I-League: East Bengal thrash Sporting Club 3-0
April 30th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) East Bengal thrashed Sporting Clube de Goa 3-0 in an I-League encounter at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan Monday. Sanju Pradhan, Tolgay Ozbey and Robin Singh scored ... Read more...
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Sporting stay confident against Prayag
January 27th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) In form Prayag United will take on Sporting Club De Goa in the I-League football at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan here Saturday.Prayag United, who won their ... Read more...
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Kolkata football coaches lament lack of infrastructure
September 15th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The coaches of city based I-League teams Thursday criticised the newly laid artificial grass at the Salt Lake Stadium and regretted that lack of football infrastructure ... Read more...
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Local boy Nim Tshering Lepcha to lead United Sikkim
July 13th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, July 13 (IANS) Local boy Nim Tshering Lepcha will be leading Bhaichung Bhutia-owned United Sikkim Football Club in the 2011-12 season.The new-look squad started training Wednesday at the ... Read more...
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Tendulkar surprised at Mumbai Indians not picking me: Tamim
February 21st, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal says batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was surprised that he was overlooked by Mumbai Indians (MI) during the Jan 8-9 Indian Premier League-4 auction. ... Read more...
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Football team president gunned down in Ecuador
January 17th, 2011 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) The president of Ecuador's Delfin Sporting Club football team was gunned down in the coastal city of Manta, according to a media report.Honorio Cevallos was speaking with his ... Read more...
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Sachin a god in cricketing world: Bapu Nadkarni
December 5th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Former Indian left arm spinner Bapu Nadkarni rates Sachin Tendulkar as "god in the world of cricket" and says he himself would have run out of strategies ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan defeat Sheffield United in Platinum Jubilee Cup
November 12th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov12 (IANS) FIFA International Order of Merit holder Sheffield United was defeated 0-1 by Asia's oldest football club Mohun Bagan in the Platinum Jubilee Cup tournament at the Yuvabharati Krirangan here ... Read more...
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Sourav brand ambassador for Mohammedan Sporting cup
October 20th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Renowned soccer club Mohammedan Sporting Tuesday roped in former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly as the brand ambassador for the Mohammedan Sporting Platinum Jubilee Cup being held to ... Read more...
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Rome holds gay tennis tournament
October 1st, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 1 (IANS/AKI) Over 250 players from various countries will take part in a tennis tournament for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders, "aimed at equality and fighting homophobia", in the Italian ... Read more...
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‘Unofficial Bangladesh team playing against Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting’
September 26th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Sunday that a team named "BCB XI" formed to play exhibition matches against the visiting Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club is not an ... Read more...
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Brazilian soccer heroes look to politics
September 24th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) Romario and Bebeto, leading goal scorers of the Brazilian football team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup, have joined the political fray as candidates for ... Read more...
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Football coach Mughato wants to produce great players in the region
September 20th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter ChacheiKohima, Sep.20 (ANI): While thinking of the game of football in Nagaland, the name of Mughato comes naturally to one's mind here today.Nagaland's Mughato, the talented football coach, is ... Read more...
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Manchester United rated as richest club in world
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jul 22 (ANI): Manchester United has been rated as the most valuable sporting club in the world.A study done by Forbes.com said that shrewd marketing to a worldwide fan base ... Read more...
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World Cup rekindles hopes of Hyderabad’s football revival
June 24th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) The World Cup has rekindled interest among football fans in this city that has produced 15 Olympians and 150 internationals. Former Olympians feel that, if nurtured ... Read more...
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Dipika storms into Sheikha Al Saad squash final
June 15th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait, June 15 (IANS) India's Dipika Pallikal stormed into the final of the $11,000 Sheikha Al Saad International squash tournament at the Qadsia Sporting Club here Tuesday.
The second-seeded Chennai girl beat Japan's ... Read more...
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UK gun laws need overhaul following shooting spree by crazed man
June 3rd, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): Britain's gun laws need immediate review, says Doug Beattie, who received the Military Cross in Afghanistan.The heightened concern over gun laws comes in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Salman to promote London Dreams on stage in Kolkata
October 22nd, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The incredibly popular Salman Khan had to perform at a live show at Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting Club on September 26 but had to cancel the event when an excited mob that ... Read more...
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TFA stun East Bengal 3-1
September 4th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Young Tata Football Academy (TFA) played a dream second half to stun city giants East Bengal 3-1 in a group A encounter of the 114th IFA Shield ... Read more...
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Mahindra, TFA win in IFA Shield
September 1st, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Mahindra United prevailed over George Telegraph 2-0 while Tata Football Academy (TFA) finished 1-1 with United Sporting Club in their opening 114th IFA Shield group matches Tuesday.
Mohammed Rafi ... Read more...
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Ganguly questions key decisions of Dalmiya at CAB AGM
August 1st, 2009 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Friday made his debut in cricket administration - questioning several decisions of the Jagmohan Dalmiya regime during a nearly hour-long address at the ... Read more...
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Ganguly to begin innings in cricket administration at CAB AGM
July 22nd, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will make his debut in cricket administration by attending the July 31 annual general meeting of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).
Ganguly will ... Read more...
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Member accuse MCC of being closed and undemocratic
June 8th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Australia's largest and reputed sporting club -- Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) -- has been accused by one of its most prominent members of being a closed and undemocratic ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan prevail 2-1 over Chirag
March 24th, 2009 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Powered by a Bhaichung Bhutia brace, Mohun Bagan returned to the winning path prevailing 2-1 over Chirag United in a I-League match here Monday.
Snehasish Chakraborty was the sole ... Read more...
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Court appoints observer for CAB polls
July 24th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) A city court Thursday appointed retired justice Santosh Kumar Fouzdar as a neutral observer to oversee Tuesday's Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections. Giving the order on a ... Read more...
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Ojha gets warm welcome in Orissa for Test team debut
July 11th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (IANS) Hundreds of fans and sports lovers greeted him with flowers when cricketer Pragyan Ojha Friday arrived at Orissa capital Bhubaneswar after his selection in the Indian cricket team. ... Read more...
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Kolkatans enjoy every moment of Euro cup
June 23rd, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 22 (ANI): Euro 2008 football fever has gripped Kolkata where people gather at public places to watch football matches on television screens and cheer their favourite teams.
In a cricket ... Read more...
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Orissa celebrates Ojha’s selection in ODI team
May 31st, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) Cricket fans in Orissa distributed sweets Saturday to celebrate the selection of left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in India's one-day international team for the tri-series in Bangladesh and ... Read more...
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Dempo’s AFC quarter-final opponents to be decided Saturday
May 23rd, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India's Dempo Sporting Club will know their quarter-final opponents in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup after the draw is held at the headquarters of the Asian ... Read more...
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East Bengal loses to Safa in AFC Cup
March 12th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) East Bengal slumped to a 0-1 loss to Labanon's Safa Sporting Club in their AFC cup lung-opener in Beirut. The Federation Cup champions were totally outplayed in ... Read more...
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I-League Second Division starts March 26
February 25th, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The inaugural second division of I-League football tournament will kick of March 26 with 12 teams with the qualifiers being played at Pune and Kolhapur, it was ... Read more...
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