The Kolkata giants beat Calcutta Port Trust 2-0 in the IFA Premier Division Football League.
Vikash Dhorasoo, the first Indian-origin player in a FIFA World Cup, expresses strong belief in India's potential to reach football's biggest stage. Visiting India for a friendly match against Brazil, Dhorasoo highlights the importance of method, clear objectives, and leveraging players of Indian origin to elevate the national team's level. He also offers his coaching expertise to help develop young talent in India.
The front-runners scored a crucial 3-1 victory in the National Football League on Saturday.
Striker Mike Okoro, Baichung Bhutia and Alvito D'Cunha scored goals.\n\n\n\n
Minutes after the club bowed out of the Federation Cup with a 0-1 quarter-final loss to Dempo Sports Club, East Bengal fans went on the rampage abusing the coach and officials.
Defending champions Army XI and JCT, Phagwara, also drew goalless in another Durand Cup match.
East Bengal regained the top spot in the NFL by defeating State Bank of Travancore 2-0.
The teams played a goalless draw in their opening match of the AFC Cup.
East Bengal on Wednesday appointed Subhas Bhowmick as coach for the remaining of the 2008-09 season which will see the club compete in the final leg of the I-League.
Indian pace bowler Mohammed Shami will be felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for completing 100 first-class matches. The felicitation will take place in Chennai ahead of the Duleep Trophy final, recognising his significant domestic career achievements and his ongoing efforts to return to the national team.
Goals by Alvito D'Cunha and Asim Biswas gave East Bengal a 2-0 victory in the Kolkata Senior Division football League.
Sri Lankan defender Kamaldeen Fuard's 40-yard strike enabled the bankmen hold the defending champions 1-1 in the National Football League.
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's interim decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress' name and party symbol. The EC had allotted separate names and symbols to two rival TMC factions ahead of upcoming bypolls, a move Banerjee has strongly criticised as a "black day" for democracy.
East Bengal pipped Federation Cup and National Football League champions Mahindra United 2-1 to lift the ONGC Super Cup title
Indian footballer Jay Gupta expresses his hopes that the upcoming friendly matches against five-time world champions Brazil and Uruguay will ignite a revolution for football in India, similar to Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup win for cricket. He views the unprecedented fixtures as a crucial opportunity for the Indian team to test their calibre against elite opposition and learn, aiming to build on their recent performance against Panama.
Dudu Omagbemi, Edeh Chidi and Adewusi Adebayo scored a goal each as Sporting Clube de Goa won 3-2.
Thrice champions East Bengal kick-off their National Football League campaign against Mohammedan Sporting on Tuesday.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory over Haywards Sporting Clube in the National Football League.
East Bengal tasted their maiden defeat in a super six round match of the Kolkata Super Division football league.
Two East Bengal players, a Bagan player and the coach were shown red cards in the Super Six Kolkata league football match.\n\n
Strong contenders East Bengal edged past a fighting Salgaocar Sports Club 3-2 in an exciting I-League match
Dishing out their best performance so far, East Bengal stopped Sporting Clube de Goa's impressive run with a crushing 3-1 win to move within sniffing distance of the top of the table in the ONGC I-League. A match that saw clinical finishing by East Bengal strikers and a faultless effort from defenders, opened up the league table.
East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 and now stand just three points away from their third NFL title.
The victory enabled the defending champions displace Dempo from the top spot in the National Football League.
The Kolkata giants beat Churchill Brothers 5-4 via sudden-death in the final.
Cristiano Junior notched his fourth goal as the defending champions won their seventh round National Football League match 1-0.\n\n
Defending champions East Bengal have only two points from three matches in the National Football League.
East Bengal faced a stiff resistance before beating qualifiers Army XI 3-1 in a Durand Cup quarter-final league match.
In what could be a game-changing move for the struggling East Bengal, EPL giants Manchester United may end up taking the ownership of one of oldest football clubs in the country.
Substitute Bijen Singh's goal gave the Indian champions a 2-1 victory over Indonesia's Persita Tangerang \n\nin the quarter-finals.
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the Kolkata Super Division.
The club is believed to have offered the ace striker close to Rs two million.
East Bengal lost 0-2 to AS Roma in the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup.
A win against Churchill Brothers will enable the Kolkata giants steer clear atop the National Football League.
The transfer formalities of Gilmar, who played in the Italian League last season, were completed on Monday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
East Bengal rallied to hold Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 in Margao on Wednesday.
India's first World Cup winning captain is slated to visit the red-and-gold camp to receive its highest honour, Bharat Gaurav, on Thursday.
By the middle of the first half, there were pacey crosses in either direction, with robust challenges also coming into the fray which would result in three yellow cards before the half-time whistle.
Mukesh Kumar, the Bengal pacer, has delivered an impressive performance in the Duleep Trophy, taking 11 wickets and expressing the critical importance of the ongoing domestic season for his potential India comeback. He detailed his strategic bowling approach on challenging pitches and the team's tactics for managing the hot conditions, while also providing an update on teammate Anukul Roy's injury.
