A day ahead of India’s clash against Pakistan in the SAFF Cup semi-final, India National Team’s assistant coach Venkatesh Shanmugam lauded Pakistan for their “character” and reaching the semifinals coming back from a three-year suspension. “They (Pakistan) have been thorough and sharp on the pitch. It’s not an easy job …
Read More »Pakistan’s Zesh Rehman: Indo-Pak rivalry pushes everyone to give that extra bit!
Be it a Football match or any other sport, there are a handful of sports rivalries across the globe which can match up to the sheer frenzy created by a face-off between India and Pakistan. The wait isn’t long anymore as after a prolonged gap of 5 years; the two …
Read More »Former India international Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar no more…
Former India international striker and 1970 Asian Games bronze medal winner Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar passed away earlier today in Kolkata. Dastidar made his debut for India on December 10, 1970 when he came in place of Shyam Thapa at the Asian Games in Bangkok. He represented India in five matches …
Read More »India coach Constantine: SAFF Cup Pakistan clash just another match!
Even as the footballing fraternity all around look ahead to India’s semifinal clash with Pakistan in the ongoing SAFF Cup, National Coach Stephen Constantine described it as “just another match”. Courtesy India’s back to back victories against Sri Lanka and Maldives by an identical 2-0 margin, India booked a semifinal …
Read More »VIDEO – SAFF Cup: India 2-0 Maldives – Match Highlights!
India defeated Maldives 2-0 to book a semifinal clash with archrivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The semifinal which will be the first official meeting of the two teams after a gap of 5 years will be played at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Stadium on Wednesday, September 12. Watch the SAFF Cup …
Read More »SAFF Cup: India beat Maldives to set-up Pakistan semifinal clash!
India defeated Maldives 2-0 to book a semifinal clash with archrivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The semifinal which will be the first official meeting of the two teams after a gap of 5 years will be played at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Stadium on Wednesday, September 12. The last time the …
Read More »SAFF Cup champions India face Maldives for Group B top spot!
Despite defending champions India staring their defence of their SAFF Cup 2018 campaign in style against Sri Lanka, a day prior to India’s last group league match against Maldives, National Coach Stephen Constantine declared that his team “is not going to start as favourites in any of the matches” in …
Read More »India coach Constantine: Happy with result but not with performance!
With Sri Lanka conquered, the new look India now look forward to their next challenge – the match against Maldives. The 2-0 result against Lanka did please National Coach Stephen Constantine but he “isn’t happy with the performance”. “We need to rectify the mistakes before the next match. We started …
Read More »Indians in Bangladesh find solace in cheering for the Men in Blue!
Support for your home country in any foreign country is always a bonus. The Indian Football Team has been lucky as they had quite a handful of Indians who turned up at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka when Stephen Constantine’s boys played Sri Lanka in their opening fixture of the …
Read More »VIDEO – SAFF Cup: India 2-0 Sri Lanka – Match Highlights!
A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5.
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