VIDEO - Times Now: Arata set to become first PIO to play for India

Japanese-born Izumi Arata, who got Indian citizenship last year, is the first Player of Indian Origin to have made it into the squad of the Indian senior national football team. Here the report from Times Now!

VIDEO - Times Now: Changing Lives through Football (Franz Gastler)

Here a Times Now feature on Franz Gastler, a US national educated at Boston & Harvard who found the mission of his life on a professional trip to Jharkhand. An Amercian by birth, but an Indian at heart is today helping girls dream of a better future through the game of football and founded the organization Yuwa India.

Times Now VIDEO: Big step forward for Indian football

Here a report from Times Now on the five-day coaching seminar organised by the All India Football Federation, which has come in for praise from the participating coaches and instructors who found it quite useful.

VIDEO - Times Now: Footballer Mahesh Thapa dies after on-field collision

Tragic scenes on a football pitch in North Bengal as 25-year-old Mahesh Thapa became the latest victim of an on-field collision when Mahesh, a striker with Chhayachhobi Club colliding with Parasmoni Club goalkeeper Sachin Rai in a local tournament.

Eye witness, said, "The goalkeeper's knee hit Mahesh's chest and he fell down after that. Everyone asked him if he could play and he said he cannot play and he got up. After getting up he collapsed again."

VIDEO - Times Now: Sporting Lisbon signs Sunil Chhetri

Here another video on the Sporting Clube de Portugal signing of Sunil Chhetri. This time from news channel Times Now, who say the club that has given the world players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo will be home to Indian football's poster boy Sunil Chhetri for the next one year as he has been signed by Sporting Clube de Portugal, popularly known as Sporting Lisbon.

VIDEO: India's Olympic-sized Tennis mess still on

Indian tennis is in a complete mess about the selection of the Indian doubles team for the 2012 London Olympics with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refusing to play with India's no.1 ranked player Leander Paes, only wanting to play with each other.

I caught-up for Times Now with Leander Paes at the UNICEF Open in Rosmalen, the Netherlands yesterday but he didn't want to come on record and say anything on the matter until it is decided by the All India Tennis Association.

VIDEO: Me interviewing Indian ex-President Dr. Abdul Kalam

I was in Amsterdam yesterday for a Times Now Exclusive to speak to former Indian president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam about the possibility of him being made a candidate in the presidential election. I am not a political journalist, but it was surely an interesting assignment to speak to someone of the stature of Dr. Kalam.

Here is the first version of the interview!



Here is the second version of the interview!

VIDEO: Messi arrives in Kolkata

Here a news item by news channel Times Now on the arrival of Lionel Messi in Kolkata. Interesting here too, no footage of Messi's arrival but only still pictures.

Remembering last years Spanish triumph at the FIFA World Cup!

Exactly a year ago on July 11, 2010 at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa; Spain fulfilled their dreams of finally winning a FIFA World Cup trophy. It ended the month long tournament in which 32 nations battle it out for the trophy, but as written in the end Spain would lift the cup.

Here my match report from the game
Final: Spain are champions!


Here Videos from my work for Times Now ahead & after the WC final

VIDEO: My 2011 World Cultural Festival work

I have spend the weekend in the German capital Berlin working for Indian English language news channel Times Now to cover the 30th anniversary of the Art of Living Foundation event titled the 'World Cultural Festival'. The highlight was the Saturday evening function at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, but sadly due to the heavy rains only around 20,000 filled the iconic sporting venue.

Here a video clip of my work in Berlin






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VIDEO: Baichung reacts on Houghton resignation

My colleagues at the news channel Times Now did a news report on Bob Houghton's resignation and spoke over the phone to India captain Baichung Bhutia about Bob leaving India.


Here the video report