The Nigerian striker score twice in a 3-0 victory over the Mumbai team.
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?
Norway beat Australia 4-1 on penalties to reach the women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 following a highly-entertaining 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday. Norway's Isabell Herlovsen opened the scoring shortly after the half hour but Elise Kellond-Knight's direct corner seven minutes from time sent the game into extra time -- during which Australia's Alanna Kennedy was sent off.
Zenit St Petersburg and Middlesbrough dented the UEFA Cup hopes of Olympique Marseille and tournament favourites AS Roma.
'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.
Rahul, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and five others were charge-sheeted on Thursday
Odafa Okonji scored a brace to guide Churchill Brothers to a 2-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in their opening National Football League encounter on Sunday.
Salgaocar Sports Club outclassed Viva Kerala 4-1 while Brazilian Eduardo da Silva Escobar scored four goals as JCT routed Assam Riffles 5-0 in the Durand Cup football tournament on Wednesday.
The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.
Nigerian striker Ranti Martins scored the only goal of the final as the Goa team beat JCT 1-0.
The Phagwara team routed the 16-time champions 4-0, while in another Durand Cup match Dempo beat Army XI.
Mohun Bagan beat Sporting Clube-de-Goa while Mahindra United got the better of Air India in their opening league matches of the Durand Cup football Tournament.
A listless Mohun Bagan were saved by former Trinidad and Tobago World Cupper Cornell Glen as they managed to hold arch-rivals East Bengal to a 1-1 draw in the much-anticipated Kolkata derby of the I-League.
The draw left both the relegation threatened teams on 14 points from 13 outings.
Pedro scored in the 31st, 49th and 64th minutes while Romario Jesuraj got the other goal for Chennai in the 76th minute.
Air India scored a 2-1 victory in the battle of Mumbai giants in the National Football League.
A blitz of two goals by Nigerian Dudu Omagbhemi enabled Super Cup winners Sporting Club de Goa to beat Air-India in the National Football League championship.
The African Union has signalled that it is ready to negotiate on its demand for 2 veto-wielding permanent seats on the UNSC.
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan clinched their maiden I-League title in 13 years after managing a 1-1 draw against defending champions Bengaluru FC at Kanteerva Stadium in Bengaluru.
The 21-year-old Nigerian international, who joined Inter in 2002, has scored six goals in all competitions this season.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved ONGC Videsh Ltd's proposal to invest $820 million for acquiring US energy giant ExxonMobil's interests in an oil field located off the Brazilian coast.
The Goa team beat Everready 3-1 in the Federation Cup football match.
The 20-year-old Nigerian was named best player and best forward of the ninth National Football League.
Dabur India on Wednesday said it was in talks with three firms to acquire their brands, while also acquiring a brand from its sister concern Dabur Pharma and introducing more products this fiscal.
IMAGES from the EPL match played between Chelsea and West Brom at Stamford Bridge in London on Monday
He scored both the goals in a 2-1 victory over Tollygunge Aggragami in the National Football League.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
The defending champions started their campaign in the second leg of the NFL with a resounding 3-0 win over JCT Mills
The Indian Weightlifting Federation is likely to face a ban after two of it's lifters tested positive at the Commonwealth Games.
The Nigerian striker led Sporting Clube de Goa to a 3-0 win over Fransa Pax
Real Madrid's teenage Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes sent them top of La Liga as both scored in a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
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