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Minerva Academy FC Clinch World Youth Cup 2025

Minerva Academy FC Clinch World Youth Cup 2025

Rediff.com19 Jul 2025

In a remarkable feat, Punjab's Minerva Academy FC on Saturday became the champions of Gothia Cup, touted as the World Youth Cup, in the boys under-14 category in Gothenburg, Sweden, two years after winning the U-13 title.

Messi brings smiles to young footballers in Delhi

Messi brings smiles to young footballers in Delhi

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

Lionel Messi lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the final leg of his G.O.A.T India Tour got underway in Delhi on Monday.

Delhi gives Messi's India Tour the perfect ending

Delhi gives Messi's India Tour the perfect ending

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

The Lionel Messi G.O.A.T. India Tour that began in shambolic fashion ended in a blaze of glory as devotional fans joyously gathered to catch a glimpse of a man that does things on the field that are often beyond human comprehension.

Messi Returns To India But Won't Kick A Ball

Messi Returns To India But Won't Kick A Ball

Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is not scheduled to play serious football on the 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025'.

Messi Lands In Kolkata Amid Massive Fan Frenzy

Messi Lands In Kolkata Amid Massive Fan Frenzy

Rediff.com13 Dec 2025

Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi's touchdown in Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday sent the city into a frenzy.

'Everyone Wanted To Know Why I Had Killed Off Amitabh'

'Everyone Wanted To Know Why I Had Killed Off Amitabh'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

'I make films which I think have the possibility of being liked by a majority of people, and you present it with the right emotions.'

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four entirely new guitars.

The Best Part About Sholay Is...

The Best Part About Sholay Is...

Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

'I wouldn't change a single shot even if I could, the film is just perfect even with a supposedly flawed script!' Celebrating Sholay's 50th anniversary on August 15 with a special series, where contemporary film folk analyse the cult classic.

Chaubey fires back at Bhutia, slams 'vested interests'

Chaubey fires back at Bhutia, slams 'vested interests'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

AIFF chief Chaubey accuses Bhutia of running football schools for "vested interest"

Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions

Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Minerva Punjab FC got the better of Churchill Brothers 1-0 to win the I-League 2017-18 title on Thursday, concluding a season peppered with dramatic turns and unexpected twists.

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

Rediff.com2 Apr 2025

Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be. Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today.

Minerva Punjab FC contemplates to shut shop

Minerva Punjab FC contemplates to shut shop

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

In a series of tweets, Bajaj lashed out at the AIFF for getting the permission to use the stadium cancelled.

Indian Football Roundup: Arrows stun Minerva in I-League

Indian Football Roundup: Arrows stun Minerva in I-League

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Indian Arrows stunned defending champions Minerva Punjab FC 2-1 to notch-up their fifth win of the 12th I-League season and leapfrog to the seventh position on the points table, in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday.

AFC Cup: Win evades Minerva again, draw with Nepal club

AFC Cup: Win evades Minerva again, draw with Nepal club

Rediff.com15 May 2019

Minerva will next be seen in action against Chennaiyin FC on June 19 in Guwahati while Manang will play Dhaka Abahani.

SEE: 6-year-old goalkeeping prodigy

SEE: 6-year-old goalkeeping prodigy

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Samborlang shot to fame after Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Junior Emiliano Martinez shared a video of the six-year-old on his Instagram handle.

Dream start! Real Kashmir stun champions Minerva Punjab in I-League

Dream start! Real Kashmir stun champions Minerva Punjab in I-League

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Real Kashmir FC scored the game's only goal through Gnohere krizo's 74th minute strike as the debutants made a dream start to their maiden I-League campaign.

Indian football in crisis? Minerva fail to turn up for Super Cup match

Indian football in crisis? Minerva fail to turn up for Super Cup match

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Minerva Punjab did not turn up for the first match of the qualification round, prompting the national federation to describe it as a 'crazy' and 'unacceptable' move.

Pulwama terror attack: Minerva forfeit I-League match in Srinagar

Pulwama terror attack: Minerva forfeit I-League match in Srinagar

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC forfeited their I-League match against Real Kashmir FC in Srinagar after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) turned down their request to relocate the fixture in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attacks.

Could move court if three points are awarded to Real Kashmir: Minerva Punjab

Could move court if three points are awarded to Real Kashmir: Minerva Punjab

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

The club said it had not received the assurances it had sought as far as security of its players are concerned

Aahana Gets The Blues

Aahana Gets The Blues

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

Rakul is a rainbow... Bhumi shows us what's on her plate... Ranveer at the Golden Temple...

