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2 years, 3 months ago

Manipur beats Odisha 2-0 to win National Games women’s football title

Two first-half goals helped Manipur beat Odisha 2-0 in the final and retain the women’s football title in the National Games at the Eka Arena Transstadia in Ahmedabad on Monday. Manipur captain and ace India forward N. Bala Devi drew first blood in the 10th minute, while international N. Ratanbala Devi doubled the lead in the 36th minute for the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Gokulam Kerala Ended up Being Losers in This Mess: Shabbir Ali on Revocation of FIFA ban

News 18

Former India striker Shabbir Ali is delighted that FIFA lifted its ban on the AIFF, but extended his sympathies to Gokulam Kerala, saying the club ended up being the “losers" in the 11-day “mess".The ban on All India Football Federation was revoked by the world football governing body on Friday night. Former India woman football team captain Oinam Bembem Devi …

India Football Supreme Court World Fifa Ban Cup

2 years, 5 months ago

AIFF Includes Eminent Players in Electoral College for August 28 Elections

News 18

The All India Football Federation has included 36 eminent players in the list of voters comprising the electoral college for the general body elections to be held on August 28. The addition of 36 eminent players means the AIFF electoral college has a total of 67 representatives — 31 are state association representatives. Names of eminent players: Bhaichung Bhutia, IM …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Few aspects of goalkeeping remain unchanged, feels Padma Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

Firstpost

In getting the prestigious award, Brahmanand joined legends such as Gostho Paul, Sailen Manna, Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, and Bembem Devi New Delhi: Former India captain and goalkeeper Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, the eighth footballer to be honoured with the Padma Shri, feels the art of goalkeeping has changed a lot in modern times but few aspects remain …

Padma Shri Brahmanand Few Aspects

3 years, 2 months ago

Padma Shri recipient Bembem Devi lauds progress of women's football but laments the pay gap

Hindustan Times

After over two decades of service, which of course came with numerous sacrifices, 41-year-old Oinam Bembem Devi was honoured with the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind earlier in the week, a recognition which she feels will inspire many young girls to take the sport to a bigger level. Bembem, who is regarded as the flag bearer of Indian …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Padma Awards 2020, 2021: Full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri recipients

India Today

Some of the highest civilian honours in India, the Padma awards, were conferred on 119 recipients in 2021. On Sunday, the Government of India announced that four separate ceremonies would be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 8 and October 9 to honour recipients of the Padma awards. President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred the Padma awards to …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Renedy Singh, Bembem Devi join Zinc grassroots programme as advisory members

The Hindu

Former India footballers Renedy Singh and Oinam Bembem Devi have become advisory members of Zinc Football to work for its grassroots development programme. The Zinc Football Advisory Board, consisting of the three experts at its core, will provide guidance and counsel for the betterment of the Zinc Football initiative along with providing key inputs to the leadership team, according to …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Lin Laishram on Priyanka Chopra playing Mary Kom: 'A girl from Northeast could have been cast to represent us'

Hindustan Times

Model-actor Lin Laishram, who hails from Manipur, has spoken about discrimination during casting in the 2014 film Mary Kom. Lin said that though Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who played the protagonist, worked hard for the film, a girl from the Northeast or Manipur 'could have been surely cast to represent us'. Lin Laishram and Priyanka Chopra Jonas worked together in 2014 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Bala Devi, Bembem Devi Promoted to Inspector Rank in Police Department, Announces Manipur CM N Biren Singh

News 18

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced that Indian women footballers Bala Devi and Oinam Bembem Devi have been given promotions in the police department, owing to their sporting achievements. Singh, in his tweet, said that the promotions of Bala and Bembem to the Inspector rank in the police department was an acknowledgement of their contributions to women’s football internationally. …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram Football Association Writes to Kiren Rijiju Questioning Jeje Lalpekhlua's Arjuna Award Snub

