'Dedicate my award to every football fan in India'

IMAGE: Former India footballer IM Vijayan. Photograph: SAI Media/X After being conferred with the Padma Shri award, former captain of the Indian football team Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, popularly......

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

IMAGE: P R Sreejesh, who retired after winning a second successive Olympic hocky bronze in Paris, is currently the head coach of the junior men's team. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/X Former men's......

When Padma Shri Bembem Devi called herself Bobo, Amko

IMAGE: Bembem Devi is the first woman footballer to have been awarded the Padma Shri. Photograph: Indian Football Team/Twitter Exploits in football earned her the Padma Shri, but to become......

Footballers Bembem Devi, Jeje nominated for Arjuna

IMAGE: Oinam Bembem Devi. Photograph: AIFF Media The legendary Oinam Bembem Devi, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Gurpreet Sandhu have been nominated for the Arjuna Awards this year by the All India Football......

PIX: Padma Bhushan for Sindhu; Rani gets Padma Shri

IMAGE: PV Sindhu is conferred the Padma Bhushan -- the country's third-highest civilian award by President Ram Nath Kovind. Photographs: Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs &......