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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spanish coach of India's soccer team leaves. Sport is also troubled at the club level
FILE -The India National team pose for a group photo prior to the Asian Cup Group B soccer match between Syria and India at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi), File) Manolo Márquez has left his position by mutual consent as head coach of India's soccer team after just one win in eight games and less than a year in the job. The Spanish coach's only victory was in a 3-0 friendly over the Maldives in March. More important is qualification for the 2027 Asian Cup but a draw with Singapore and a 1-0 loss in Hong Kong in June has put India's chances of a third successive appearance at the tournament in doubt. Advertisement 'After careful evaluation, both coach Márquez and the federation recognized that the objectives we had set out to achieve a year ago were not progressing as intended,' Kalyan Chaubey, president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), told The Associated Press on Saturday. 'Out of mutual respect and understanding, we agreed it was best to part ways. This decision was taken in the larger interest of Indian football.' Held two jobs As well as being in charge of the national team, Márquez is also head coach of FC Goa, a leading club in the Indian Super League (ISL), and signed off with a Super Cup win with the club in May. Advertisement Although there has been criticism of Márquez holding both jobs, Chaubey the situation was not without precedent. 'I understand why that perception exists, but globally coaches like Alex Ferguson, Guus Hiddink, Dick Advocaat, and many others have held club and national roles simultaneously,' Chaubey said. Shaji Prabhakaran, former general secretary of the AIFF, said that if India does not qualify for the Asian Cup, 'it would be catastrophic for the development of Indian football.' India, ranked 127th by FIFA, is at the bottom of its group behind Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangladesh. 'We are the highest-ranked team of the four, but we are last and need to win all four of the games left,' Prabhakaran said. Advertisement Prabhakaran disagreed with Chaubey and said Márquez should not have held both national and FC Goa jobs. 'The responsibility for this situation lies with the people who took the decision to hire a coach with dual responsibilities,' Prabhakaran said. 'No coach can do two jobs at the same time, he has to work for the national team all the time and for the future of Indian football.' Issues also at club level That immediate future in India is looking uncertain at club level, too. The ISL, the top tier of the country's domestic system, was set to start its 12th season in September, but that has been put on hold. Advertisement The 15-year contract between AIFF and commercial partner Football Sports Development Limited, which runs the ISL, is due to expire at the end of 2025 but there has, as yet, been no agreement on a new deal. India's Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on AIFF's constitution later in July, and has told the federation not to enter into negotiations until then. Amid such uncertainty, only six of the 13 ISL teams have confirmed participation in the upcoming Durand Cup, Asia's oldest knockout competition, that starts later this month. 'Most of the ISL teams have declined to play because they are not ready,' Arshad Shawl, chief executive of Real Kashmir FC, a club in the second tier I-league said. 'There is no clarity about next season and it is affecting the entire ecosystem." Advertisement Prabhakaran believes that the ISL deal should not have been allowed to reach this point. 'This should have been sorted a year ago,' he said. 'Why wasn't it concluded? I don't know a country can be in a situation where we don't know if the league will happen.' ___ AP soccer:
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
‘I don't want upma': 4-year-old Shanku's viral demand video gets biryani added to anganwadi menu in Kerala
A young boy named Shanku's dislike for upma and his request for biryani in the anganwadi menu went viral after his mother posted it on Instagram. KOTTAYAM: When young Shanku innocuously expressed his dislike for upma last Feb and asked for it to be replaced with biryani and chicken fry in the anganwadi menu, his mother Aswathy Ashok recorded it and posted it on Instagram. She did not expect the video to go viral. Women and child development minister Veena George shared the video on Facebook and promised to consider his demand. George kept her word and included egg biryani in the revised menu, which she released on Tuesday. George released the revised 'model food menu' at the state-level inauguration of anganwadis' Praveshanolsavam in Pathanamthitta on Tuesday. The menu - revised by the women and child welfare department with the intention of reducing sugar and salt intake and including more calories and protein to aid growth as per nutritional standards -- also includes pulao. Egg and milk will be provided on three days, unlike the earlier two days. Breakfast, lunch and general feeding will be based on the revised menu. It is the first time a unified food menu is being implemented for anganwadi students. Shanku, 4, is in Qatar and, according to Aswathy, is relishing the news of the revised menu. Shanku, whose official name is Trijal S Sundhar, is the only child of Somasundhar and Aswathy. The mother and son joined Somasundhar, who is working at Al Khor in Qatar, during the summer vacation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Beyond Text Generation: An AI Tool That Helps You Write Better Grammarly Install Now Undo "We will be returning to our native place by mid-July, and he will join school then," said Aswathy. Their native place is Prayar near Oachira in Alappuzha. Aswathy said the viral video was not shot deliberately. "Shanku's father returned to Qatar after his choroonu (first rice meal fed auspiciously). I used to take Shanku's photographs and videos and post them on Instagram for his father to see. The biryani video too was shot just like that," said Aswathy. "Shanku doesn't like upma and his favourite food is porridge and black-eyed pea. Upma was being served in the anganwadis daily and he developed a hatred towards it. He made the request for biryani and chicken fry while having biryani at home," she said.