News 18

Mizoram Football Association questioned the criteria for Arjuna Award recipients after their state?s star footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua was overlooked for the third time after being nominated for the award. MFA wrote to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to ask for the reasons for Jeje?s Arjuna Award snub while listing out his achievements for comparison with other recipients of the award. However, …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Past Masters of Indian Sports: Remembering Bembem Devi, Indian women football's flagbearer for over two decades

Firstpost

Editor’s Note: Every sport needs its superstars to thrive, and the Indian sporting ecosystem is no different. The senior national championship has long been the mainstay for women’s football in India and hailing from the powerhouse Manipur, Bembem won 13 of them, including eight as captain. We all look up to her and especially so in Manipur, her home state,” …

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4 years, 7 months ago

More Matches Will Help Development, Clubs Must Field Women's Team: Bembem Devi

News 18

One of India’s most decorated footballer’s Padma Shri Oinam Bembem Devi wants the Indian Super League and I-League teams to field their women’s team to help improve the pace development. Only I-League clubs Gokulam Kerala and East Bengal FC have their women’s teams in competition. If these clubs can come up with their women’s teams, it will be a huge …

India Players Team Play Bembem Devi

4 years, 11 months ago

Gokulam Kerala's Kashmina Devi bids for second IWL title

The Hindu

The Indian Women's League has seen three different winners in three seasons, and will welcome a new winner once again when Gokulam Kerala FC locks horns with KRYPHSA in the final at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Friday. A fourth new winner will be crowned, but there will also be a familiar face on the pitch as Gokulam's Kashmina Devi …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Mary Kom an inspiration for Rangers FC-bound Bala Devi

The Hindu

For Ngangom Bala Devi, boxing giant M. C. Mary Kom is an inspiration. Devi recently made history by signing up with Rangers FC, a Scottish club, to become the first Indian woman to play outside India professionally. Football has been Devi’s “life,” a partner whose all-encompassing presence often make her feel the world starts and ends with it. So much …

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4 years, 11 months ago

AIFF congratulates Bembem Devi on Padma Shri honour

India TV News

All India Football Federation has congratulated Oinam Bembem Devi, after she became the first Indian woman footballer, and the seventh overall to be selected for Padma Shri Award. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF, in his statement said: "Bembem is a living legend and has been the flag bearer of Indian Women's football over the years. "Post retirement Bembem has been …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Bembem Devi: Grateful that my contribution to women’s football is recognised

The Hindu

Former Indian national team captain Oinam Bembem Devi was announced as one of the recipients of the Padma Shri award on Saturday. A flagbearer of Indian women’s football for over two decades, Bembem Devi was also conferred with the Arjuna award in 2017. Delighted with the Padma Shri recognition, she said: “I am happy that the government has recognised the …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Mary Kom to be conferred with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan for Sindhu

The Hindu

Celebrated boxer M. C. Mary Kom will be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award, while world champion shuttler P. V. Sindhu will be bestowed with the Padma Bhushan among eight sportspersons named for the prestigious honours on Saturday. They are cricketer Zaheer Khan, current Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal, former Indian men’s hockey player …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Bala Devi Rangers trial will inspire many: Bembem Devi

The Hindu

As Indian women's team's mercurial striker Bala Devi flew off to Glasgow, Scotland for a week-long trial at Rangers WFC, the bigwigs from the Indian women's footballing community got together to wish her ahead of this crucial week. Bala Devi, who has been in the national team fold for some time now, has been handed a one-week trial at Scottish …

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5 years, 2 months ago

U-17 Women's Championship: Lionesses ease past Panthers 3-0; Amisha Baxla dazzles in Tigresses' win over Cheetahs

Firstpost

Two early goals from Tigresses helped the Priya PV-coached side register a 2-1 win over Cheetahs in the second game of the U-17 Women’s Championship Kalyani: The Alex Ambrose-coached Lionesses handed Panthers a 3-0 defeat in the opening match of the Hero U-17 Women’s Championship on Monday. The championship, organised by Football Sports Development Limited, is aimed at helping build …

