Mumbai FC carried their good form into the New Year, registering a facile 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in a 11th round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Tuesday. They led 2-0 at half-time. With this fifth victory, the local outfit soared two places to fourth position with a creditable 19 points, while the Kolkata outfit, who slid to their sixth defeat, remain in 11th position with nine points.
South African side Santos FC beat Mahindra United, Mumbai, 2-0 in a quarter-final league match of the 113th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Thursday. Earlier, it was a story of missed chances as Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting and Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting drew goalless in a Group A tie.
Mike Okoro struck in the 40th minute to earn Mohammedan Sporting a 1-0 win over a Peerless in the IFA premier division football league game.
A late strike by Vimal Pariyar helped Mohammedan Sporting garner three points with a 1-0 win over bottom-rung Vasco SC in the seventh round encounter of the ONGC I-League at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Friday.
Nigerian Mike Okoro gave Mohammedan Sporting their first victory over Mahindra United (1-0) in the I-League at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday evening.
The 11th edition of India's premier football league gets underway with inaugural champions JCT Mills taking on dark horses Mohammedan Sporting on Friday.
George Telegraph shock East Bengal Nigerian striker Shaheed Olawale scored twice in a 3-1 victory in the Kolkata Premier Football League.
Talismanic Brazilian Jose Ramirez Barreto struck the winning goal in the dying moments of the game but it wasn't enough to see his team Bhawanipur FC qualify for the semi-finals of the Durand Cup, in New Delhi on Sunday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 11 for commencement of hearing on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims.
Goals from Baldeep Singh and Sunil Chettri gave the Punjab side a 2-0 victory.
The Indian Football Association slapped a three-year suspension on Mohammedan Sporting ground secretary Iqbal Ahmed for his role in heckling of its secretary.
Mohun Bagan, already assured of the title, defeated Mohammedan Sporting 1-0, even as East Bengal slumped to another miserable 2-2 draw against Chirag United in the Kolkata Premier football league on Sunday.
Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
Chidi Edeh scored the all-important goal and took JCT to fourth on the NFL table, behind Churchill Brothers, who whipped Mohd Sporting 4-1 in another match.
The ace midfielder passed away following a heart attack.
The Kolkata side fought back from 0-2 down to take a point.
Sporting Clube de Goa are now on par with league leaders Mahindra United and Mohd Sporting with 10 points each.
Teams that were considered underdogs going into the tournament, held their own against more fancied teams and came away with favourable results.
The defending champions beat Mohammedan Sporting in a thrilling quarter-final.
The Chinese team scored a 1-0 victory and entered the semi-finals of the IFA shield Football Tournament.
The Kolkata club also roped in former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah as a member of its executive committee.
A 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting kept Mohun Bagan in sight of a third place finish in the National Football League.
Mohun Bagan, despite being reduced to ten men, beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0.
The draw enabled Mohammedan Sporting end their run of defeats in the National Football League.
Churchill beat Mohammedan Sporting to post only their second victory in the league.
In its first sporting event after the tsunami, a charity football match was held at Port Blair.
The club said it will wear black badges to protest against the IFA's alleged partisan attitude towards East Bengal.
Dipendu Biswas' goal late in the match gave the former champions a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting.
Anthony Pereira and Ranty Martins scored two goals each as the Goa side won the NFL match 5-0.
Two goals by Dudu Omagbemi helped Sporting Club de Goa crush Assam Rifles 3-0 and enter the final of the Durand Cup football tournament.
A 2-0 victory enabled the Punjab team avenge the defeat they suffered in the first leg meeting in the National Football League.
East Bengal went atop the table with the win in the 10th ONGC National Football League.
The IFA came down heavily on the violence during two Kolkata Super League matches.
'Although I feel more comfortable living with my own people, I often remember those cricket matches by the river bank...'
Local giants Mahindra United wasted chances galore but did carve out a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
The club alleged that two of their fans were killed in police lathi-charge during the semi-final against Mohun Bagan.
Nitin Pradhan's late goal gave the Kolkata side their second victory in three match in the National Football League.
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in their opening match of the National Football League.
The former India football captain was run over by a train in Chennai.
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