<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Nilanjan Dutta"><item><title>India were unfortunate not to get 3 points, says Bhaichung Bhutia</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The performance of the Blue Tigresses in their opener of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 against IR Iran has left the two Padma Shris who were present at the stadium extremely impressed. Blue Tiger legend and former captain Bhaichung Bhutia f...</excerpt></item><item><title>Target to win as many matches as possible in I-League: Venkatesh</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The next batch of the Indian Arrows has already resumed their preparatory camp for the forthcoming edition of the Hero I-League 2021-22 in Bhubaneswar. In a freewheeling interview with The Daily Guardian, Head Coach Shanmugam Venkatesh opens up wi...</excerpt></item><item><title>NEPAL A VERY TOUGH SIDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PLAY AGAINST US: SUNIL CHHETRI</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>“Welcome to Nepal. This is your captain speaking – O I am sorry – this is your vice-captain speaking,” the entire team bus burst out in laughter as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu took over the microphone, all in an effort to bring in some humour. “Don’t fo...</excerpt></item><item><title>I try to learn from calm minds like Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna: Manvir Singh</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/i-try-to-learn-from-calm-minds-like-sunil-chhetri-roy-krishna-manvir-singh/</link><pubDate>June 12, 2021, 5:09 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/00cafd84_3051_P_2_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Striker Manvir Singh opens up about the forthcoming match against Afghanistan and talks at length about him playing as a striker and also as a winger.</excerpt></item><item><title>CHHETRI SURPASSES MESSI’S TALLY OF GOALS</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/chhetri-surpasses-messis-tally-of-goals/</link><pubDate>June 9, 2021, 3:37 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/e1d8f4ec_3000_P_1_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>‘I do not count the number of goals,’ said Sunil Chhetri, who surpassed Lionel Messi’s record of 72 international goals. Chhetri, who has scored 74 goals, is trailing behind C. Ronaldo in the elite list by just 2 goals.</excerpt></item><item><title>INDIA SHIFTS FOCUS TO CRUCIAL MATCH AGAINST BANGLADESH AFTER LOSS AGAINST QATAR</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The focal point has shifted, it’s no more about the fight put up against Qatar. That’s the past. Rather, it’s now about the forthcoming match against Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary joint round...</excerpt></item><item><title>Nirmal Chettri’s world beyond football</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/nirmal-chettris-world-beyond-football/</link><pubDate>May 12, 2021, 2:30 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dd96defe_2668_P_3_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The 30-year-old fullback has founded a club in his locality called FC Melli. Not only does the club play tournaments, but it also arranges different charities for the less fortunate every now and then.
</excerpt></item><item><title>SUBHASHISH’S JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>A professional goalkeeper for over 18 years now, Subhasish has won every single domestic competition in India and has been an integral part of the Blue Tigers for over a decade. At 35, he even got a call from Head Coach Igor Stimac to be a part of...</excerpt></item><item><title>INDIA-OMAN FRIENDLY MATCH: A TALE OF TWO HALVES</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>International Football allows you time to recover, yet somewhere down the line you feel maybe it isn’t enough. It was only the other day that India played against Oman in the first of the two International Friendlies where it ended 1-1. It was the...</excerpt></item><item><title>YOUNG BLUE TIGERS ALL SET TO GO</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Amid the pandemic, where footballing activities in numerous countries haven’t kicked off as yet, the Indian Men’s National Team, armed to teeth by young blood, is all set for the forthcoming back-to-back International Friendlies against Oman and U...</excerpt></item><item><title>ISL WAS A BOOSTER FOR YOUNGSTERS: CHHETRI</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/isl-was-a-booster-for-youngsters-chhetri/</link><pubDate>March 23, 2021, 7:37 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Webp.net-resizeimage-12.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>In an interaction with The Sunday Guardian, Sunil Chhetri talks about his experiences and, of course, India’s upcoming international matches.</excerpt></item><item><title>SUNIL CHHETRI’S ABSENCE A BIG BLOW FOR US: PANDITA</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>In his first season in the Hero Indian Super League, Ishan Pandita scored four goals for FC Goa &amp;#8211; that too playing just 131 minutes in the entire season. Pandita was born in Delhi and raised in the Philippines, and then moved to pursue his f...</excerpt></item><item><title>INDIA LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES AGAINST OMAN AND UAE</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The 27-member Indian senior national team squad which landed in Dubai on Sunday evening for the forthcoming back-to-back international friendlies against Oman (25 March) and UAE (29 March) have settled down, and are focusing on the priorities ahea...</excerpt></item><item><title>TEAM INDIA SET TO PLAY TWO INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES IN MARCH</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>With the Indian Men’s National Team all set to return to international football in March, the Blue Tigers expressed their delight over the two matches being scheduled in Dubai against Oman on March 25, and UAE on March 29 respectively. “It’s a bri...</excerpt></item><item><title>I see Arjuna Award as a responsibility: Sandesh Jhingan</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/india-were-unfortunate-not-to-get-3-points-says-bhaichung-bhutia/</link><pubDate>January 22, 2022, 11:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webp.net-resizeimage-36-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Moments after Sandesh Jhingan became the 27th Indian footballer to receive the Arjuna Award, the towering central defender spoke to The Daily Guardian on a variety of topics ranging from his childhood memory of the Arjuna Award, the virtual ceremo...</excerpt></item></author></feed>