As NDTV reports Sports fans in India are in for a treat as Fanattic Sports Museum opened to the public in Kolkata on Sunday, January 29. Perhaps the first of its kind venture in the country, the museum will display memorabilia from cricket, hockey, football and the Olympics and Paralympics. …
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India football captain Sunil Chhetri, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, said that footballers in the country needed to improve more and were far behind than other top Asian players. In a discussion, that included Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Subrata Pal and I-League CEO Sunando Dhar all agreed that Indian football …
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As NDTV reports for the first time in the history of Twitter India, a sporting hashtag is the number 1 trending topic of the entire year. In fact, sports has dominated the social media space this year on several fronts. On this Special Conversation NDTV feature Sakshi Malik, India’s first …
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Former France and Arsenal legend Robert Pires told NDTV that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s contract should be extended for the benefit of the club. Wenger’s contract is set to end in June, this year. Further Pires was also part of inaugural Indian Super League, playing for FC Goa, and he …
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In an interview with NDTV, India and Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri feels Indian football is heading in the right direction, then he feels with support from all stakeholders, including the government and the corporates, India can only get better. Sunil Chhetri plays for I-League champions Bengaluru FC and he …
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As headlines of behaviour of Indian officials grab more headlines than the performance of our athletes at the 2016 Olympics, NDTV ask, have netas and bureaucrats ruined Indian sport? Former India football captain Baichung Bhutia feels officials shouldn’t be allowed to accompany players as they use their posts to travel …
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In an interesting story featured by NDTV for the first time in the history of Indian sports, a team comprising children of sex workers from Kolkata has been invited to play the International Youth Football tournament, the Dana Cup. At least 16 promising footballers from the Durbar Sports Academy are …
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Indian tennis legend Leander Paes’ Wimbledon mixed doubles winning racquets and India’s limited overs skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni’s keeping gloves and pads fetched Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively, during a charity event organised by sports website xtratime.in in Kolkata. The auction was held to help die-hard Mohun …
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As NDTV reports French football legend Zinedine Zidane arrived in Mumbai with his wife Veronique on Thursday, June 9 as swarms of fans greeted him at the international airport while police escorted him through. The Real Madrid coach is expected to endorse a real estate group’s upcoming project at the …
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The controversy surrounding last seasons Chennaiyin FC captain Elano Blumer being falsely implicated by FC Goa owners has sent a bad picture of Indian football globally, says former India captain Baichung Bhutia. Elano was arrested by Goa police after the 2015 ISL final for allegedly assaulting FC Goa co-owner Dattaraj …
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