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“Over the last two decades, I have had the opportunity to see the ups and downs as a footballer and face everything that Indian football had to offer. The only constant has been the belief that one day we, as a nation, will realize the full potential of Indian football and I cannot wait for that...

New Delhi: Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri might have bid farewell to his international career, but he remains deeply attached to the team's fortunes and says he will do everything in his power to take the country to the "promised land".Speaking at a function attended by President...

The presentation of the three trophies was followed by a group photo with all the dignitaries present at the event. After the photo session, the President, along with everyone present, walked out for the flag-raising ceremony that kicked off the Durand Cup trophy tour. The flag had logos of the...

Chennai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl against South Africa in the second women's T20 match here on Sunday.South Africa is leading 1-0 in the three-match series.India gave her debut to wicketkeeper-batsman Uma Chhetri in place of Richa Ghosh, who was injured...

Mumbai, Uncapped medium pacer Shabnam Shakeel has been included in the Indian team for the ongoing home series against South Africa.The rest of the team remained unchanged.The 17-year-old has been included in all three formats of the One Day International currently underway in Bengaluru...

Gangtok: Rescue operations ended on Wednesday with the rescue of the remaining 158 tourists stranded in North Sikkim, a senior official said.Mangan District Magistrate Hem Kumar Chhetri said all 1,447 tourists stranded in the last three days have been rescued. A total of 1,225 tourists were...

While discussing the strengths of different players, Chhetri and Evra made some surprising revelations. In terms of players with the better left foot in European football, the Frenchman said, "Cristiano Ronaldo has the best left foot of any player at UEFA Euro 2024."Both players are yet to...

In an exclusive conversation with IANS, former Indian captain Sunil Chhetri named England as the favorites to win the trophy for the first time in the country's history."For the contenders, if I had to choose one, I would put my neck on the line and then get trolled later. I would say...

The 39-year-old has not scored an international goal since November 2023 and has also been placed on the bench a few times for young and emerging striker Goncalo Ramos.Ahead of the tournament, India's all-time top scorer Sunil Chhetri, in an exclusive chat with IANS, talked about Ronaldo's...

Doha: The absence of the influential Sunil Chhetri will be difficult to fill as the Indian football team enters a testing transition phase with the crucial FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Qatar on Tuesday.The 39-year-old Chhetri bid farewell to his illustrious international career last...

New Delhi [India], Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extended his best wishes to legendary Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri after the 39-year-old played his final international match for the Blue Tigers against Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.Chhetri started his professional...

"Aap hamara jhanda bhi uncha lahwa rahaya (You have flown the tricolor high) @chhetrisunil11 brother. Congratulations on an amazing international career!" Chopra wrote on Instagram along with a picture of an emotional Chhetri receiving the guard of honor from his teammates.In Chhetri's...

PNNNew Delhi [India], June 7: According to Chhetri's marketing agency, Fairplay Sports, this is the highest-value athletic apparel deal ever signed by an Indian footballer.Indian football legend Chhetri will compete in Skechers football boots and appear in the brand's marketing campaigns...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Members of the film industry including Ranveer Singh and Farah Akhtar showered love on Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri as he played his final international match with the Blue Tigers yesterday evening.Ranveer posted a picture on Instagram wearing...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wished Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri all the best after playing his last international match with the Blue Tigers.Chhetri started his professional football journey in 2002 at Mohun Bagan. Chhetri helped...

“Achieving any goal is not easy, leave alone 94 international goals."You have kept the flag high, Sunil Chhetri. Congratulations on a remarkable career!". Tendulkar wrote in a post on Twitter.Meanwhile, Chhetri was felicitated by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army after the match.In...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Actor Arjun Kapoor penned an emotional note for Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri after his final match for India in the World Cup qualification game on Thursday.Taking to Instagram Stories, Arjun shared a picture of Chhetri and wrote, "End of an era...

"To my friends in the media-Over the past 19 years, I have had the opportunity to interact with many of you on more than a few occasions. There were times when I had to say much less than I wanted to, and times when I answered your questions with long monologues."Some answers were filled...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], After Sunil Chhetri's final match for India, which he played in the World Cup qualification game on Thursday, Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant praised the Blue Tigers skipper, saying that he is the best in the game. Are true legends.Chhetri started his professional...

Kolkata: The world came together on Thursday to bid a final farewell to Sunil Chhetri and global governing body FIFA and Croatian great Luka Modric along with cricket great Sachin Tendulkar made the Indian football icon's farewell truly international.The 39-year-old retired as international...