Table toppers Churchill Brothers suffered a shock solitary goal defeat at the hands of Sporting Clube de Goa in a 19th round match of the I-League at Duler Stadium in Mapusa.
In an online chat on April 15 Ryan Pereira, Himanshu Dev and Behrooz Avari, Educational Advisors with United States India Educational Foundation answered readers' queries related to US higher education system, application process, shortlisting universities, admission tests, recommendation letters, effective statement of purpose, applying for financial aid, organising successful applications and classroom culture. Here's the unedited transcript.
Last season's Golden Boot winner Marcelo once again proved why he was the biggest threat as he struck a double (13th and 60th minutes) and also assisted two other goals in a fine display of wingplay to bury ATK in front of their home fans.
Dempo Sports Club scored a comfortable 5-0 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa in the second round match of the I-League at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Friday.
Twice European champions Benfica reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2006 when goals by Uruguay's Maxi Pereira and Portugal's Nelson Oliveira secured a convincing 2-0 win over Russia's Zenit St Petersburg.
Now they are reinventing their strategies to stay afloat, as they see no sign of recovery for at least six months.
Sher-e-Punjab won the inaugural World Series Hockey title with a convincing 5-2 win over Pune Strykers at the Mahindra stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Lionel Messi scored his 650th goal for Barcelona while Antoine Griezmann struck the winner in a 2-1 home success over Athletic Bilbao
Goa giants Dempo maintained their unbeaten record this season, defeating hosts Pune FC 3-1 for their sixth consecutive victory in I-League on Saturday.
It was 'Sandeep Mania' at its peak with a near-capacity crowd cheering ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh as he did a 'high-five' to fulfill India's London Dreams at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi on Sunday.
Opting for a career in floral designing is ideal for those who want to explore their creativity, finds Beverly Pereira
Current Canada captain Ken Pereira is among 11 players to sign up for the $ 2 million World Series Hockey that will be held from February 29 to April 2 in eight Indian cities.
Believe it or not, this wasn't the most daring OR the most bizarre red carpet turn at MTV EMAs.
Thousands of supporters walked to the stadium from the city centre before the Premier League game, which was preceded by two minutes' silence for the Thai billionaire. Vichai died in a helicopter crash after City's last home match two weeks ago.
Noted cartoonist Mario Miranda passed away on Sunday at his residence near Panaji, sources close to his family said. He was 85.
Any sliver of a doubt over whether Cristiano Ronaldo would lead Portugal into the Euro 2016 was erased on Tuesday when he was named in their 23-man squad for the finals.
Former Brazil football great Rivaldo is telling tourists to stay away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Pan American champions Argentina rallied with two second-half goals to pull off a 3-2 victory over Canada in a Pool B match of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament, in Johannesburg, on Sunday. In an all-Asian encounter, Japan dominated the contest before a 69th minute goal allowed Malaysia to salvage a 2-2 draw in another Pool B game.
Like the Beetle, the Mini and the Fiat 500, the Vespa too went from being a mere machine to a worldwide cult, feels Kyle Pereira.
Former champions Dempo Sports Club had things their way in a 4-0 victory over Mumbai FC, in a second round I-League match, at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Thursday.
American Ryan Lochte touched in a time of one minute 54.98 seconds, almost a second slower than the world record of 1:54.00 he set to win the gold in 2011.
The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.
Manchester City to beat second-tier Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals but Jose Mourinho's problems piled up as his Tottenham Hotspur side were bundled out in a penalty shootout by Norwich City.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday.
Dempo have refused to release Joaquim Abranches after they were requested by the AIFF to send him for the national camp in Dubai less than 15 days prior to the Asian Cup 2011.
Despite Sunil Chhetri's none-too-impressive outing, national football team coach Bob Houghton backed the US-returned striker moments after India registered a convincing win over Namibia in an international friendly at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Juergen Klopp's side, chasing their maiden title in the Premier League era and first in the top flight in 30 years, took a 14th-minute lead from a Virgil van Dijk header but had to wait until stoppage time to put the game to bed through Mohamed Salah.
Atletico de Kolkata were guilty of missing too many chances and were held to a goalless draw against FC Pune City in their concluding group encounter of Hero Indian Super League at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata, on Friday.
Uruguay are all but assured of a place at the 2014 World Cup finals after Edinson Cavani led the twice champions to a 5-0 away rout of Jordan in the first leg of their qualifying playoff on Wednesday.
Dismissing molestation charges against his wards as a publicity stunt, Churchill Brothers coach Carlos Pereira on Wednesday insisted that his wards are innocent.
Churchill Brothers striker Mohammad Rafi was on Sunday named Indian Player of the Year in the Football Players Association of India awards night in New Delhi on Sunday.
India's winless run on its Portugal tour continued as they played out a goalless draw with Casa Pia AC in their fifth practice match at Casa Pia ground in Lisbon.
Brighton & Hove Albion scored three times in the second half to fight back from two goals down and beat Manchester City
IT budget cuts, an improved ecosystem and more maturity have boosted the demand for open source applications in Indian enterprises.
Netherlands reached their first World Cup final since 1978 when the current crop finally stepped out of the shadows of Total Football to beat battling Uruguay 3-2 in a superb semi-final on Tuesday.
Hosts Mumbai City FC suffered their third defeat in a row after going down 0-2 to North East United FC in a lop-sided Indian Super League game, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Villarreal continued their impressive revival after a season in the second division when Jeremy Perbet and Jonathan Pereira struck in a 2-1 win at home to Espanyol in La Liga on Thursday.
Dempo Sports Club have accused the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of neglecting their players during camps, forcing injured players to play and flouting standard medical procedures.
The Indian national football team thrashed Portuguese third division side Desportivo Monsanto 6-2 in their second practice match in Vieria de Leiria, on the two-month training tour of the Iberian country.
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