He scored a fine brace in a 3-1 victory over Churchill Brothers in the under-19 NFL.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
The AIFF disciplinary committee begun proceedings to decide Kerala Blasters' fate after they walked out of their ISL match against BFC.
East Bengal said they will travel to Srinagar for their match against Real Kashmir on February 28 if 'forced' to do so by the AIFF.
A 2-1 victory gave the India Under-18 team their first win in the in the Milk Cup qualifiers in Northern Ireland.
Indian football team coach Wim Koevermans's contract will be extended till the end of next year's Asian Games in October, the AIFF's technical committee, headed by former captain Bhaichung Bhutia, decided in New Delhi on Monday.
After investing in motorsports and football, Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has now lent his support to Indian hockey after buying the Ranchi franchise of the Hockey India League (HIL).
Two late second-half goals gave the Goa side a 2-0 victory over ITI, Bangalore, in the national Football League.
India jumped two places to finish 2016 at 135, their best in the last six years, in the FIFA rankings published on Thursday. This is India's six-year highest annual ranking after 2009 when India finished at 134. National coach Stephen Constantine attributed the upsurge to all his players and the staff. "It can't be achieved without the help of the players. We have an exceptional batch of players as we are in the process of building the team for the future," Constantine said.
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday urged the entire nation to root for his club Bengaluru FC as they chase a historic final berth in the AFC Cup in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bengaluru FC, the I-League football champions will host Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim FC -- in a crucial Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup second-leg semi-final. The first-leg semifinal ended in a 1-1 draw.
India football captain Sunil Chhetri believes that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills. The man with 72 international goals described his stint with Sporting Lisbon as a 'great experience'.
The Phagwara side rallied to dwon Indian Bank 3-1 in the National Football League.
The first edition of women's IPL is tentatively scheduled for March 2023.
A struggling India escaped with a 1-1 draw against lower-ranked Bangladesh in their FIFA World Cup second round qualifying match in Kolkata.
Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and a city in the Middle-East will be home to the first five teams of the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) later this year.
The Goa side wasted chances galore before beating Indian Bank 1-0 in the National Football League.
Bengaluru made just one change from their previous encounter as Deshorn Brown came in to replace Erik Paartalu while Mumbai coach Sergio Lobera named an unchanged XI from the 2-0 win over Kerala Blasters.
Thrice champions East Bengal kick-off their National Football League campaign against Mohammedan Sporting on Tuesday.
To the few uninitiated, Alessandro Del Piero, garlanded with marigold, was mistaken for a Hollywood star before football aficionados sent across the message that the biggest attraction of the inaugural Indian Super League had just landed in New Delhi.
India's batting icon Sachin Tendulkar turns 42 on Friday.
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Chelsea striker Mason Mount is an admirer of the Indian cricket team and Shubman and spinner Washington Sundar in particular.
They wasted chances galore and were held goalless by ITI in an NFL match.
The Nigerian striker scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over ITI in the National Football League.
The Brazilian striker scored once in each half in a 2-0 victory over Indian Bank in the National Football League.
Despite being reduced to tean men, ITI rallied to hold Mahindra 1-1 in the National Football League.
2021 has a lot to offer for sports lovers with the Tokyo Olympics topping the list.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) too, is going big on popularising e-Sport with Singapore being confirmed to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Week in June next year.
The 2-2 draw kept Churchill in second place in the National Football League standings on better goal difference.
Former Manchester United and Mumbai City forward, Uruguay's Diego Forlan and La Liga's managing director for India, Jose Antonio Cachaza discussed ways for India to become a footballing powerhouse. Norma Godinho/Rediff.com sat in as the duo discussed Indian football and the Spanish League's new India tie-up.
Brazilian Juliano Martins marked his debut match with a goal in the National Football League encounter in Kolkata on Sunday.
In other matches in the under-19 National Football League, JCT and Indian Bank, and East Bengal and Tollygunge Agragami drew goalless.
The Goa side routed Indian Bank 5-0 in the National Football League.
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