Bodoland FC Cruise Past FC1 In Durand Cup

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Bodoland FC bounced back from their opening defeat with an emphatic 3-0 victory over FC1 in a Group F clash of the Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday.

Robinson Rendon opened the scoring before second-half substitutes Rituraj Mohan and Aron Thapa added late goals to secure Bodoland’s first win of the tournament. cricket-info.homes

Before kick-off, FC1 captain Ikhlaq Fayaz presented a sapling to Bodoland skipper Halicharan Narzary as part of the club’s water conservation and climate awareness initiative during its debut Durand Cup campaign.

Second-Half Surge Seals Comfortable Victory

After missing two earlier opportunities, Rendon finally broke the deadlock in the 57th minute, heading home from Narzary’s cross to give Bodoland the lead.

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Head coach Vikash Panthi’s tactical changes proved decisive as substitutes Mohan and Thapa struck in the 78th and 82nd minutes respectively, turning a narrow advantage into a convincing win.

Group F Race Remains Wide Open

The victory lifts Bodoland FC to three points from two matches, keeping them firmly in contention despite carrying a negative goal difference following their heavy opening defeat to NorthEast United.

FC1 also remain on three points after two games, occupying second place ahead of Bodoland on goal difference thanks to their opening-match victory.

NorthEast United continue to lead Group F unbeaten, while Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC are still searching for their first points of the campaign.

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Indians vs Sri Lanka XI: Team India’s injury woes are continuing to pile on ahead of the first Test of two-match series against Sri Lanka beginning at Galle on August 15. The visitors are already missing the services of Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy due to injuries while batter Sai Sudharsan is yet to join the squad in Sri Lanka. In what will be huge blow for Team India, captain Shubman Gill has joined this injury list on Friday.

On Day 1 of their three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka XI, Gill was missing from Indians playing 11 with vice-captain KL Rahul coming out to lead the side. The Indian skipper has picked up a finger injury after being hit on his fingers while fielding in the slips.

Gill picked up the niggle during a training session at Nondescripts Cricket Club ground on Thursday and as result, KL Rahul is leading the side in his absence. SLC XI led by Sonal Dinusha won the toss and opted to bat in the three-day practice game.

“Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India’s practice on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, he will not take the field on Day 1 of the warm-up game against SLC XI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress,” the BCCI posted on its ‘X’ handle. “KL Rahul will lead the team in Gill’s absence.”

Update: Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India’s practice on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, he will not take the field on Day 1 of the warm-up game against SLC XI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress.

KL Rahul… https://t.co/Mzu2yW4OgX

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 7, 2026

It remains to be seen if Gill be able to come out and bat on Days 2 and 3 on Saturday and Sunday as the Indians are expected to do majority of the batting after bowling first on the opening day. Sai Sudharsan, who is dealing with a toe niggle and is currently in Bengaluru’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) is yet to join the squad in Sri Lanka. According to media reports, Sudharsan is expected to arrive in Colombo on Saturday.

Bumrah has already been ruled out of the series with a knee injury and was replaced by Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi in the squad. “It becomes a little difficult that you come to the ground on the morning and you come to know a player has a niggle, then it’s almost like do you want to take a chance. Some player is 80 per cent fit, you are playing with five bowlers and if this player comes out after bowling five overs, then who will bowl? This is difficult. So as a group we need improved our fitness and all those things,” Gill had said during the ODI series in England last month.

India are touring Sri Lanka for a two-Test series, starting at Galle on August 15. The second Test will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground from August 23.

Cairo [Egypt], August 7 (ANI): The executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) extended its support to FIFA president Gianni Infantino as he battles to retain his post and has welcomed the update presented by him and secretary general Mattias Grafstrom on the ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ initiative, reported Goal.com.

In their official statement, CAF noted the content of the update, which acknowledged the errors that occurred during the creation of the proposed ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’. Both FIFA and Infantino have come under intense scrutiny since the announcement of the FFE, a proposed entity aimed at consolidating the sale of FIFA’s commercial rights–including broadcasting, sponsorship, ticketing and licensing–along with the operational delivery of its tournaments.

Under the plan, FIFA intended to raise upto USD 4.2 billion by selling minority, non-controlling stakes in the FFE to external investors. After facing the wrath of UEFA, the Football Association and concerns from CONCACAF, FIFA rolled back the plan. Infantino and Grafstrom apologised for the errors and pledged that they would not be repeated, a review would be done and findings would be submitted to the FIFA Council during the next meeting.

The statement from CAF said, “The CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO") unanimously endorses the “Joint Update" by the FIFA President and Secretary General on the FIFA Forward Enterprise and will continue to focus on making African Football amongst the best in the world and adhering to governance and transparency global best practices."

“CAF has taken note of the statements in the “Joint Update" that: “we acknowledge mistakes were made in the process of the proposed establishment of the FIFA Forward Enterprise (‘FFE’). It was certainly not the intention for the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations to feel excluded from the process and it should have been handled differently. We sincerely apologise for these errors and commit to them not happening again. With this in mind, we will conduct a necessary review, and a report will be presented to the FIFA Council at its next scheduled meeting."

The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “CAF welcomes and endorses the “Joint Update" by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom. CAF will continue to focus on making African Football amongst the best in the world and is reaffirming its commitment to adhering to global governance, transparency and auditing best practices."

“For us in Africa, adherence to governance, due process and transparency is crucial and non-negotiable, as this is the practice and conduct we expect from our governments, business and other institutions and organisations. This is also the conduct that is expected from CAF. We are committed to continue working together with FIFA, its Member Associations, other Football Confederations and stakeholders to safeguard and adhere to governance, due process, and transparency global best practices and to contribute to the development and growth of Football worldwide. CAF will also continue to focus on developing our boys and girls football players, coaches and trainers, the National Teams of our 54 Member Associations and the amateur and professional leagues on the African Continent."

“Good progress is being made in discussions with our current and new sponsors, partners and investors to ensure that CAF continues to be financially self-supporting and independent and that stadiums and other Football infrastructure is constructed and upgraded. Progress is also being made in the preparations for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON") Kenya Tanzania Uganda (“PAMOJA") and other CAF Competitions," the statement continued.

The CAF EXCO also unanimously reconfirmed its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino and thanked him for his support for African Football over the years. President Infantino, the FIFA Secretary Grafstrom and the FIFA Administration were also thanked for organizing a very successful FIFA World Cup 2026. (ANI)

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