Arindam is an RI, a Returning Indian, as the new acronym goes in migrationspeak. His Facebook page informs his friends that he's "pinged 105 cities across the world". So when our car crosses Melli, on the Bengal-Sikkim border, his voice is a stubble of sounds: "Imagine, I've never been to Sikkim!" I like that exclamation mark and provoke it with promises of the unseen. We are headed to Namchi"at a...
11:20 AM, May 08, 2012
Kolkata: Premier League Soccer (PLS) is no EPL (English Premier League) or IPL (Indian Premier League) but the Indian tournament promises all the thrills and frills, bringing in football icon Baichung Bhutia and former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly on board. The Barasat franchise at the world players' auctions on Monday announced that Baichung will be their brand ambassador, while according to the buzz in the sports fraternity the 'Prince...
10:34 AM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Even as he donned the national colours for the final time, Bhaichung Bhutia was already thinking of how the exhibition match against Bayern Munich would benefit India. The hosts were brushed aside by their superior German opponents in the first half on Tuesday, going down 4-0, but recovered well enough to ensure no more goals were added to the scoresheet post the interval. India coach Savio Medeira felt...
09:14 PM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: India were no match for Bayern Munich on the field, but the effort of the players and the noise of the fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday will be a part of the memories the Germans take back with them. Bayern came to India on the back of an intense week-long training session in Doha, and as such did not get a chance to see much...
07:48 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award during the farewell exhibition match of Bhaichung Bhutia against German giants Bayern Munich in New Delhi on Tuesday. Chhetri was handed the award by AIFF president Praful Patel in a presentation during the interval. He was handed a silver plaque and a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh. An elated Chhetri thanked all his teammates and...
06:46 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian football coach Savio Medeira on Wednesday named seven new players in the 23-member national squad to play against top German side Bayern Munich in Baichung Bhutia's farewell exhibition match here on January 10. The team, to be led by Bhutia, will miss the services of striker Sunil Chhetri as he is recovering from an ankle injury. Defender Mahesh Gawli, who on Monday announced his retirement from...
06:03 PM, Dec 28, 2011
Panaji: A football stadium here that ran into ruins almost a decade ago, will come back to life with a Soccer film festival, as part of the 42nd edition of IFFI, beginning on November 23. The Campal Football Grounds will stage the 'Soccer in Cinema' section for seven days, screening one film a day, during the ten-day film extravagnza. The Football films section, perhaps a first in the country, will...
02:05 PM, Nov 17, 2011
Baichung Bhutia, India's football hero and a legend in Sikkim, has appealed for support for the quake-affected people. ...
05:53 PM, Sep 20, 2011
Manipur government has deployed forces to keep Thuingaleng Muivah out of the state. ...
07:47 PM, Jun 05, 2010
It's a must win match for India on Wednesday when they face Sri Lanka. ...
05:17 PM, Aug 26, 2009
India play Kyrgyzstan in their second round-robin match on August 22. ...
08:40 PM, Aug 19, 2009
India coach Bob Houghton wants to start the tournament with a win. ...
03:48 AM, Aug 19, 2009
Football player Baichung Bhutia won the TV reality show
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. ...
06:47 PM, Jun 01, 2009
FIFA and Asian soccer officials have pushed to boost the game in India. ...
01:07 PM, Feb 24, 2009
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