League Shield winners Jamshedpur looked off-colour upfront with Daniel Chima Chukwu spurning two gilt-edged chances in the first half and Greg Stewart also missing his usual trickery in the final third.
Chhetri is currently the highest goal-scoring active Asian player with 64 strikes from 101 matches and third in the world after superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian woman Olympian in gymnastics who finished fourth in the Rio Games, should be made the brand ambassador of India, former Indian football captain Prasun Banerjee said in Agartala on Thursday.
ATKMB dominated the early exchanges and constantly raided the opposition box. However, Odisha did well to close down the spaces and keep things tight at the back.
Leander Paes's Wimbledon mixed doubles winning racquets and India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's keeping gloves and pads fetched Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively during a charity event.
The All India Football Federation on Saturday suspended tournaments at all levels, including the flagship I-League, till March 31 owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was among the first in the Indian sporting fraternity to take to Twitter to pay his tributes to Diego Maradona.
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.
I-League champions Bengaluru FC will play against Jordanian club Al Wehdat SC in their AFC Champions League Preliminary Stage 2 fixture in an away tie on January 31.
East Bengal's hopes of making it to the Indian Super League this season are dashed with the league organisers deciding against adding new teams for the upcoming edition of the franchise-based event. Organisers of ISL, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), made it clear during a meeting with club representatives on Friday that they will stick to 10 teams for now instead of floating tenders for new outfits.
AIFF President Praful Patel congratulated Chhetri on being conferred with the Khel Ratna.
'It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set the body clock'
National football team coach Wim Koevermans has announced his squad of 21 players for India's two international friendlies which are scheduled to be held this month.
AIFF's Club Licensing Committee decided that based on the reports all the fourteen License Applicants failed to clear the Licensing Test.
Granada and Bilbao complete match suspended after supporter's death
Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's RP-SG Group claimed the Lucknow franchise for a whopping Rs 7090 crore, while international equity investment firm CVC Capital won the bid for Ahmedabad with a Rs 5600 crore offer.
Bengaluru FC rode on Sunil Chhetri double strike as they beat Salgaocar FC 3-2 in their Group B league match as the 36th Federation Cup football tournament kicked off in Vasco.
After three losses on the trot, laggards SCEB finally opened their account
East Bengal rode on defender Bello Rasaq's header to defeat Salgaocar 2-1 and jump to second place in the I-League football tournament in Barasat on Sunday.
India's first World Cup winning captain is slated to visit the red-and-gold camp to receive its highest honour, Bharat Gaurav, on Thursday.
FC Goa clinched their first win of the ongoing Indian Super League season as they beat Kerala Blasters 3-1 at the Fatorda Stadium, in Margao, on Sunday.
India get three slots for AFC competitions in 2023-24 season.
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com caught up with the two footballers to find out more about their time in the country.
The two teams will go up against each other again on Wednesday for the second leg
In a stunning development in Indian football, two-time champions Churchill Brothers were thrown out of the I-League along with three other teams for failing to fulfil the AIFF's club licensing criteria.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
India batsman Ajinkya Rahane is excited at the prospect of playing with pink ball in the Duleep Trophy tournament later this year.
Pritam Kotal said inspired by the fitness and diet regime of Virat Kohli, he has become health conscious of late.
Give Messi time to decide on Argentina future, says Saviola
Ranti Martins missed a penalty and the chance to score his 200th goal in the country's top league.
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Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team during next month's Asian Cup qualifiers
The Indian Super League will be expanded to 10 teams this season with the organisers on Monday announcing two more franchises after a bidding process, with Bengaluru FC set to ply in the three-year-old ISL by leaving I-League.
Trouble erupted after East Bengal suffered a 1-2 defeat to Churchill Brothers as fans booed coach Trevor Morgan and a home side support staff member was seen abusing referee Santosh Kumar.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
The BCCI will be expecting the two new IPL franchises to go for Rs 7000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore each at the bidding process which begins in Dubai on Monday.
'I have filed my nomination for AIFF president's post and I feel I am the right person for the job'
NEUFC started the game at a furious pace and only needed nine minutes to come up with the first goal. Ashutosh Mehta found Machado with an accurate cross and the latter hit it first time past a diving Arshdeep Singh.
The All India Football Federation is set to recommend Sunil Chhetri for the country's fourth highest civilian award -- the Padma Shri -- a huge recognition for the nation's all-time leading goal-scorer should he get the honour.
It's not only bouquets and brickbats but also bangles at Eden Gardens, recollected former India captain Chandu Borde.
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