Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri is conducting a football summer camp at the Ambedkar Stadium and wants kids to learn proper training methods and take the game seriously. ...
09:43 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: At a time AIFF and its commercial partner IMG-Reliance are planning to float an IPL-style football league, India skipper Sunil Chhetri Tuesday said that the sport needs to increase its glamour quotient but not at the cost of ignoring the I-League. "I am happy with whatever I have been hearing and how it (IPL-style league) is going to happen. But I am not sure whether it is going...
08:16 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: A "frustrated" Sunil Chhetri is not ready to just warm benches at Sporting Lisbon B team and may consider plying his trade at top Asian clubs if he does not get to play with the Portuguese side. Chhetri, who joined the reserve side of the top Portuguese side last July, is now uncertain of his immediate future but he has made it clear that he does not want...
05:08 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Mumbai: His confidence left shaken after getting just five games with the reserves for Sporting Lisbon, Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri has now taken a more pragmatic approach and would hold talks with the Portuguese club about his future before embarking on a second stint. "I am not used to sitting out. All my life, I have been playing for club and country regularly all 90 minutes.It plays on my...
03:35 PM, May 24, 2013
Vasco: Sunil Chhetri scored twice to help Churchill Brothers come from behind and hold Dempo SC to a 2-2 draw in a 24th round match of the I-League football championship at Tilak Maidan Stadium on Wednesday. After Ryuji Sueoka (12th minute) and Climax Lawerence (first half injury time) put Dempo ahead, Chhetri scored twice to help Churchill Brothers draw the match and split points. Churchill Brothers' tally now stands at...
11:04 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Singapore: Heaving a sigh of relief with their star striker Sunil Chhetri reaching here after initial denial of visa, Churchill Brothers would look to seal their first away win when they take on Warriors FC in a crucial AFC Cup group match Wednesday. Chhetri was granted visa after the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs on the request of the Sports Authority of India. His team-mate and Afghan striker...
06:54 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday left for Singapore after getting his visa to travel to the country for an AFC Cup match on April 10. Chhetri, who had earlier been denied visa by the Singapore Consulate in Mumbai, received his visa this afternoon and left for Singapore by an evening flight. Churchill Brothers Chairman Churchill Alemao has also been granted visa by the Consulate and he...
10:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri and his Churchill Brothers team-mate Balal Arezou from Afghanistan have been denied visas to travel to Singapore to play against that county's club Warriors FC in an AFC Cup match. A team official told PTI that Chhetri, Arezou and club chairman Churchill Alemao have been denied visas by the Singapore Consulate in Mumbai for the Goan side's AFC Cup match in Singapore scheduled...
01:03 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Vasco: Churchill Brothers took a giant step towards regaining the I-League title after scoring a 2-1 victory over Pune FC in a 23rd round I-League clash at Tilak Maidan here on Friday. After a barren opening session, Churchill scored through Bineesh Balan (58th) and Sunil Chhetri (63rd) while Pune FC pulled one back through substitute Boima Karpeh (90th). With this win, Churchill are now on 45 points and a five-point...
11:14 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Chhetri spoke about what needs to be done, the intensity of the situation, the mood in the camp, his perception about Myanmar and much more. ...
01:42 PM, Mar 05, 2013
All the four goals came in the second half. India now stay on six points from two matches and will play Myanmar next. ...
07:34 PM, Mar 04, 2013
On a high after a win against Chinese Taipei in the opening tie, a confident India will take on Guam in their next match of the AFC Challenge Cup. ...
04:07 PM, Mar 03, 2013
India skipper Sunil Chhetri, who had struck a hat-trick in the final when India won the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, stressed on the importance of not resting on past laurels and said he is focussed on leading the team's campaign in the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers. ...
04:25 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Playing their first International match at home after the Nehru Cup, India went down 2-4 to Palestine in an International Friendly. ...
08:41 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Chhetri said the transition from club to international football will be crucial as his team takes on Palestine in a friendly. ...
09:15 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Japanese-born Arata Izumi became the first Person of Indian Origin to be named in an Indian football squad. ...
09:55 PM, Jan 29, 2013
National Coach Wim Koevermans named his squad for the International Friendly against Palestine scheduled on February 6, 2013. ...
11:38 AM, Jan 29, 2013
If completing a hat-trick of Nehru Cup title wins at home was a positive development, the disastrous campaign in the AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal let the fans down. ...
12:14 PM, Dec 24, 2012
Singapore: India take on Singapore in an international football friendly here at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium on Tuesday, with the match promising to be a closely-fought contest between two evenly matched teams. However, Singapore will enjoy the distinct advantage of playing in front of home support against the Wim Koevermans-coached Indian side that went through a rigorous training session on Monday. If we take a look at the history...
05:27 PM, Oct 15, 2012
India football captain Sunil Chhetri, who has been part of India's all three Nehru Cup wins, ranked this on as the most memorable. ...
11:07 AM, Sep 04, 2012
