Brazil Under-17 football team coach Carlos Amadeu wants to reclaim the FIFA U-17 World Cup title after a hiatus of 14 years at the majestic Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata, on October 28.
The Mumbai champions were unimpressive in a 1-1 draw with the Goa side in the National Football League.
National Anti-Doping Agency chief Navin Agarwal confirmed the former India captain was tested by NADA officials in March but declined to elaborate further.
Lambasting the Indian Super League (ISL) for the heavy penalties it imposed on FC Goa, the club's Brazillian coach Zico said the order is based on a "clearly cooked" video and has left him disgusted.
Tendulkar retired in 2013 and since then, the No.10 jersey has only been seen once on an Indian player when Shardul Thakur wore it earlier this year on his ODI debut during the tour of Sri Lanka.
India's Sahara Group is in advanced talks with Manchester United to become the new shirt sponsors of the English Premiership champions, domestic media reported on Thursday.
India full-backs Gouramangi Singh and Nirmal Chettri, who have both signed to play in the IPL-style franchise football league, are hopeful of taking part in this season's I-League too despite the clubs' opposition to the new IMG-Reliance league.
Indian Super League side FC Goa, which was slapped a Rs 11 crore fine and their co-owners Shrinivas Dempo and Dattaraj Salgaocar banned for two and three seasons respectively, has challenged the order of the tournament's regulatory commission.
Mahindra United beat Dempo via the tie-breaker in the semi-finals of the Federation Cup.
Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
They beat Mahindra nited 2-1 in their last match of the National Football League.
Indian Super League side FC Goa have been slapped with a fine of Rs 4,40,000 ($6,537) for two separate incidents of team misconduct while two of its players were suspended for two matches each for "offensive behaviour" by All India Football Federation's Disciplinary Committee.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Thursday was a landmark day for Chennaiyin FC. The Hero Indian Super League franchise launched their home jersey and also announced prominent real estate developers Ozone Group as their principal sponsor.
The Mumbai champions won 3-0 for their fifth victory in nine matches in the National Football League.\n\n
'The Mumbai-Pune Olympics will be help shift the country's gaze to a region that denotes a new formula for sports, enterprise, and nation building,' argues Shashank Mani Tripathi.
India's new soccer league with its cast of celebrity owners, experienced foreign managers and a sprinkling of high-profile players will kick off on Sunday, igniting hopes of waking the country from its football slumber.
Sunday Seah's goal gave the former chamopions from oa a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
East Bengal rallied from an early deficit to beat the defending champions in the semi-final of the Federation Cup.
Mahindra United outsmarted Air India 2-0 in their NFL tie at the Cooperage ground in Mumbai.
The defending champions won their opening match in the National Football League 2-1.
The 11th edition of the NFL kicks-off in Delhi on January 5, when JCT, Phagwara, take on Mohammedan Sporting, Kolkata.
Suley Musah's powerful header in the 87th minute helped Air India snatch a rousing 2-2 draw with the NFL leaders.
An injury-time goal handed the defending champions a 1-0 defeat in a 14th round match.
The defending champions scored a 1-0 victory over Kolkata's Chirag United in the opening match of the tournament.
A blitz of two goals by Nigerian Dudu Omagbhemi enabled Super Cup winners Sporting Club de Goa to beat Air-India in the National Football League championship.
'After I won the final I gave my father a call.' 'He said the family had followed my progress on TV and saw that I had won.' '"We are going to sleep now," he said.' 'I told him 'I am a world champion and you are going to sleep!'
A brace by Chidi Edeh helped them beat Eveready 3-0 and set up a semi-final clash with Assam Rifles in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Mahindra United were beaten 2-4 by Dhoffar Club of Oman in their second leg match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup.
Mohun Bagan managed to hold defending champions Dempo to a goalless draw in Mumbai on Friday
French football legend Robert Pires says it was his 'second daddy' Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who convinced him to come out of retirement and play in the Indian Super League.
It was the final time that India's most successful skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen leading the national side although it is an 'A' team.
Real Kashmir FC overcame the mental turmoil arising out of uncertain situations back home as they beat Chennai City FC 1-0 through a last minute goal in the 129th Durand Cup fixture, in Kalyani, on Wednesday.
Raphael Patron scored both the goals as the Mumbai champions beat Vasco 2-1 in a Federation Cup semi-final.
The Mumbai champions beat Tollygunge Agragami in their concluding match in the National Football League.
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.
S Venkatesh's first half strike helped Mahindra United beat Salgaocar Sports Club 1-0.
Dempo Sports Club, Goa beat Mahindra United 2-0 in their opening league match of the eighth National Football League.
Former Indian cricket captain and co-owner of Atletico de Kolkata Sourav Ganguly on Monday said the presence of eminent foreign players in the Indian Super League (ISL) will help the Indian players raise their playing standards and improve Indian football in the years to come.
'RCB is a natural choice for us, mainly due to our long-standing association with Virat Kohli.'
