The legendary FIFA World Cup-winner Argentina captain — now set on the same pedestal as Diego Maradona by the global legions of soccer fans — is reportedly coming to India at the end of 2025, and his first stop is most likely the city of Kolkata, where people might be said to be certifiably insane about football.
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India appoints Khalid Jamil as head coach of men’s team
The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Executive Committee (EC), on the recommendation of the federation’s Technical Committee (TC), decided to appoint Khalid Jamil as the head coach of the Senior Men’s Indian National Team.
Freestyle Chess tournament: R Praggnanandhaa stuns world number 1 Magnus Carlsen
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his strong run in 2025 and registered a landmark victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen
Jannik Sinner bounces back after French Open defeat to clinch Wimbledon title
Italian Tennis star Jannik Sinner put up a strong show on the green turf to beat Carlos Alcaraz
You know it’s time when you’re colouring your beard every four days: Virat Kohli on Test cricket retirement
Kohli, who now resides in the United Kingdom capital, made a quick dash to the YouWeCan cancer fundraiser after being spotted at Wimbledon, where he looked suave and stylish in a brown suit.
Khelo Bharat Niti opens door for overseas Indians in country’s sports teams
The policy document states that wherever possible, talented and well-known Indian-origin athletes based in other countries may be encouraged to return and compete for India. This would allow sports to play a larger role in cultural diplomacy and in building a stronger global Indian identity.
‘Too much like us’: Steve Waugh praises Virat Kohli after Test retirement
To illustrate Waugh’s point, here’s how good Kohli was. While he made his debut in Tests in 2011 against the West Indies, Kohli scored his first ton in Australia at Adelaide a year later. That same year, he went on to score two more Test centuries and then scripted one of the most talked about career peaks in cricket.
Special Olympics celebrates 1-year countdown to 2026 USA Games; announces USD 5 million BofA grant for athletes
The 3-year grant will support the infrastructure and growth of Special Olympics Athlete Leadership and Unified Leadership programming at the local, regional, national, and global levels, including expansion of the programming to Special Olympics’ Asia Pacific, Africa, and Latin America regions.
Rahul Bose backs Rugby Premier League to make sport financially viable in India
Bose, 57, a reputed actor who has featured in critically acclaimed films like ‘English August’, Mr and Mrs Iyer, and Chameli, has represented the country in 17 international games and has been the face of the sport in India for more than two decades.
Trekkers@Heart founder Vivek Vaidya helps people find their inner adventurer
Who better to talk about the benefits of hiking and trekking than Vivek Vaidya, the Indian-origin Singapore-based founder of Trekkers@Heart? A management consultant at Frost and Sullivan and a “corporate storyteller”, he is — as his outfit’s name says — a trekker at heart. So much so that Trekkers@Heart is now a full-fledged organisation that helps people find their inner adventurer.
