'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......

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 &......

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......

Get addicted to football, not to drugs, Vijayan tells youngsters

'Sports, let alone football, provide you with so much positivity and energy which helps you get over this negativity and obstacle.' IMAGE: The India Under-16 players during a training session.......