On June 26, for the likes of me, the music died. Any impression of potential change held forth by the outcome of the 2024 general election, was vaporised, reveals Shyam G Menon.
With the relegation battle over, the inaugural ONGC I-League is poised for a thrilling finale, as Goa teams Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers play the final round of championship at two different venues on February 23, hoping to emerge India's new football powerhouse.
Cricket and the Olympics made for strange bedfellows when the sport featured in its roster for the first and only time in the 1900 edition of the games in Paris.
Lallianzuala Chhangte was named the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, on the back of his impressive performance in the Indian Super League (ISL) and for the national team.
The country is slated to host the tournament from October 11 to 30 across three venues -- Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium, Goa's Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
The All India Football Federation named Mahindra United's Shanmugam Venkatesh as the player of the year.
AIFF President Praful Patel congratulated Chhetri on being conferred with the Khel Ratna.
HAL, which finished third in the second division last year, were promoted after Tata Football Academy withdrew from the premier division.
Padukone attributed Sindhu and Saina's success to their physical abilities.
'You cannot achieve everything in one day and in the long path, there will be ups and downs in your life.'
After four rounds and 20 matches, and the teams so well matched, it's hard to pick a clear favourite in the National Football League.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
An injury-time goal handed the defending champions a 1-0 defeat in a 14th round match.
While the Indian women's football team holds the 60th position in the FIFA rankings, the men's team ranks 100.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
P R Dasmunshi said there is no question of giving Vasco the NFL title following the controversy about East Bengal's Douglas D'Silva's overstaying in the country.
Former Arsenal manager and world governing body FIFA's current chief of global football development, Arsene Wenger will play a role in Indian football's grassroots programmes and talent development.
The opening match will be followed by Kolkata giants East Bengal taking on Mumbai's Air India in the 27th Federation Cup.
Top Afghanistan footballer Zohib Islam Amiri has joined Dempo Sports Club till the end of the 2013-14 season.
Aashi Hanspal has been selected along with 19 others in the age group of 12-16 out of 70 entries from five continents.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Bhaichung Bhutia will have a straight fight with former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey.
Renowned Scottish club Rangers FC on Wednesday announced the signing of woman's national team forward Bala Devi -- a first in Indian football. This will make Bala the first Indian woman to become a professional footballer anywhere in the world and she also becomes Rangers' first Asian international footballer.
Ex-Indian hockey star Rajiv Mishra was found dead at his residence in Sarsauli area of Varanasi under mysterious circumstances.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Trailing 0-2 till the 74th minute the soldiers fought back for a 2-2 draw in the Durand Cup football quarter-final league.
The view is that the attention on the national team is fleeting, incidental and dependent on the results they produce.
All these male politicians are unlikely to risk their sinecures to speak up in support of a bunch of women wrestlers who have chosen to challenge a politician who appears to have the ruling regime in a stranglehold, points out Kanika Datta.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
India coach Stimac hits out at AIFF.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
Often criticised for not being able to make cricket a global sport, the ICC has pinned its hopes on South Asian migrants in Germany and USA to expand the game's footprint in the untapped markets of Europe and Americas.
Karanjit Singh signs one-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters FC
The former India captain says he will consider contesting for the president of AIFF in the future.
Out-of-favour India opener Virender Sehwag feels that team's success is "more important" than individual feats of players.
The cash-rich Indian Super League has been finally granted official recognition by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), meaning there will be two national leagues in the country from 2017-18.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
