East Bengal wasted opportunities galore as bottom-rung Sporting Clube de Goa held the local side 1-1 in their round 23 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday.
East Bengal squandered chances galore and ended up a playing a goal-less draw against JCT in their round three I-League encounter at the flood-lit Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) in Kolkata on Sunday.
Sasthi Duley and Dipankar Roy, who were arrested for conspiracy in providing shelter to an alleged multiple murder-accused, were directed to appear before the investigating officer once a week.
Phillip de Rider from Belgium took over as head coach of the club on a two-year contract on Thursday.
He claimed moral responsibility for the team's unsuccessful campaign in the AFC Cup.
The defending champions' hopes of retaining the National Football League crown suffered a major setback after they were beaten 0-1.
East Bengal came back from a two goals deficit to draw against Mohammadan Sporting 2-2 in their round 17 encounter of the ONGC I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) at Salt Lake in Kolkata on Saturday.
East Bengal had to sweat till midway of the second-half before a Sanju Pradhan strike helped the defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 in a Group C match and reach the semi-finals of the 30th Federation Cup at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Monday.
Churchill Brothers edged past East Bengal 2-1 in the 11th round encounter of the ONGC I-League at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday to end their campaign in the first phase one point adrift of second-placed Mohun Bagan on 21.
Climax Lawerence struck a crucial goal in the second half to help Dempo edge past a fighting East Bengal in the ONGC I-League match at Nehru stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
The National Football League champions have signed on the cream of Indian football this season.
Sunil Chhetri regained his lost form to guide reigning champions East Bengal to a 1-0 victory over JCT and almost assured themselves of a semi-final berth in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Saturday.
East Bengal wasted some easy chances to score and were forced to drop their first point in the National Football League.
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
Kolkata giants East Bengal scored a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Jordan outfir Al Wihdat at the Prince Mohammad International Stadiun at Zerqa City on Wednesday.
The defending champions take on arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in inaugural match of the ninth National Football League.
'All this talk about women's reservation and Nari Shakti is a mirage.' 'It is a classic Trojan horse to bring about an alteration in the structure of political competition -- to the enduring advantage of the BJP.'
Kevin Jackson will condition the NFL champs for the Asean Cup in Thailand next month.
The defending champions maintained their standings at the top of the league table with 31 points from 15 matches with second placed Dempo on 28.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
The India forward's name as skipper was approved at a meeting of the club's executive committee on Tuesday.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Three-times champions East Bengal were humbled in their opening round match at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
Kolkata's East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia's Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in Padang, on Tuesday.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Though a bid cannot be expected from either of the two Kolkata giants just because the document has been taken up for consideration, this is a sign that both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are easing their stance against the IMG-Reliance owned league.
But East Bengal, the ace striker's club, will not oblige.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Santa Singh's 75th minute goal helped Churchill Brothers beat East Bengal 1-0 in the National Football League.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of obstructing the passage of the women's reservation bill in Parliament, alleging they have crushed the dreams of women and prioritised selfish politics over national progress.
Mike Okoro scored twice in a 3-0 win in the NFL match\n\n
NorthEast United FC were left to rue missed chances, particularly at the end, as they settled for a 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash, in Guwahati, on Thursday.
The defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 in a 11th round match of the National Football League.
A brace by Chandas Das gave the red and gold brigade a 2-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in the final.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
Unbeaten East Bengal hold the edge in the National League match.
In another match in the Durand Cup football tournament, Salgaocar beat PSEB 2-0.
The victory swelled East Bengal's tally to 43 points, one less than second-placed Dempo. Sporting Clube lead NFL table with 45 points.
'Nitish Kumar may be marginalised as an office-holder, but that is not the same thing as the disappearance of Nitish Kumar's politics.'
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