Meghalaya created a piece of history in Bhubaneswar on Monday, February 20, 2023, becoming the fourth team to book their place in the semifinals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The state have never previously progressed to this stage of the tournament and will now vie …
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One of the key facets of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy has been its revamped format and improved facilities, which has garnered praise from coaches and players alike. The new format has seen every team that has reached the Final Round play at least 10 games …
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On a day of high drama and great action, Punjab and Karnataka sealed their spots in the semi finals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, to be staged at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. The two teams had started the day as the ones occupying …
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Services became the first team to secure a place in the semifinals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, to be played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their comfortable victory over Manipur also threw Group B wide open with three teams in with …
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Insofar as Riyadh will provide knockout football, intrigue, suspense and drama has already arrived at the 76th National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy in Bhubaneswar. The day began with as many as five teams in Group A still with a chance to qualify for the semifinals, Goa the only …
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Odisha were banking their Riyadh dreams on captain Rakesh Oram and defensive midfielder Prabin Tigga. While Oram has prior experience of playing abroad, it would be a dream come true for Tigga. Tigga, a defensive midfielder, is the Hutch to Oram’s Starsky, their performances the glue that holds coach Salim …
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Rakesh Oram was called into the India U-15 team, in 2012, at the age of 14, one that travelled to Spain for the Copa Coca Cola Cup that year. He was the only Odisha player in that team, and considered the first of those that promised more. Oram played as …
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In today’s edition of the SportsKhabri podcast, Nilanjan Datta and Arunava Chaudhuri open up the Pandora’s box that is age fraud in Indian football. They talk about the issues that plague the sport in the country at the ground level and what needs to be done to curb the mess …
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In four days, four teams will lock their spots as semifinalists in the 76th National Football Championships for the Santosh Trophy to be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, next month. A week of back to back games, in two groups has so far yielded no confirmations, with as many as …
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The Indian city of Kolkata is known for its love of football. It is also where The Real Madrid Foundation (RMF) funds coaching for underprivileged children. Coaches say the sport is making the children more confident and sociable. Kolkata is one of India’s biggest football hubs. From Messi to Maradona, …
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