East Bengal has Iraq’s Al Shorta absolutely on the ropes! Leading 2-1 at HT and honestly, it could’ve been 4 or 5.
Some of the moves and transitions have been breathtaking. After 11 years of the ISL, we have finally produced a generation of Indian players who are fearless 🇮🇳 ❤️💛
Total breakdown by @Supertails_IND Loyal customer for 2+ years (spent Lakhs), but my last 3 orders were completely botched. They promise 30-min delivery, drop only 30% of the order, and ghost you. Support is rude, disconnects calls, and ignores refunds. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!
Neeraj might not have taken gold, but two medals and three Indians finishing in the top 8 is “Absolute Cinema”! @Neeraj_chopra1 inspired a generation to stand on that podium with him. 🇮🇳 🫡 #Cheer4Bharat#CWG2026#SportsExtraaa
I am deeply anguished to know that the legendary colour of the Indian hockey team’s jersey has been changed to saffron. The iconic shade of blue of the Indian hockey team is not just a colour. It is an emotion associated with the nation’s sporting heritage.
For decades, this colour united us in hope, in victory, in defeat and in the pursuit of sporting excellence. We have cried, laughed, celebrated and stood proudly with our men and women in blue. Wearing the blue jersey our teams have won Olympic medals with the national anthem playing on the world stage. #Blue is derived from the blue chakra in our national flag. It is a symbol of our national pride and identity. The colour blue belongs to every Indian.
When the national hockey teams were struggling for sponsors, #Odisha created history by being the first and only state to support our national teams and our beloved game. Every Odia across the globe was proud of the state’s gift to national hockey. After 41 long years, our men’s team won an Olympic medal. Just because the government changed in Odisha, it should not change our national team colours. This is petty politics of the worst kind.
Our blue jersey is to us what the iconic stripes are to Argentina and the yellow jersey is to Brazil. It is etched in our collective memory. Any change in this colour, is a crass attempt to erase our priceless sporting legacy. National symbols are meant to unite us not divide.
I am given to understand that this step was taken under pressure from the BJP Government in Odisha. Those in authority may deny it, but the fact is that for the last two years, everybody in Odisha has seen the obsession of this government with changing colours of buildings, buses and even bridges. It is the only work that is happening in Odisha today. But now the same government has changed the colours of our national team. I strongly condemn this attempt by BJP Odisha to politicise a national game like hockey. It has deeply hurt the sentiments of lakhs of sports lovers across the country and the pride with which Odisha has supported the national hockey.
#Hockey
#MenInBlue
#WomenInBlue
THE HISTORIC GOLDEN THROW BY SHARMILA DHANKAR IN SHOT PUT F57 🥺🤯
SHE IS COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION! 🥇
- Created History by becoming first Indian Para Athletics to win Gold at CWG!
WOOOOAH!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
@sardesairajdeep@BluePilgrims Who knew the missing piece to our structural grassroots crisis was just a rebrand?
Next up: Changing the football from round to square so it stops rolling away from our strikers
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@sardesairajdeep The gentleman on the left, Majid Bishkar, was a part of Iran’s 22-man squad at the 1978 FIFA WC. He was the youngest player in the squad but remained an unused substitute for the duration of the tournament. East Bengal legend ❤️💛
@harithoyakkat@ZEE5India Back then, only group winners advanced. Under 48-team WC rules, the top TWO teams advance. With 11 points, India would have cleared the modern bar. Yemen was ranked ahead of India simply due to alphabetical order/fair-play. That India team was way better than the current lot
@harithoyakkat@ZEE5India 2002 FIFA WC qualifying- A campaign of “what-ifs” for India
🔥 Beat Asian giants UAE 1-0 in Bengaluru.
🟥 Bhutia got a red card away vs UAE, leading to a tight 0-1 loss.
❌ Suspended for the next match, Bhutia missed a costly 3-3 draw vs Yemen.
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