Nehru Cup

• Former AIFF Secretary Ashoke Ghosh dies

  Former All India Football Federation Secretary Ashoke Ghosh died of a massive heart attack at his residence in Kolkata on Thursday. Ghosh was 78 years old.

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  India ranked 149 after Nehru Cup win

  The Indian football team jumped seven places to 149 in the latest FIFA rankings after gaining 22 points for its Nehru Cup title win on Monday. India beat Syria 6-5 on penalties in the final at a packed Ambedkar stadium to retain their title and take their points tally to 134 in the latest list.The final win against Syria was not counted among the p...

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  AIFF ropes in Salman Khan as brand ambassador

  Bollywood actor Salman has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Indian football by the All India Football Federation to promote the game in the country.Salman, who was present at the Ambedkar Stadium on Monday to watch India's Nehru Cup title victory over Syria, has agreed to promote the game, AIFF acting president Praful Patel said."Salman is ...

• Nehru Cup win will inspire sportspersons: PM

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday congratulated the Indian football team on winning the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament and said the victory would inspire sportspersons in the country."Congratulations on your remarkable win last evening. It was a magnificent performance and the whole country is proud of you," he said in a message...

• Houghton, Bhutia set sights on playing top Asian teams

  Having won the Nehru Cup for the second consecutive time, India coach Bob Houghton on Monday set his sights on playing Asian middle-rung countries as part of the team's preparation for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.Houghton said defending the Nehru Cup title by beating Syria would boost his side, which will now look to play countries like China, Uzbekista...

• AIFF announces cash awards for footballers

  The All India Football Federation on Monday announced cash award of Rs five lakh each for skipper Bhaichung Bhutia and custodian Subrata Paul while other players will get two Rs lakh each for their sensational Nehru Cup triumph.Paul played a stellar role in India's 6-5 win via tie-breaker over Syria as he saved as many as three penalties.AIFF actin...

• Nehru Cup: How India won

  The title clash between India and Syria lived up to the expectation as it had all the ingredients of a cliffhanger. Here is an account of the epic battle that was won by the defending champions - India. The final match went into the extra time after the scores were tied at 0-0 at the end of regulation 90 minutes. But that was not all. The summit c...

• India defend Nehru Cup, beat Syria on penalties

  Subrata Paul's heroics lit up the dramatic summit clash as defending champions India tamed Syria 6-5 via penalty shoot-out to win the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Monday.Paul conjured up a special performance, saving as many as three penalty shots to script the win after the match had been stretched to...

• All about Nehru Cup

  The All India Football Federation launched the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament in 1982. Though it is an international tournament, it is yet to match the magnitude of other football events across the globe. After its official launch in 1982, the tournament was shelved after 1997 due to lack of sponsorship and other reasons.  In...

• India to seek inspiration from 2007 final for 2nd title

  Inspirational skipper Bhaichung Bhutia once again holds the key as India aim for a 2007 encore against Syria to clinch their second successive Nehru Cup title in the final of the five-nation football tournament here on Monday.Two years ago at the Ambedkar Stadium, the home team had beaten the Syrians in front of a 20,000-strong crowd to win their m...

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  India fail Syrian 'test', lose 0-1

  Defending champions India sans star striker Bhaichung Bhutia failed to impress as they went down 0-1 to Syria in their inconsequential last round-robin match of the Nehru Cup international football tournament here on Saturday.Having already qualified for Monday's final against the same opponents, India rested Bhutia, who had received a yellow card ...

• Kyrgyzstan sign off with a 4-1 win over Lanka

  Kyrgyzstan outplayed Sri Lanka 4-1 to sign off their Nehru Cup international football tournament campaign in convincing fashion at the Ambedkar Stadium on Friday.The Central Asian side scored through Zemlianuhon Anton (34th minute), Amirov Ildar (45th), Murzaev Mirlan (65th) and Usanov Rustem (70th) while Sri Lanka reduced the margin through captai...

• India look to beat Syria to carry momentum into final

  Defending champions India will look to sort out their defensive blues when they take on Syria, their opponents in final, in the last round-robin fixture of the Nehru Cup international football tournament on Saturday.After losing to Lebanon 0-1 in their opener, India bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan and played their best match in the ...

• Syria beat Lebanon 1-0 to reach the final of Nehru Cup

  Title contenders Syria rode on an opportunistic goal as they beat traditional rivals Lebanon by a solitary goal and booked a berth in the Nehru Cup international football tournament here on Thursday.Star striker Mohammad Al Zeno scored the all-important goal when he fired in low shot in the 23rd minute capitalising on a defensive lapse to ensure th...

• India in no mood to take SL lightly in Nehru Cup

  India would look to ensure that Sri Lanka do not turn out to be party poopers when they face their South Asian rivals in an important Nehru Cup match on Wednesday.