Maidaan, directed by Amit Sharma of Badhaai Ho fame, tells the story of Rahim Saab, the coach, and manager of India’s football team from 1950 until his death in 1963, under whom India won gold medals in two Asian Games and competed in the semi-finals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. T...
While a barefoot Indian national team making France work for a victory in the 1948Olympicskicked off a memorable era, stellar performances over the next 16 years by the Indian football team scripted the most glorious chapter in its history. The period saw ...
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Nestled away on the side of a confluence of two rivers – the Rio Negro and the Amazon River – halfway across the globe, Manaus is all set to bear witness to a historic moment in Indian Football. This is the first time that any senior Indian team will be playing against B...
From the enigmatic Shanti Mallick to ‘Durga’ Bembem Devi - a look at some of the India's finest women's national football team players. Following a tumultuous history spanning over four decades, women's football in India has been on the rise over the past decade or so. ...
History of Rugby in India 1871 Rugby football was played in Calcutta & Madras. 1998 First national 15s team (Men) played their first international match in singapore. 2001 Indian Rugby Football Union was incorporated. 2009 First national 7s team (women) was formed. 2019 Indian women’s ...
“We are very excited,” beamed India custodian Aditi Chauhan. “We’ve never dreamt about playing against a team like Brazil, but we are here. It’s simply amazing.” The Indian Women’s Team had been camping in Jamshedpur, with infrastructural and logistical aid...
Team: India national football team Position: Forward 2 I. M. Vijayan Age: 55 1,916 votes Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, (born 25 April 1969) popularly known as Kalo Harin, is a former professional Indian football player. Playing in the striker position, he formed a successful attacking partnersh...
Football Indian men's football team: Gurmeet Singh, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Sumit Rathi, Narender Gahlot, Chinglensana Singh, Lalchungnunga, Deepak Tangri, Sandesh Jhingan, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Samuel James, Rahul KP, Abdul Rabeeh Anjukandan, Ayush Dev Chhetri, B...
The Kolkata club asked the Asian Football Confederation to reschedule the match, which was due to take place in the northwestern city of Tabriz. The teams play in the continent’s second-tier competition. The organization released a statement on Tuesday that said: “...