Kolkata | 2 days ago
East Bengal coach Morgan resigns
Kolkata, May 14 - East Bengal football coach Trevor James Morgan Monday quit from his post, hours after the red and gold brigade won the Kolkata Premier division football league, amid speculation of growing differences with club officials.A source said Morgan - unhappy with the bossy style of some club officials - mailed his resignation to the club. He also skipped the post-match media conference ... read more

11 days ago
I-League: Churchill Brothers looking to finish second
Margaon -, May 5 - Churchill Brothers technical director Subhas Bhowmick is keeping his fingers crossed and hoping his team can finish second in the I-League. For that to happen, Churchill will not just have to put it across Pailan Arrows at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda Sunday, but will also have to hope that neither Pune FC nor East Bengal add any further points to their tally.Churchill have 45 poi ... read more

Margao | 17 days ago
Salgaocar edge past Chirag 1-0 in I-League
Margao, April 29 - Defending champions Salgaocar SC scraped past Chiag United Kerala 1-0 in the I-League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here Sunday.Salgaocar captain Luciano Sabrosa made the difference between the two teams in the 30th minute. Despite dominating for most part of the match, Salgaocar were not able to translate their domination into goals and were lucky not to share the ... read more

Margao | 26 days ago
Dempo bag I-League title for record fifth time
Margao, April 20 - Dempo made history in Indian football here Friday as they won the I-League crown for a record fifth time with a goalless draw against East Bengal at the Nehru Stadium here in Fatorda.The draw took the team to 54 points from 25 matches - beyond the reach of any other club. They play their last match against Kolkata's Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium, May 5, when they also w ... read more

Pune | 29 days ago
I-League: Pune FC take on Salgaocar
Pune, April 17 - Pune FC will have to work hard if they are to stand a chance of finishing second in the I-League when they take on defending champions Salgaocar Sports Club Wednesday.Pune FC have 43 points from 24 matches on point behind Mohun Bagan, Churchill Brothers and East Bengal, all tied on points while Salgaocar are on 40 points from 23 matches.There are six teams who still have a chance ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
East Bengal scrape past Chirag United 4-3
Kolkata, April 16 - East Bengal beat Chirag United Kerala 4-3 in a thrilling I-League encounter at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan here Monday.For East Bengal, Penn Orji scored in the 25th minute, Tolgay Ozbey scored a brace in the 32nd and 54th minutes and Robin Singh the decider goal in the 77th minute. For Chirag Kerala, David Sunday scored a hat-trick with goals in the 37th, 41st and 48th minutes o ... read more

Pune | 1 month ago
I-League: Pune FC look to open gap on rivals for second spot
Pune, April 14 - Pune FC welcome back some key players as they look to cement their second place in the table and score some crucial points against Churchill Brothers SC when the two teams meet in the 25th round of the I-League at the Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium here Sunday.Striker Jeje Lalpekhlua is back from injury, which is good news for Pune FC, but whether he makes it to the starting line ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
We taught the world how to play hockey: Leslie Claudius
Kolkata, April 14 - Indian hockey legend Leslie Claudius is overwhelmed at being only one of three Indians - after fellow greats Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh - among 361 past and present athletes who will have London underground - stations named after them in the run-up to the London Olympics starting July 27.However, he is anguished at the current status of the national game. Why do they - have to ... read more

Pune | 1 month ago
Relegation-threatened Mumbai FC face Lajong
Pune, April 3 - Stuck at the bottom of the league standings for quite some time, Mumbai FC has an ardous task of lifting up their game and morale if they hope to save themselves from relegation with only four league matches remaining in football I-League.Up against Shillong Lajong FC, a side that shocked East Bengal in February, Mumbai FC has a lot of work to do if they hope to stop the Meghalaya ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
I-League: East Bengal breeze past Mumbai FC
Kolkata, March 30 - East Bengal came back from behind to breeze past Mumbai FC 3-1 at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan here Friday to move to 41 points in the I-League table while Mumbai stay on 17 points.Mumbai FC scored first in the 5th minute when Nicholas Rodrigues blasted home a fierce shot from just inside the box.But the Red and Gold were quick to bounce back. In the 22nd minute, Tolgay was broug ... read more