments from the group stages of Euro 2020

With the Euro 2020 group stages presenting a lot of dramatic moments, we have enlisted the top five most memorable moments from that round.

Olympic Sports

Kiren Rijiju praises Tokyo-bound athletes ahead of Olympics

India’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Kiren Rijiju hailed the Olympic-bound Indian athletes as the ‘real heroes’ of the country and urged people to support them during the competition as much as the cricketers get support.

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Hockey India announces their nominations for national awards

Hockey India has recommended India men’s goalkeeper PR Sreejesh for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award alongside former women’s player Deepika. Harmanpreet Singh, Vandana Katariya and Navjot Kaur have also been nominated for the Arjuna Award.

Indian duo win Silver medal in Shooting World Cup

Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won their sixth 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team ISSF Shooting World Cup medal by bagging the silver medal on Saturday. India now has one Silver and two Bronze medals in the competition and are currently at the ninth spot in the medals tally.

India win four Gold medals at the Archery World Cup in Paris

The Indian team finished the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris, France, with four Gold medals. Deepika Kumari bagged three medals in different categories. She clinched Gold in the women’s team recurve with Ankita Bhakat and Komolika Bari.

Kumari also partnered with her husband Atanu Das in the mixed team recurve to clinch the glory. Lastly, she defeated Russia’s Elena Osipova in the individual recurve event to complete the hat-trick.

Abhishek Verma won the only Gold medal in the compound event.

Ranking all the players who have pulled out off Wimbledon 2021

With the iconic Grand Slam tournament set to begin on June 28, Khel Now has taken a look at the complete list of players to have pulled out from the Wimbledon – including the likes of Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep.

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