Time of India
03-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Young boy Shanku's ‘viral' request leads to revised anganwadi food menu in Kerala
Kottayam: When young Shanku innocuously expressed his dislike for upma last Feb and asked for it to be replaced with biriyani and chicken fry in the anganwadi menu, his mother Aswathy Ashok recorded it and posted it on Instagram. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She did not expect the video to go viral. Women and child development minister Veena George shared the video on Facebook and promised to consider his demand. George kept her word and included egg biriyani in the revised menu, which she released on Tuesday. George released the revised 'model food menu' at the state-level inauguration of anganwadis' Praveshanolsavam in Pathanamthitta on Tuesday. The menu — revised by the women and child welfare department with the intention of reducing sugar and salt intake and including more calories and protein to aid growth as per nutritional standards -- also includes pulao. Egg and milk will be provided on three days, unlike the earlier two days. Breakfast, lunch and general feeding will be based on the revised menu. It is the first time a unified food menu is being implemented for anganwadi students. Shanku, 4, is in Qatar and, according to Aswathy, is relishing the news of the revised menu. Shanku, whose official name is Trijal S Sundhar, is the only child of Somasundhar and Aswathy. The mother and son joined Somasundhar, who is working at Al Khor in Qatar, during the summer vacation. "We will be returning to our native place by mid-July, and he will join the anganwadi then," said Aswathy. Their native place is Prayar near Oachira in Alappuzha. Aswathy said the viral video was not shot deliberately. "Shanku's father returned to Qatar after his choroonu (first rice meal fed auspiciously). I used to take Shanku's photographs and videos and post them on Instagram for his father to see. The biriyani video too was shot just like that," said Aswathy. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Shanku doesn't like upma and his favourite food is porridge and black-eyed pea. Upma was being served in the anganwadis daily and he developed a hatred towards it. He made the request for biriyani and chicken fry while having biriyani at home," she said.
Zawya
19-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Ashghal likely to award Al Khor Industrial Area Phase 1 Infrastructure contract in Q2
Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is likely to award a key consultancy contract for the development of roads and drainage infrastructure in the Al Khor Industrial Area (Phase 1) in the second quarter, according to a source aware of the details. The tender, issued on 6 March 2025, is for a consultancy contract covering concept, preliminary and detailed design, MEP, quantity surveying, and lead design services. 'Bid submissions closed on 20 April 2025, and the award is expected by the end of June,' the source told Zawya Projects, adding that Ashghal plans to complete the project by December 2027. The project is located on a 3.7 square kilometre undeveloped desert site in Zone 75, Al Khor, and will comprise industrial units, commercial spaces, warehouses, storage facilities, and worker housing. (Reporting by Deva Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon) (
Zawya
08-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar expected to award equestrian complex project in Q2 2025
Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is expected to award a design and build contract for Phase 4 of the Al Uqda Equestrian Complex, located in the Al Khor area in the second quarter of 2025, a source aware of the details said. The tender was issued on 3 February 2025, with bid submissions closing on 11 March. 'The contract is likely to be awarded in June 2025,' the source told Zawya Projects. The scope of work includes the design and construction of a new grandstand building, a 1,000-meter straight track, racetrack facilities, and modifications to the existing racetrack. The contract also covers the construction of an underground tunnel, racetrack LED lighting, and installation of media, radio broadcast, and audiovisual systems. 'The project is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2028 and is estimated to cost $100 million,' the source added. (Reporting by Deva Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon) (
