Football

Sourav gets Inter Milan call

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Another gem in football has been unearthed from Malabar, thanks to diligent training given by Corporation Football Academy in Kozhikode. T.P. Sourav, a student of Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary

Blues are deserving champions

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Chaos is the only way to describe how Chelsea started against Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, where skipper John Terry, Ramires, Raul Meirele

Santosh Trophy: Sports is in Sabir’s blood

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Former international footballer Syed Sabir Pasha is on a mission. The present Tamil Nadu coach’s task is to win a maiden Santosh Trophy for the state — something which he couldn’t achieve in his playi

Drogba to run in Olympic torch relay

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Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will run the Olympic torch relay here on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old Drogba will carry the torch in Swindon, at half-way point between the 140.5-mile relay be

Barcelona striker Villa out of Euro 2012

Spanish Football Federation RFEF has confirmed that David Villa will not be part of their squad for this summer's European Championships.

The Barcelona striker has not been able to fully recover from

Jayakumar is Tamil Nadu’s shining star

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U. Jayakumar is the toast of Tamil Nadu at the moment. The 20-year-old striker, hailing from a little-known village called Melur near Minjur, has come of age at the ongoing national football champions

As a self-confessed hardliner, I must admit that being a part of the team engaged in Indo-Pak Track 2 dialogue has been very interesting.

In June 2012, world leaders along with thousands of participants from governments, NGOs and environmental groups as well as the private sector will come together in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for Rio+20