On the night of July 4, 2023, when everyone at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium was revelling in India’s ninth SAFF Championship triumph, standing almost unnoticed in a corner of the pitch was a man wearing a proud yet shy smile on his face. It was hard to believe that he …
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Saturday night was the night of firsts for both ‘Mahesh’s in the Indian team. Naorem Mahesh Singh capped off a brilliant performance with his first goal for the Blue Tigers, while assistant coach Mahesh Gawli, stepping in place of Igor Stimac, serving a one-match suspension, led the team to victory …
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Mahesh Gawali, the legendary centre-back from the early years of the 21st century, was only 22 when he travelled with the National Team to play the 2002 LG Cup in Vietnam. Twenty years later, the fans still recall the momentous occasion when a young Indian team shocked hosts Vietnam 3-1 …
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Stalwarts of Indian football have sent in their wishes for the Blue Tigresses who begin their AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign against Iran today.
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With the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India, kicking off today, wishes have started to pour in from all over the country for the Blue Tigresses. With World Cup qualification at stake in this tournament, the women wearing the blue jersey will be putting their best foot forward as …
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The Indian Arrows produced a brilliant counter-attacking performance to get the better of former I-League champions Aizawl FC 2-1 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata yesterday, March 16, finding the net twice with two well-taken goals in the first half and defending solidly in the second to keep Aizawl …
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Indian football, in its quest to move forward together, always prioritises on age-group teams and youth football. Especially when it comes to Indian Arrows, the crème de la crème of yesteryear’s heroes of Indian Football are deployed to train these promising youngsters to make them game-ready. Akash Mishra, one of …
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The full-time whistle blew as the Indian Arrows vanquished Churchill Brothers to record their first win of the I-League 2019-20 season. On the touchline, head coach Venkatesh Shanmugham and assistant coach Mahesh Gawli sported wide smiles as they joined in the celebrations. For the duo who have both enjoyed decorated …
Read More »Two players took their senior national team bows when the Blue Tigers took to the field in their Intercontinental Cup 2019 opener against Tajikistan, one of them being the vastly-experienced Mandar Rao Dessai. He talked about how he aspired to play for the national team ever since he started his …
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At a time when accolades are flowing from every corner for Stephen Constantine’s boys for making an all-time Indian record of winning 9 International matches on the trot (including the unofficial match against Bhutan), Constantine’s past pupils who were part of the Indian Team for the 2011 Asian Cup in …
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