The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will virtually confer the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2020 on the occasion of National Sports Day tomorrow, August 29. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, President of the Indian Olympic Association Narendra Dhruv Batra and several other dignitaries will …
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The Association of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) to assist each other in development of football in the two countries. According to a statement issued by AIFC, the two bodies will look to encourage the involvement of more female …
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National Team coaches praised All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) for coming up with E-Pathshala – the online learning portal, labelling it as a “nice initiative” where players can learn a lot from. “This is a nice platform where players can share their ideas as …
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Lockdown blues getting to you? Check out some of the “Stay at home” football activities that the Barca Academy India have created for their young footballers.
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India’s love for the ‘beautiful game’ is not unheard of. But a football stadium in India named after a footballer is not something we have been familiar with. Sooner than later – a stadium named after Padma Shri Bhaichung Bhutia, “one of the best Indian footballers”, is going to be …
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Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for …
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Former Indian National team defender Nirmal Chettri has been leading his local community from the front in the fight against COVID-19. Nirmal, who hails from Melli, Sikkim, organized and led a three-day-long sanitization drive in his home town, terming it as his “duty” to join the cause. Speaking to AIFF …
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As Parallel Sports reports from Kolkata, the Government of West Bengal on Wednesday celebrated the 124th birth anniversary of legendary footballer Gostho Paul infront of his Maidan statue. Gostho Paul’s birthday is on Thursday but due to the pandemic lockdown it was celebrated a day earlier.
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The popularity of football in India has been growing faster by the day. There are some factors that have contributed to the garnering of viewership of this sport like the I-League, the Indian Super League, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Watch …
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It was not usual for young football enthusiasts to gather around a sweet shop any day. Sweets are an absolute no-no for players who maintain a strict diet throughout the year, but these young guns of the Lunglei village in Mizoram did away with the stringent rulebook. The footballers, clad …
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