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Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)’s president Gianni Infantino was honored with a cultural welcome at Velana International Airport (VIA) upon his arrival in the Maldives on Friday morning. Infantino’s official visit to the Maldives marks the first visit by a FIFA President...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and FIFA President Gianni Infantino participated in an exhibition football match held as part of the FAM Kids’ Football Festival at the National Stadium on Saturday. The special event was organised by the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) in conjunction with...
The 21st BML Interschool Swimming Competition came to a close today at the Hulhumalé Mini Sports Complex swimming pool, marking the end of six days of spirited competition among young swimmers from across the Maldives. This year’s tournament brought together 365 students aged between 12 and 18...
Tajikistan achieved a 3-0 win over the Maldives today in the AFC Asian Cup qualifying match held in Malé. This outcome comes after the first leg match held last Thursday in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where the home team also triumphed with a score of 2-0. This match marked the first...
Odi Sports has ascended to the pinnacle of the Dhivehi Premier League with an impressive 1-7 victory over Valencia. Every team has now completed two games in the league. New Radiant, Maziya, and Odi each won their respective two matches. Every team has gathered six points. However, with Odi...
Ibrahim Ifrah Areef (Ifra), the ex-goalkeeper for the Maldives national team who played in the landmark 2008 SAFF Championship-winning team, died in the dusk hours of September 25th at the age of 36. Ifrah experienced a stroke on Monday and was taken to ADK Hospital in critical condition. He was...
Reports indicate that numerous Maldivian medical students aiming to pursue medicine abroad have been swindled out of tens of thousands of US dollars in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and the Philippines by Zeed International, a purported group of con artists masquerading as an international higher education...
After a seven-year drought in international triumphs, Maldivian football has secured an international title by winning the South Asian Super Cup 2025 Championship. The South Asian Super Cup, originally planned for four competing nations, ended up in a final featuring just two teams, Maldives and...
A delegation of three individuals from the Maldives, featuring a member from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), will represent the country at a prominent hackathon in Hong Kong, China. The "Coding4Integrity Asian Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon 2025" is scheduled for September 15th through...
The senior national football team of the Maldives achieved a dominant 3–0 win against Sri Lanka in the inaugural match of the South Asian Super Cup, played Saturday evening in Colombo. The Maldivian squad controlled the match from the beginning, scoring twice in the first half and securing victory...
The Football Association of Maldives (FAM) has been requested by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) to organize a training camp for the Palestinian U-17 national team. The Palestinian national football team plans to hold a training camp in the Maldives from November 8 to 19, as they...
The table tennis teams for women and men from the Maldives have returned home with a bronze medal from the South Asian Qualifier for the ITTF World Team Championships, which took place in Nepal. At Velana International Airport (VIA), the teams were greeted by Sports Commissioner Mohamed Tholal,...