Churchill Brothers’ ground lease to be cancelled
August 7th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) Goa's BJP government has begun the process of cancelling the controversial lease of a playground given to the Churchill Brothers football club run by two Congress ... Read more...
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Footballer dies after on-field injury in West Bengal
July 10th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Yet again bringing into stark focus the lack of medical facilities on India's soccer grounds, a footballer died following an on-field injury after he was moved ... Read more...
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Holders Salgaocar eye win against relegated Chirag United
April 28th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, April 28 (IANS) Defending champions Salgaocar Sports Club take on Chirag United Kerala in an I-League football encounter at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, here Sunday.Chirag United Kerala are on ... Read more...
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East Bengal striker Tolgay fined Rs.50,000
April 20th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, April 20 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) disciplinary committee Friday fined East Bengal's Australian striker Tolgay Ozbey for assaulting the Nehru Stadium's senior ground supervisor Raju Adpaikar ... Read more...
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Churchill hope to continue impressive run against Chirag Kerala
April 3rd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, April 4 (IANS) Churchill Brothers SC hope to continue their impressive goal-scoring spree as they take on Chirag United Kerala in the 23rd round of the football I-League ... Read more...
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I-League: Dempo hold Mohun Bagan
April 1st, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club held Mohun Bagan 2-2 in a crucial I-League clash at the Salt Lake Stadium Sunday. The draw helped Dempo top the table with ... Read more...
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Football will be Goa’s official sport: Parrikar
March 26th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 26 (IANS) Football-crazy Goa has taken the sport to a new pitch altogether.Presenting his first budget after coming to power, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar proposed that football ... Read more...
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I-League: Dempo score easy victory over HAL
March 24th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, March 24 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club opened a nine point gap at the top of the I-League football ladder with an easy 3-0 win over HAL Bangalore at the ... Read more...
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Dempo still on top with 2-0 win over 10-man Pailan (Lead)
February 12th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Ranti Martins struck a brace as Goa's Dempo Sports Club consolidated their place at the top of the I-League table with a 2-0 win over ten-man ... Read more...
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Prayag United face Salgaocar in I-League
February 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Feb 5 (IANS) Prayag United will be highly motivated for their 19th round I-league football clash against Salgaocar Sports Club as the Kolkata side can move to the ... Read more...
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East Bengal, Mohun Bagan finish 1-1 in I-League
February 4th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) East Bengal failed to hold on to a opening half lead and finished 1-1 with arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in a I-League football match here Saturday.Playing before ... Read more...
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I-League leaders Dempo host dangerous Pune FC
February 4th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Feb 4 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club will be aware of the dangers that Pune FC pose, as they look to extend their lead at the top of the ... Read more...
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Salgaocar hold Dempo 0-0 in I-League
January 29th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Fatorda (Goa), Jan 29 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club and Salgaocar SC entertained in a goalless derby of I-League football at the Nehru Stadium here Sunday.In a match where both teams ... Read more...
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I-League: All roads lead to the Goan Derby
January 28th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, Jan 28 (IANS) Defending champions Salgaocar's fine run of six wins in seven matches will be under threat as they meet arch-rivals Dempo Sports Club in the Goa derby ... Read more...
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Dempo scrape past Lajong to top I-League
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 22 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club came from behind to beat Shillong Lajong 2-1 in the I-League football competition at the packed Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex here Sunday. Dempo ... Read more...
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Dempo beat Chirag United 2-1 to extend lead at the top
January 14th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Goa, Jan 14 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club extended their lead at the top to four points after their 2-1 win against Chirag United Kerala at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan to play Churchill Brothers in I-League
January 14th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Goa, Jan 14 (IANS) Churchill Brothers are determined to seal full points and continue with their forward progression in the I-League as they take on visiting Mohun Bagan at the ... Read more...
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Dempo not to take Chirag United lightly
January 13th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Goa, Jan 13 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club are still trying to come to terms with their last loss in the I-League. The 1-2 loss against Prayag United not just pegged ... Read more...
