Team India

A 23-member Indian U-18 team is currently in Bhutan to participate in the SAFF U-18 Championships. The squad which travelled from Delhi on September 16 will be playing its first match in the tournament on September 18 (today). The opening encounter on September 18 is against Bangladesh while their next opponent …

Hard work bores fruits. Hardship bores gems. Mohammad Nawaz is one such gem. A person is defined by the situations he or she faces in life. And it was far from hunky and dory for Nawaz. His parents struggled to meet ends but he overcame all challenges to now challenge …

‘Our aspirations are our possibilities.’ Robert Browning certainly did not have Kumanthem Ninthoinganba on his mind when he wrote this but the young midfielder certainly epitomises the line. Born into a humble background, Ninthoi always aspired to be a sportsman. Someone who goes on to represent the nation on an …

Mental conditioning and health plays a key role in stress situations for an athlete. A level headed mind under pressure, sometimes deals with half of the crunch situations. In an attempt to field the best possible squad with the best possible mental conditioning in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, …

The India U-16 national team have wrapped up the exposure trip to Qatar in style, having registered a humongous 5-0 win over Al Duhail SC at the Duhail Ground in Doha on Friday, September 15 night. The Bibiano Fernandes-coached team are looking in perfect shape before they fly to Nepal …

A diminutive personality off the field a lion on it. Saurabh Meher has had to fight a lot of battles to reach where he currently is. The soft spoken boy is very close to his roots and likes to keep his head down. But his eyes are always set on …

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the September rankings, India dropped 10 places to be in 107th position behind Niger, but ahead of Mozambique. India have 341 points, the same number of points like …

Hope is a dangerous thing, but only for those who can’t work hard and turn those hopes into reality. Amarjit Singh Kiyam is one who has turned those hopes into a reality. His passion coupled with his hard work has brought him to a place which his friends are envious …

Suresh Singh never did realize the moment his favourite recreational hobby became his sole purpose of life. It was bewildering for a kid who could not understand how the transition happened. There was amazement in the process, but still a bit of fear, after all it were just baby steps …