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Baichung Bhutia picks Sahal Abdul Samad as the next big goal-scorer for India after Sunil Chhetri's retirement
• 5 years agoIndian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday picked Kerala Blasters youngster Sahal Abdul Samad to be the next big scorer for the country after captain Sunil Chhetri's retirement.
Will definitely consider it, says Indian football legend Baichung Bhutia on running for AIFF president
• 5 years agoFormer India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has said that he will consider contesting for the post of All India Football Federation (AIFF) president in future.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, Dangmei Grace feature in AIFF’s campaign on staying fit during lockdown
• 5 years agoThe All India Football Federation has started a campaign featuring past and present stars to spread awareness among the people about how to keep fit during the lockdown.
PK Banerjee was more of a 'guardian angel than a coach', recounts Indian football icon Baichung Bhutia
• 5 years agoPK Banerjee wore his greatness lightly and he inculcated that attribute in his pupils, according to former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who called him the "Guardian Angel" of Indian football.
Sports Ministry forms expert committee featuring Pullela Gopichand, Gagan Narang and others to review National Sports Code
• 5 years agoThe draft sports code proposes suggests barring of ministers, members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies and government servants from holding office in the IOA and NSFs, tenure restrictions and age cap of 70 years.
Baichung Bhutia urges stakeholders Indian football to 'keep egos down', aim for solution over I-League vs ISL issue
• 6 years agoFormer captain Baichung Bhutia Thursday said stakeholders of Indian football need to "drop their egos" and make a few sacrifices while deciding the structure of the country's domestic league, which remains an unresolved matter due to lack of consensus.
Sikkim Assembly election results: Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front eyes up sixth term at helm of state
Sanjib Baruah • 6 years agoOften derided for his strong arm tactics, Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has ruled Sikkim virtually uncontested and unquestioned for a much larger part of his 25 years in power
AFC Asian Cup 2019: It won't be an 'easy job' for teams to face India, says captain Sunil Chhetri
• 6 years agoThe 34-year-old Sunil Chhetri was part of the Indian team that featured in the 2011 edition in Doha where the country lost all their group matches — against Australia, South Korea and Bahrain.
FIFA World Cup 2018: India's lack of football culture more to do with our failings at team sport than infrastructural issues
Aakar • 7 years agoIt is not a lack of interest in India or infrastructure that can account for our performance in football. It is something else that holds us back in all real team sports, though it does not seem to stop us in individual ones like shooting, weightlifting, wrestling, tennis, badminton and boxing.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 'The Arena' in Ahmedabad in presence of sporting stars
• 8 years agoIn the presence of some of India's finest athletes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated 'The Arena', one of the most advanced integrated multi-purpose stadiums.