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East Bengal in Fed Cup semifinals
September 21st, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Title holders East Bengal moved into the semifinals of the 33rd Federation Cup football tournament with a 1-0 win over Goa's Dempo Sports Club here Wednesday.After ... Read more...
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Federation Cup: Mohun Bagan bow out, Wahingdoh upset Churchill
September 20th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Meghalaya teams sparkled, as Wahingdoh surprised Goa's Churchill Brothers 2-1 while Shillong Lajong Football Club has showed the door to title contenders Mohun Bagan with a ... Read more...
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Federation Cup: Wahingdoh shock Mohun Bagan
September 18th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Pune/Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Meghalaya's Royal Wahingdoh made a dream start in their maiden Federation Cup football campaign shocking 13 time winners, Mohun Bagan 2-1 in a first round ... Read more...
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Mohammedan Sporting in Federation Cup’s main phase
September 13th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Striking a late goal, Mohammedan Sporting edged past Goa's Vasco SC 1-0 to make the cut for the main phase of Federation Cup soccer tournament at ... Read more...
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Ground given to Churchill Brothers club sparks row
March 28th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) The Goa government's decision to hand over a school ground to India's top football club Churchill Brothers, managed by two state ministers, has sparked a furore ... Read more...
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AFC CUP: Dempo SC register 2-1 win over Yemen’s Al Tilal
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club, Goa, began their AFC Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Yemen's Al Tilal in a Group A encounter here Tuesday.All the goals ... Read more...
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Durand Cup: Dempo skip; East Bengal, Chirag will play
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Sixteen-time champions East Bengal will open their campaign against Air India in the quarterfinal league stage while Goa's Dempo Sports Club will be missing in action from ... Read more...
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Rafi voted Best Indian footballer
September 13th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Striker Mohammed Rafi, who plays for Churchill Brothers, Goa, has been voted the 'Best Indian Footballer', while Okolie Odafe was chosen as the 'Best Foreign Footballer' of ... Read more...
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Dempo are I-League champions
May 10th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 9 (IANS) Goa's Dempo Sports Club Sunday emerged the I-League champions for the fourth time with a 1-0 win over relegation threatened Shillong's Lajong Football Club here.
Skipper Anthony Pereira ... Read more...
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Bagan sack coach Bencharifa, Satyajit Chatterjee takes over
February 4th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Stung by back-to-back defeats in the ongoing I-League, Mohun Bagan Thursday sacked their Moroccan coach Karim Bencharifa and appointed Satyajit Chatterjee to take charge for the rest of ... Read more...
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Bagan sacks Bencharifa, names Satyajit Chatterjee as coach
February 4th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Stung by back-to-back defeats in the ongoing I-League, Mohun Bagan Thursday sacked their Moroccan coach Karim Bencharifa and appointed Satyajit Chatterjee as his replacement for the rest of ... Read more...
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Federation Cup: Holders Mohun Bagan clubbed with Mahindra United
November 30th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Defending champions Mohun Bagan have been clubbed with Mahindra United in the Federation Cup football tournament and will start their campaign Dec 21 against a qualifier in ... Read more...
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Another season of I-League begins with Churchill facing Mahindra
September 30th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The expanded I-League with fourteen teams and a record 182 matches to be played across 26 rounds will kick-off Thursday with defending champions Churchill Brothers taking on ... Read more...
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Churchill, Dempo through to Durand Cup semis (Lead)
September 17th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) I-League champions Churchill Brothers and Dempo Sports Club Thursday moved into the semifinals of the 122nd Durand Cup football tournament and will face each other in the ... Read more...
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After fish curry, it’s football for Churchill Brothers
May 3rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, May 3 (IANS) Churchill Brothers is one of those rare family-owned football clubs that has made it really big on the national football scene. ... Read more...
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Ugandan footballer dies in Assam
March 3rd, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Kolkata football team George Telegraph's Ugandan player Alex Katete died after a heart-attack in Silchar Tuesday morning.
Team manager Anjan Dutta told IANS the 24-year-old from Kampala had ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan not to play IFA Shield
December 22nd, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan Monday said it would not participate in the IFA Shield football tournament next month as the players needed to be given sufficient rest ... Read more...
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