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5 years, 2 months ago

U-17 Women's C'ship: Lionesses, Tigresses win on opening day

The Hindu

Lionesses defeated Panthers 3-0 in the first contest of the Hero U-17 Women's Championship in Kalyani, West Bengal, on Bengal. The championship, organised by Football Sports Development Limited, is aimed at showcasing the best of talent for the Indian team ahead of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2020. READ | All you need to know about the Hero …

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5 years, 8 months ago

AIFF to recommend Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Jeje Lalpekhlua for Arjuna award

India TV News

The All India Football Federation Saturday said they will recommend star goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and striker Jeje Lalpekhlua for the Arjuna award. In 2017, AIFF had recommended Gurpreet and Jeje alongside former Indian women's team captain Bembem Devi, who was conferred with the award, and then again in 2018. The duo are the national team's longest-serving footballers after Sunil …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Bembem Devi: Hosting FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup is a great opportunity for India

The Hindu

Indian footballing icon Bembem Devi feels India getting the hosting rights of the 2020 FIFA under-17 women’s World Cup is a great opportunity to galvanise women's football in the country. “The FIFA U-17 World Cup is a great opportunity for India to put women’s football on the world map and galvanise it. RELATED | I relish assisting than scoring, says …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Bembem Devi: Road to Olympic qualifiers couldn't have been better planned

The Hindu

India women's football team head coach Bembem Devi feels the “roadmap to the Olympic qualifiers couldn’t have been better planned” for her side. In an interview, she spoke at length about the favourites for the Hero Gold Cup — the first-ever international tournament for women in India —, about "women's football not being for the faint-hearted,” the current team, and …

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6 years, 4 months ago

Bembem Devi: Happy to play an active role in shaping up youth system

The Hindu

The legendary Bembem Devi, who was in her first coaching assignment at the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship, says she’s extremely happy to be playing an active role in redefining the youth setup of women's football in the country. Following India’s triumph in the final against Bangladesh, Bembem spoke at length about her journey as a coach, her dream, assessment of …

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Manipur beats Odisha 2-0 to win National Games women’s football title

Gokulam Kerala Ended up Being Losers in This Mess: Shabbir Ali on Revocation of FIFA ban

AIFF Includes Eminent Players in Electoral College for August 28 Elections

Few aspects of goalkeeping remain unchanged, feels Padma Shri Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

Padma Shri recipient Bembem Devi lauds progress of women's football but laments the pay gap

Padma Awards 2020, 2021: Full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri recipients

Renedy Singh, Bembem Devi join Zinc grassroots programme as advisory members

Lin Laishram on Priyanka Chopra playing Mary Kom: 'A girl from Northeast could have been cast to represent us'

Bala Devi, Bembem Devi Promoted to Inspector Rank in Police Department, Announces Manipur CM N Biren Singh

Mizoram Football Association Writes to Kiren Rijiju Questioning Jeje Lalpekhlua's Arjuna Award Snub

Past Masters of Indian Sports: Remembering Bembem Devi, Indian women football's flagbearer for over two decades

More Matches Will Help Development, Clubs Must Field Women's Team: Bembem Devi

Gokulam Kerala's Kashmina Devi bids for second IWL title

Mary Kom an inspiration for Rangers FC-bound Bala Devi

AIFF congratulates Bembem Devi on Padma Shri honour

Bembem Devi: Grateful that my contribution to women’s football is recognised

Mary Kom to be conferred with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan for Sindhu

Bala Devi Rangers trial will inspire many: Bembem Devi

U-17 Women's Championship: Lionesses ease past Panthers 3-0; Amisha Baxla dazzles in Tigresses' win over Cheetahs

U-17 Women's C'ship: Lionesses, Tigresses win on opening day

AIFF to recommend Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Jeje Lalpekhlua for Arjuna award

Bembem Devi: Hosting FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup is a great opportunity for India

Bembem Devi: Road to Olympic qualifiers couldn't have been better planned

Bembem Devi: Happy to play an active role in shaping up youth system