Bengaluru FC rode on Sunil Chhetri double strike as they beat Salgaocar FC 3-2 in their Group B league match as the 36th Federation Cup football tournament kicked off in Vasco.
The Chinese team scored a 1-0 victory and entered the semi-finals of the IFA shield Football Tournament.
Salgaocar consolidated their position atop the I-League table with a thrilling 3-2 victory over East Bengal in a Round 8 match in Kalyani on Friday.
In the semi-finals, Indian Airlines beat Punjab and Sind Bank via the tie-breaker, while BSF got the better of Indian Oil.
Do you think the presence of Brazilian medio Douglas da Silva, defender Suley Musah of Ghana and Nigerian striker Mike Okoro gave East Bengal the winning edge?
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The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was accused of an unfair tackle on Dempo's Cristiano Junior just before he collapsed to the ground.
In the semi-finals, Dempo beat Mohun Bagan while JCT got the better of Sporting Clube de Goa.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
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The ace striker is not among the 32 players named for the national coaching camp, starting August 4 in Kolkata, in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia on August 16.
The former India football captain was run over by a train in Chennai.
Nitin Pradhan's late goal gave the Kolkata side their second victory in three match in the National Football League.
Brazilian Fabio Passo did the star turns as the Goa side scored a 3-1 victory in their opening match in the National Football League.
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The post-mortem report revealed that Dempo striker Cristiano Junior died following an cardiac arrest.
The catch here is that one has to buy the season tickets to get the discount of "about 60 per cent".
The IFA came down heavily on the violence during two Kolkata Super League matches.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohun Bagan got past Railway Football Club in another Kolkata Super Division football match.
Goalkeeper Rogerio Ramos turned in a fine performance to enable the Goa side take a point against the National Football League defending champions.
The governing football body has made it mandatory for all clubs to have a team doctor on board.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
The Mumbai outfit are also negotiating with East Bengal's Baichung Bhutia.
Bhaichung Bhutia said 'unsporting play' by Subrata Paul led to Cristiano Junior's death.
Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior collapsed during the finals of the Federation Cup Football Championship after being fouled by Mohun Bagan goalkeeper.
They beat Churchill Brothers 1-0 in a quarter-final battle between Goa teams.
Mahindra United moved to the third place in the National Football League with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa.
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