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How did India beat Kuwait in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier? How big is the win?
Here’s Sunaadh Sagar looking at the factors behind the Indian men’s football team’s 1-0 win over Kuwait and the importance of it.
Igor Stimac’s men were hugely impressive throughout, as India ended a run of six games without a win in regulation time thanks to a 75th-minute goal from Manvir Singh coupled with a stellar defensive effort.
Defensive solidity, quality passing: the making of India’s FIFA WC qualifier win vs Kuwait
Update on Aditi Ashok at season-ending LPGA event
Aditi Ashok had a start of 2-under 70 in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on the LPGA. She is tied 32nd after the first round.
She had 3 birdies in a five-hole run in the middle of the round and is seven shots behind the first round leader, Nasa Hataoka, a six-time LPGA Tour, and Ruoning Yin, a two-time winner in 2023. The two leaders carded 63 each.
Aditi had a fine run in the first half of the season, before tapering off somewhat.
Farewell, Des Buckingham
Mumbai City FC’s head coach left the team and the city and there was a lovely, sentimental at the airport as fans seemingly gathered to bid him farewell late at night.
Des, at 38, was one of the younger coaches but he made his time at Mumbai City very special.
He is the youngest coach to win the ISL League Shield. He has the ISL’s all-time highest win percentage (57.8%) and highest points per league game average (1.96) among coaches with a minimum 20 games. He is the fastest coach to reach 100+ goals in ISL history. Des also led Mumbai City to AFC Champions League history in 2022 when they became the first Indian club to win a game in Asia’s premier club football competition
Here’s a look at the touching video from the airport.
This hit me hard �� pic.twitter.com/Fs51NHSeWe
– Chirag.. (@ChiragDate) November 16, 2023
Buckingham is headed back to Oxford United, where he had his first coaching gig.
✍️ We are delighted to announce the appointment of Des Buckingham as the club’s new men’s first team Head Coach.
Welcome home, Des! ����
– Oxford United FC (@OUFCOfficial) November 16, 2023
Big win for Indian football
Late last night, the India men’s football team notched up a massive result in their quest to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
India beat Kuwait in Kuwait in the second round clash, thanks to Manvir Singh’s second-half winner. Lallianzuala Chhangte proved to be a Super Sub and the goal, a great team effort.
Miss the match? Here’s a play-by-play recap on ESPN India’s live blog.
And here’s a recap of how the top Asian nations performed as the second phase of Asia’s preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup kicked off on Thursday
What’s in store today?
Rohan Bopanna, who became the oldest-ever player with a win at the ATP Tour Finals, will know if he and partner Matthew Edbden have qualified for the semifinals, which depends on the group’s other results at the season-ending ATP Finals.
What happened yesterday?
The detailed version of yesterday’s events can be accessed here. Here are the cliff notes, however:
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The Indian men’s football team earned an incredible 1-0 win over Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Des Buckingham left Indian football club Mumbai City FC as their longest serving head coach.
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Indian interest at the Japan Masters came to an end as HS Prannoy lost to Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei.
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Saurav Ghosal and Ramit Tandon lost in the second round of the Vitagen Singapore Squash Open.