India 169th in Fifa rankings
September 5th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India have gone a place down to 169th position in the FIFA rankings despite winning the recently concluded Nehru Cup football tournament here.However, India are ... Read more...
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Unprecedented scenes as India lift Nehru Cup
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium saw unprecedented scenes as India overcame African giants Cameroon 5-4 in a penalty shootout here Sunday to lift the Nehru Cup ... Read more...
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Crowds finally turn up for Nehru Cup final
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It took a final clash between a full strength Cameroon and India for football fans to throng the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday.Fans have chosen ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria beat Nepal for first win
August 30th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) In a match that had little bearing to the group table, Syria easily beat Nepal 2-0 Thursday to record their first win in the Nehru ... Read more...
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India and Cameroon will be on a recce before Nehru Cup final (Preview)
August 30th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) By beating the Maldives, Cameroon reduced the last round-robin game in the Nehru Cup football tournament against India Friday to an exercise in probing and ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Cameroon beat Maldives; face India in final
August 29th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A spirited Cameroon got the better of 10-man Maldives 3-1 in the crucial Nehru Cup football tournament match at the Jawaharlal Stadium here Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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Nepal played better than us: Koevarmans
August 29th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans credited Nepal for holding the hosts to a goalless draw in a rain-marred Nehru Cup football match at the ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: India held to a goalless draw by Nepal
August 28th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Defending champions India were held to a goalless draw by a spirited Nepal in a rain-marred match but the latter crashed out of the Nehru Cup ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Ashfaq stars in Maldives win over Syria (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Maldives striker Ali Ashfaq inspired his team to a 2-1 win over Syria in the Nehru Cup football tournament here Monday.Ashfaq scored one goal and ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Maldives beat Syria in dramatic fashion
August 28th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Amid treacherous underfoot conditions, Maldives grabbed a dramatic 2-1 win over Syria, knocking them out of the Nehru Cup football tournament here Monday.Syria's bad luck ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Cameroon outclass Nepal 5-0 (Lead)
August 26th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Cameroon set the Nehru Cup football tournament alight by drubbing Nepal 5-0 at the Jawaharlal Stadium here Sunday.Midfielder Ebanga Bertin orchestrated a comprehensive win for ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Cameroon outclass Nepal 5-0
August 26th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Cameroon came out with intent by completely outclassing Nepal 5-0 in the Nehru Cup football tournament here Sunday.Nepal looked totally out of their depth with ... Read more...
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Passing game way forward for Indian football: Coach Koevarmans
August 25th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India's chief football coach Wim Koevermans was pleased with his team's passing game against the Maldives in the Nehru Cup football tournament match here Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: India dismantle Maldives, go top of the table
August 25th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India went to top of the table and enhanced their chances of reaching the finals of the Nehru Cup football tournament by thrashing South Asian ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria come back twice against Cameroon (Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Syria came back twice to draw their Nehru Cup football tournament match against the "The Indomitable Lions" Cameroon 2-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria hold Cameroon to a 2-2 draw
August 24th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Santosh Rao
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Cameroon, "The Indomitable Lions", started their Nehru Cup football tournament campaign with an unconvincing 2-2 draw with Syria at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: India look to continue winning ways against Maldives
August 24th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India will look to continue their winning ways when they take on South Asian rivals Maldives in the Nehru Cup football tournament here Saturday.Both teams ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Maldives impress against Nepal
August 23rd, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Maldives continued their dominance over Nepal and gave a good account of themselves with a 2-1 win over their South Asian rivals in the ... Read more...
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India take on Syria in Nehru Cup opener
August 6th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Defending champions India will take on Syria in the opening match of the Nehru Cup football tournament which kicks-off at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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Syria, Jordan confirm Nehru Cup participation
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Syria and Jordan have confirmed participation in the Nehru Cup football tournament in Delhi August 16-26 and the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) is waiting to ... Read more...
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AIFF gets to use football facilities at Nehru Stadium
October 5th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will allow the All India Football Federation (AIFF) the use of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for 40 days for ... Read more...
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India moves up seven places in FIFA rankings
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India moved up seven places in the FIFA rankings to the 149th spot following their ONGC Nehru Cup football triumph.
Two wins in the group stage against Kyrgyzstan ... Read more...
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India stun Syria to retain Nehru Cup(Round-up)
September 1st, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
by Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Subrata Paul's awesome goalkeeping saw India overpower Syria6-5 in a shootout to retain the Nehru Cup football title in a sensational match played out ... Read more...
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India retain Nehru Cup, beat Syria 6-5 in shootout
August 31st, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India retained the Nehru Cup football won in 2007, defeating Syria 6-5 via a shootout after the two teams played goalless in the regulation time and 1-1 ... Read more...
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India beat Syria to win Nehru Cup tournament
August 31st, 2009 - 11:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31(ANI): Defending champion India beat Syria by 5-4 in a penalty shootout in a thrilling final match to win the ONGC Nehru Cup football tournament held at the Ambedkar ... Read more...
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Chaos at Ambedkar Stadium for India-Syria final
August 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi Soccer Association's (DSA) bid to fill the Ambedkar Stadium by distributing free passes back-fired as hundreds of ticket-holders were denied entry into an already packed ... Read more...
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Bhaichung upset with AIFF summoning him on match eve
August 30th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Ahead of India's title clash against Syria in the Nehru Cup football Monday, skipper Bhaichung Bhutia was clearly upset with All India Football Federation (AIFF) after being ... Read more...
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We are ready to defend the Nehru Cup title, says Houghton
August 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India coach Bob Houghton is confident that his boys are capable of defending their ONGC Nehru Cup football title against higher-ranked Syria in the final here Monday.
"My ... Read more...
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India have to raise their game to retain Nehru Cup (Preview)
August 30th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India may have made the final without any palpitations, but not many are giving them a chance of retaining the Nehru Cup football title they won ... Read more...
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Houghton defends his reserves after 0-1 loss to Syria
August 29th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India coach Bob Houghton defended his reserve players despite their lacklustre performance in the 0-1 loss to Syria in the last group match of the ONGC Nehru ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: India go down to Syria in last league match
August 29th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian reserves failed to impress as the defending champions went down 0-1 to Syria in the last round robin match of the Nehru Cup football ... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan beat Sri Lanka, finish third in Nehru Cup
August 28th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan thrashed Sri Lanka 4-1 in their last round robin match to finish third in the ONGC Nehru Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here Friday.
Anton ... Read more...
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India not ready to lower guard against Syria in Nehru Cup (Preview)
August 28th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Defending champions India and favourites Syria will use Saturday's last round-robin match of the ONGC Nehru Cup football tournament for some sparring before their title showdown here ... Read more...
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Nehru Cup: Syria beats Lebanon, makes India’s life easy
August 27th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Syria beat Lebanon 1-0 in the Nehru Cup football Thursday andvirtually took India with them to the final.Though mathematically Sri Lanka have a chance ... Read more...
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Houghton delighted at India’s Nehru Cup performance
August 26th, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India coach Bob Houghton was impressed with his team's 3-1 win over Sri Lanka in a crucial ONGC Nehru Cup football round robin game at the Amedkar ... Read more...
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