Pulwama fallout: Minerva moves court, East Bengal wait & watch on Srinagar match

Pulwama fallout: Minerva moves court, East Bengal wait & watch on Srinagar match

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The AIFF has referred the Minerva issue to its League Committee and maintained silence on East Bengal's concerns.

Minerva Punjab to get re-match against Real Kashmir, RKFC plans appeal

Minerva Punjab to get re-match against Real Kashmir, RKFC plans appeal

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

Officials in Real Kashmir said the club is likely to file an appeal against the decision and called it 'against the laiddown norms of FIFA'.

Indian football round-up: I-League champs Minerva face Jamshedpur FC in Super Cup

Indian football round-up: I-League champs Minerva face Jamshedpur FC in Super Cup

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

Minerva Punjab FC will take on Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on April 2 in the inaugural Super Cup football tournament which begins in Bhubaneswar on March 31.

Goodbye Maggie!

Goodbye Maggie!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.

Sports Shorts: 'Minerva hasn't pulled out yet, but doing so will bring game into disrepute'

Sports Shorts: 'Minerva hasn't pulled out yet, but doing so will bring game into disrepute'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

I-League: Minerva hold Bengaluru FC; Chennai win

I-League: Minerva hold Bengaluru FC; Chennai win

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Bengaluru FC dropped their first points at home this season after a fortuitous goal allowed Minerva Punjab FC claim a point with a 1-1 draw at the Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Saturday.

I-League players approached to fix matches

I-League players approached to fix matches

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

In 2018, the AIFF officially said that it was investigating match-fixing approaches made to players from the Minerva Punjab Football Club during the I-League.

#MeToo allegations hit Indian football

#MeToo allegations hit Indian football

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

AIFF secretary Kushal Das molested employees at work place, alleges former owner of I-League team Minerva Punjab.

Indian Football Roundup: Mumbai City win but Goa progress to ISL final

Indian Football Roundup: Mumbai City win but Goa progress to ISL final

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

A narrow 1-0 win was not enough for a desperate Mumbai City FC who were knocked out by FC Goa 5-2 on aggregate in the Hero Indian Super League semi-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Margao, on Tuesday.

Real Kashmir's match against East Bengal in Srinagar shifted to Delhi

Real Kashmir's match against East Bengal in Srinagar shifted to Delhi

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Real Kashmir FC's upcoming home leg I-League fixture against East Bengal was Monday shifted to New Delhi in view of the prevailing 'uncertainity' in Srinagar.

RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League; Karnataka bag Santosh Trophy

RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League; Karnataka bag Santosh Trophy

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

RoundGlass Punjab FC scripted history on Saturday as they clinched the I-League title with a game to spare.

Football Briefs: Suarez bags 50th Uruguay goal in win over Czechs

Football Briefs: Suarez bags 50th Uruguay goal in win over Czechs

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Sports Shorts: Jamshedpur play another goal-less draw in ISL 4

Sports Shorts: Jamshedpur play another goal-less draw in ISL 4

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday

Sports Shorts: Ramkumar achieves career-best rank, Yuki drops

Sports Shorts: Ramkumar achieves career-best rank, Yuki drops

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday

Kohli postpones sports awards as a mark of respect to CRPF jawans

Kohli postpones sports awards as a mark of respect to CRPF jawans

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

India captain Virat Kohli has postponed the RP-SG Indian Sports Honours, which was to take place on Saturday, as a 'mark of respect' to the Central Reserve Police Force personnel martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack.

FIFA had perfect response to complaining I-League clubs

FIFA had perfect response to complaining I-League clubs

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

FIFA has urged the agitating I-League clubs to work closely with the national federation

Sehwag offers help for Pulwama terror attack martyrs' kids

Sehwag offers help for Pulwama terror attack martyrs' kids

Rediff.com16 Feb 2019

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.

Dempo make a return to I-League

Dempo make a return to I-League

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Dempo Sports Club sealed a comeback to the elite I-League after scoring a convincing 3-1 win over Minerva Academy FC to top the Second Division I-League at the Nehru Stadium,

Bengaluru FC's heartwarming gesture for Real Kashmir

Bengaluru FC's heartwarming gesture for Real Kashmir

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

Bengaluru FC offer to play friendly in Srinagar, Real Kashmir invite them in March

'Dangerous' Jeakson ready to rock at U-17 World Cup

'Dangerous' Jeakson ready to rock at U-17 World Cup

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

Jeakson Singh worried quite often but the midfielder shoves it away by focussing on the pride he feels in representing India at the FIFA under-17 World Cup.