Santosh Trophy: Testing time for Tamil Nadu
The exact mettle of Tamil Nadu side will be evaluated this week. Whether they are just paper tigers at the home front or national-champions-in-the-waiting would be measured by their performances again
Vineeth shines as Kerala advance
Kerala stormed into the quarterfinal league of the Santhosh Trophy Football Championship with a 4-0 thrashing of Himachal Pradesh in Cuttack on Tuesday.
Midfielder Vineeth Antony struck a brace while
Can TN end Santosh misery?
Tamil Nadu have never been a pushover in national football. The state have produced a number of top-class players, coaches and teams over the years.
Simon Sundarraj, Kittu, Gunapandian and Nagesh ar
Santosh tonic can help football
Tamil Nadu have never won the Santosh Trophy and they are not making any tall claims this time either. However, TN’s talented bunch are ready to give it their all in the latest edition at Odisha and h
Santosh trophy: Size doesn’t matter for TN
Tamil Nadu reached the Santosh Trophy semi-finals twice in the last three years. Prior to their disastrous campaign in Assam last year (where they failed to cross the quarterfinal league stage), Tamil
Santosh Trophy: Sabir’s focus is on his team’s 1st match
The mood is upbeat. The state players are slogging it out in all earnest at the preparatory camp.
The train tickets have been booked and the team is all set to embark once again in search of that el
Haryana, Rajasthan, Assam win in Santosh Trophy
Haryana trounced Daman Diu 4-1 in a pre-quarterfinal match on the second day of the 66th Santosh Trophy Football tournament at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.
On behalf of Haryana, Pankaj Suri
‘Hotchpotch trophy’
The Santosh Trophy, known as the ‘hotchpotch trophy’ by former Indian coach Bob Houghton, is set to start in Odisha today.
Several debates are going on, on social networking sites and among the foot
In another jersey
When West Bengal trounced Punjab 2-1 in the Santosh Trophy final two years ago, it was a Keralite’s brace that guided the Bengal team to victory.
Denson Devdas, a native of Kannur, was in the limeli
Best foot forward
Veteran keeper Joby Joseph will lead Kerala in the 66th Santhosh Trophy Football Championship to be held in Odisha from May 11 to 27.
The 22-member squad, with eight new faces and former internation