Mahindra United FC was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, before closing down at the end of 2009–10 season. Affiliated with Mumbai Football Association, the club participated in both the National Football League, and MDFA Elite League.
Henry Menezes is a former India national football team goalkeeper, Menezes has been awarded the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Award the highest state award for excellence in sports by the Government of Maharastra. He is a Governing Council Member at the International Sports University, Maharashtra, and has also served as the CEO of the Western India Football Association (WIFA), which is the governing body for football in the state of Maharashtra; affiliated to the AIFF and Deputy chairman of AIFF technical committee.
Wankhede Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Mumbai, India. It is owned and operated by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and is the home ground of the Mumbai Indians. It houses the headquarters of MCA, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Cooperage Football Ground is an association football stadium located in Nariman Point, Mumbai, India. It is predominantly home to multiple Mumbai Football League clubs.
Jude Menezes is a former Indian field hockey goalkeeper who is currently the head coach of the Japan women's team. He also served as the goalkeeping coach of the Blacks Sticks Women's Team and the head coach of Auckland Women's Hockey Team. Jude represented India at 133 international matches, prominent among them the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 1998 Hockey World Cup at Utrecht, Holland and 2002 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He moved to New Zealand in 2002 and is coaching field hockey teams at the highest level.
Air India FC is an Indian professional multi-sports club known for its association football team. As an institutional club founded by Anand Prajapati in 1952, it is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sponsored by Air India, the club participates and enjoyed success in MDFA Elite League.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, best known for the association football team. The club was an institutional arm of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus Sports with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchisee-based teams consisting of players from India and around the world. The entire event took place on home and away basis culminating into multi header playoffs. Australian Dennis Meredith, a member of the FIH panel of tournament directors is the technical director of the WSH. It is currently sponsored by tyre manufacturers, Bridgestone, and therefore officially known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey.
2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers. Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.
Mumbai Marines (MM), initially known as Mumbai Warriors, is a hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the World Series Hockey and led by Indian hockey team goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza. The team is owned by Ashish Bharatram and Harish Thawani (Nimbus). It is coached by Andrew Meredith. Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai will serves as the home ground of Mumbai Marines.
Pune Strykers is an Indian professional hockey team based in Pune, Maharashtra that plays in the World Series Hockey. Currently, Canadian Ken Pereira is the captain of the team and is coached by Gundeep Singh. The team is owned by Sai Grace Sports & Events Private Limited. PCMC Hockey Stadium in Pune is the home ground of Pune Strykers.
Chandigarh Comets (CCO) is hockey team based in Chandigarh, which is one of the eight teams that plays in World Series Hockey. Pakistani striker Rehan Butt is the captain of the team and Harendra Singh is the coach. Sector 42 Stadium is the home ground of Chandigarh Comets.
Royston D'Souza is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fencibles United in the NRFL Division 2. He has also worked as a football coach in New Zealand, with Eastern Suburbs.
Between the 2012 Summer Olympics and traditional sports, many significant events occurred this year in Indian sports. Below is a timeline.
2013 Hockey India League, known as Hero Hockey India League and abbreviated as HIL 2013 was the first season of the field hockey tournament Hockey India League. Tournament was scheduled to start from 5 January to 3 February but was postponed to 14 January to 10 February.
Mandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player who currently plays as a forward for Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League and the India men's national field hockey team.
Sports is an integral part of culture in Maharashtra. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport in this state.
