The Asian Football Confederation tweeted, "94 International Goals. Carried the hopes of a nation! Thank You Asian Football Icon, Sunil Chhetri."
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday, with the voting tied for the first time in the awards' 20-year history. Mercedes driver Hamilton won his sixth world championship in 2019, with 11 race wins and 17 podium finishes, while Messi was crowned the world's best player for a record sixth time when he won the Ballon d'Or. American gymnast Simone Biles, who became the most decorated gymnast in world championship history when she won her 25th medal last year, won her third Sportswoman of the Year gong after winning the award in 2017 and 2019.
Indian Olympic medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal reached Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to take part in the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on Monday and expressed their delight, saying that she feels fortunate to have come for the event.
Modi spoke to the BJP's longest serving president, who is credited with crafting the party's rise through the 90s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and congratulated him.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
BCCI has decided to 'retire' the jersey number as a tribute to the World Cup winning skipper.
The life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled on the eve of the India's World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
The sporting fraternity bowed in admiration as India's pride, Sachin Tendulkar, walked into the sunset after a glorious 24-year-long international cricket career and welcomed the government's decision to confer him with the Bharat Ratna.
ICC names Sachin Tendulkar as 'Global Ambassador' for ODI World Cup
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
Lauding legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni for having made cricket number one sports and inspiring many to play it, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday is hopeful of many players eager to surpass former skipper 'Thala' records in the sport.
India's top cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is not new to awards and honours, will be conferred with IAF's honorary rank of Group Captain. Once Tendulkar receives the honour, he would be the first sports person to be conferred a rank by IAF and the first personality with no aviation background to have got this honour.
Indian skipper MS Dhoni paid rich tribute to retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was conferred the Bharat Ratna, saying it is an honour well deserved for the 'ideal role model'.
The Government has decided to confer the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award on eminent scientist Prof C.N.R.Rao and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
'The top five IT giants are not hiring, but most of the freshers want to start their careers with the top five IT firms.' 'In today's scenario this is a challenge.'
Describing Sachin Tendulkar as worthy recipient of the Bharat Ratna award, sportspersons from different disciplines lend their voice to confer the iconic batsman with the country's highest civilian honour.
When greats Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya came together!
BCCI vice-president and Union Minister Rajeev Shukla said, on Tuesday, Sachin Tendulkar is the "most deserving person" to win the Bharat Ratna award and thanked the UPA government for bestowing the honour on the batting legend.
Kohli has consistently dominated headlines with his extraordinary batting prowess.
Tendulkar scored 119 runs against England in 1990, helping India save the match at Old Trafford.
If BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has to be believed then Sachin Tendulkar is in Parliament because of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Rajneesh Gupta checks out The Master's unknown records and milestones.
Yuvraj was not impressed with the hullabaloo around the move
Hrithik, Salman, Aamir and many others from Bollywood turned up for the do.
The fans came in huge numbers on Day 2 and the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar did not disappoint them.
It's Sachin Tendulkar's last match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and naturally many Bollywood stars are likely to drop in to honour the Little Master.
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to become the first Indian sportsperson to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour 'rarely' bestowed on non-Australians.
Dhoni is already a recipient of the prestigious Arjuna, Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma Shri award.
The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh. The award was not given to anyone between 2020 and 2023.
A day after he saw Sachin's 200th Test match at Wankhede, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have pushed the Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar with an eye on the youth vote.
For West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who was bought by Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians for a whopping $750,000 in Tuesday's auction, chance to share the dressing room with Sachin Tendulkar came as an additional bonanza.
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Wednesday said she feels honoured to have been born in an era which saw the emergence of iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
'You need a guy who can just stay there. India need that sheet anchor, be it T20 World Cup or ODI World Cup. Without Virat Kohli, the Indian team cannot go.'
Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and several other cricketers urged people to stay at home and said that this 'simple task' can save millions of lives.
After a splendid season, where he scored first-ever double century in One-day and climbing the 14000-runs peak, Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday night was named the Indian cricketer of the Year. Our Correspondent Harish Kotian reveals the other winners at the Sahara India Sports Awards.
Rahul Dravid finally got his name on the honours board at Lord's after the first innings century against England.
Sachin Tendulkar on Monday inaugurated the 'India Room' in the new stand at The Oval cricket stadium in London.
Glenn McGrath said Sachin Tendulkar could easily hold his own when it came to verbal duels on the cricket field too.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) will honour Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, at the historic Standard Bank International Pro20 match at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban on January 9, 2011.
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