Articles by Anirudh Nair

About Anirudh Nair

Anirudh Nair is a sports journalist and writer based in London with published work in World Soccer Magazine, NDTV, Sports Gazette and the South Asian Herald. He has been covering cricket, football, and other sports, including badminton, field hockey, padel, and esports. He is also the co-host of the 'From Dreams To Goals' podcast for The Asian Game.

Japan surge past Philippines to book semi-final spot

March 15, 2026 Anirudh Nair

Japan have cemented their place as the tournament favourites with a thumping 7-0 win over the Philippines to set up a clash with East Asian rivals Korea Republic on Wednesday night. The Philippines came prepared […]

Chinese Taipei overcome Vietnam as Japan massacre India

March 7, 2026 Anirudh Nair

Chinese Taipei are on track for back-to-back quarter-final appearances after edging past Vietnam with a 2-0 victory in scorching heat in Perth. Prasobchoke Chokemor’s seemed to quickly shake off their opening 2-0 defeat to Japan, […]

DPR Korea show their strength as Bangladesh push China all the way

March 4, 2026 Anirudh Nair

In their first game on this stage since the Final in 2010, DPR Korea began their opening clash against Uzbekistan in dominant fashion, taking the lead as early as the sixth minute. Myong Yu-Jong struck […]

Korea wasteful in opening win over Iran

March 2, 2026 Anirudh Nair

David vs. Goliath battles don’t get any more extreme. Iran, making just their second appearance at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup were looking to simply score their first ever goal in the competition. By contrast, […]