By V. Shourabh Another footballing legend from Mysuru is P. Narasimha. He is renowned for his fearless and powerful heading abilities. His journey has been a bumpy ride as an injury to his knee curtailed his fairytale ride. He has represented Indian Football team and has participated in VI President’s Cup Football Tournament which was…
How Mysuru is helping India chase FIFA World Cup Dream
July 1, 2018By V. Shourabh With FIFA World Cup 2018 entering Knockout Stage, the intensity of competition has risen manifold. It has even captured the attention of Mysuru which is making gradual and steady strides towards footballing. The city has 40 Football Clubs under Mysore District Football Association (MDFA). In this nation where cricket is celebrated as…
Football Inter-continental Cup: India beat Kenya
June 11, 2018Mumbai: Inspirational Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead the home side to Inter-continental Cup title triumph with a 2-0 win over Kenya in the summit clash here on Sunday. Playing in his 102nd international match, Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes to…
Football: Facile win for Railwaymen
April 21, 2018South Western Railway South FC yesterday registered a well earned 3-1 win over Mysore Police FC in the MDFA ‘A’ Division Football League 2017-18 for the Achutharao Memorial Trophy played at the University Grounds here. Results: South Western Railway South FC: 3 (Mohith 3, Jishnu 41, Denwar 51) bt Mysore Police FC: 1 (Nirikshith 17).
Santosh Trophy: Kerala beat Bengal to win sixth title
April 2, 2018Kerala beat defending champions Bengal 4-2 in the tie-breaker after the final ended 2-2 in extra time to win the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy Football Tournament at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here yesterday. M.S. Jithin scored in the 19th minute for Kerala while Jiten Murmu drew level for Bengal in the…
Football – Santosh Trophy: Bengal downs Karnataka, Sets-up Kerala finale
March 31, 2018Defending champions Bengal will vie for a record 33rd title after setting up a summit clash with Kerala, following their 2-0 win over Karnataka in the semifinals of the 72nd Santosh Trophy. Captain Jiten Murmu and Tirthankar Sarakar’s second-half goals helped Bengal beat Karnataka at the Howrah Maidan Stadium. Murmu broke the deadlock on the…
Winners of VTU Mysuru Zone Football
March 22, 2018The men’s football team of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, won the VTU Inter-Collegiate Mysuru Zone Football Championship (2018-19) organised by PESCE, Mandya, recently. Seen are (from left – sitting) P.M. Jishnu, V. Nirikshith (Captain), Shankaranarayana, PED, Dr. Gopalakrishne Urs, Principal in-Charge, R. Kavya, Asst. PED, Nishan Jayanth (Vice-Captain) and Tasheer Hussain Bijapur; (standing)…
Mandya to host Inter-District Football Tournament from tomorrow
March 10, 2018The Inter-District Football Tournament 2017-18 will be held at Sir M.V. Stadium in Mandya from Mar.11 to 18. Eight district teams will be taking part in the Tourney. The teams have been divided into two groups of four teams each and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The teams…
MDFA ‘B’ Division Football Nirmal shines in Easter FC’s big win
December 31, 2017Four strikes by right-out Nirmal (including a hat-trick) and a goal each by Ashutosh and Swalah enabled Easter FC to register a big 6-0 win over Youngmen FC in the Group ‘A’ league tie of the MDFA ‘B’ division league 2017-18 for the Govindaraju Memorial Trophy, played at the University Grounds here yesterday. In the…
AFC Asian Cup 2019: Qualifiers India thrash Macau 4-1 to qualify
October 12, 2017India confirmed their berth in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 after snatching a 4-1 victory against Macau in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here yesterday. India are now seated affirm at the top of group A with 12 points from four matches ahead of Mauritius, Kyrgyz Republic and…
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