Author Archives: UT Sports Correspondent

Renedy Singh: Coaching beyond the Pitch in the times of corona

Posted on August 13, 2020 - 3:21pm by UT Sports Correspondent

What kills me is that 99% of the players are below the poverty line. When I hear that they don’t even have the means to eat breakfast, as a human being, it deeply saddens me. And if I don’t help them as much as I can, what’s the use? Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Headlines, News | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Sudeva granted direct entry to I League for 2020-21 season

Posted on August 12, 2020 - 6:39pm by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) today granted Sudeva Moonlight FC direct corporate entry to the I League and the team from Delhi will play in India’s second division commencing next season. Three clubs, viz. Sudeva (Delhi), Sreenidhi (Visakhapatnam), and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Headlines | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

FA Cup Final Preview: Arsenal out for pride while Chelsea believes it’s the start of something special

Posted on July 31, 2020 - 1:13pm by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

Arsenal and Chelsea will face off each other in the final of the 2020 FA Cup at an empty Wembley stadium on 1st August (KO – 10:00 pm IST). The silverware showdown between the London teams will be the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Sports | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Football: The most important of the unimportant things in life!

Posted on July 29, 2020 - 4:34pm by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

Over a century ago, amid the backdrop of the World War I, a football team comprised mostly of Tangkhuls led by Reichumhao Rungsung under the 66th Unit of the 20th Manipur Labour Corps Company played in a football tournament 9816 … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Editorial | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Football: The most important of the unimportant things in life!

Why cancelling the Ballon d’Or award this year doesn’t feel right

Posted on July 23, 2020 - 5:23am by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football. It is one of the oldest and regarded as the most prestigious individual award for football players. Lionel Messi currently holds the record for most … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Ningon Chiphang signs for NEROCA FC

Posted on July 10, 2020 - 12:12pm by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

Former Yarkhok United FC defender Ningon Chiphang put pen to paper on a two year deal with North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association FC (NEROCA). The center back plied his trades for Rising Athletic Union (RAU) from 2016-2018. He was the … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Sports, Ukhrul | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Community support in Tangkhul Football is overrated. Prove me Wrong.

Posted on July 9, 2020 - 6:54am by UT Sports Correspondent
author.php

On 28th January 1997, Bournemouth FC, a club from the coastal resort town in the south coast of England playing in League One (3rd Division of English Football) was minutes away from liquidation. For the people of Bournemouth; a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Sports | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment