Football superstar Lionel Messi is set to unfold his magic when he leads Argentina in FIFA international friendly against Venezuela in Kolkata on Friday evening.
Olympic skier Jeret Peterson has committed suicide in Utah, days after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, the US Ski and Snowboard Association said on Tuesday.
wo months into his stint as West Bengal governor, La Ganesan copped national criticism for pushing Indian football talisman Sunil Chhetri, in order to get clicked during the Durand Cup prize distribution ceremony in Kolkata.
Former India player and Railways captain Sanjay Bangar announced his retirement from first-class cricket on Tuesday after guiding his team to a 122-run victory against Bengal in the final group league game of Ranji Trophy at the JU (Salt Lake) ground.
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East Bengal will aim to continue their winning form while appearing in their first home match of the I-League, against Pune FC, at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium, on Monday.
Defending champions East Bengal showed their class as they beat Pune FC 2-1, while Meghalaya club Wahingdoh shocked Churchill Brothers by a similar margin, in the Federation Cup football tournament, at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Superstar footballer Lionel Messi is set to keep his date with India and unfold his magic when he leads Argentina in a FIFA international friendly against Venezuela in Kolkata on Friday when the euphoria of one of the most high-profile matches in the country reaches the crescendo.
Dempo SC made history when they won the I-League crown for a record fifth time on Friday as they held East Bengal to a goalless draw.
Pailan Arrows stays 'luckless.' Despite dominating for most part of the match and hitting the cross-piece twice, they went down to Prayag United 2-1 in a crucial I-League match at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Thursday.
In a setback to former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, the Supreme court on Thursday quashed the land allotment to him by the West Bengal Government in 2000.
Known as one of the best Indian defenders who went on to become a captain of high repute, he made his first international appearance at the 1948 London Olympics.
Sunil Chhetri stirred up emotions in his final international outing but the Indian football team just could not rise to the occasion as it settled for a goalless draw against Kuwait.
Experienced striker Brian Ching was surprisingly left off the United States World Cup squad on Wednesday when coach Bob Bradley named his final squad of 23 for South Africa.
According to Mayank Saksena, head -- transactions, Kolkata, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, "From January onwards, we have been tackling an increase in live enquiries in Kolkata. The rate of enquiries is significantly higher than in cities such as Hyderabad. Chennai, Pune and Bangalore, primarily because Kolkata has a large number of old business houses that have been occupying prime spaces in the central business district."
The girl committed suicide after being upbraided by her teachers.
The froth spilled over to a road adjacent to the lake, causing hindrance to traffic movement.
A 10-man Sporting Clube de Goa held home favourite Prayag United SC 2-2 in a 17th round encounter of the I-League at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
Pailan Arrows proved out to be no match for resurgent Kingfisher East Bengal, as the hosts defeated Arrows by 4-1 in the 15th round I-League clash, played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, on Tuesday.
The home of Indian football is once again gearing up for another football fiesta when a galaxy of international stars, led by two-time World Cup winner Brazilian Cafu, will be up against a dream Indian XI at the Salt Lake Stadium on January 23.
Talismanic Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored a hat-trick and set up a couple more goals as East Bengal thrashed Yangon United of Myanmar 5-1 to enter the AFC Cup quarter-finals for the second time after 2004.
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Riding on a brace from star striker Sunil Chhetri, India defeated Malaysia 3-2 in the second international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
The former West Bengal chief minister was admitted to Salt Lake's AMRI Hospital on New Year's Day with pneumonia and was shifted to the intensive care unit five days later as he developed sepsis.
David Beckham had a hand in both goals as the L.A Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Thursday to book a place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference final, where they will face Real Salt Lake.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee visited ailing Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu in a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday evening and said she was praying for the speedy recovery of the 95-year-old leader.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly believes India will win the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia but said that a 5-0 whitewash is unlikely against the visitors.
English FA president Prince William called on FIFA to reform and show that "it can represent the interests of fair play" in a speech at the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead in his Salt Lake City hotel room on Tuesday, the team said.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
The I-League match between Mohun Bagan and Churchill Brothers, scheduled to be held at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on Thursday, has been postponed due to security concerns.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Wriddhiman Saha hit unbeaten centuries to take Bengal out of the rut after a top order collapse against Delhi on the opening day in their Ranji Trophy Super League encounter at the Jadavpur University ground in Salt Lake on Tuesday.
David Beckham has suffered from a mild form of asthma since childhood, the England midfielder's spokesman was quoted as saying in British newspapers on Tuesday.
The final will be held at the PJN Stadium in Margao, concluding the football league that started last November.
The absence of their ace striker Odafa Okolie notwithstanding, reigning I-League champions Churchill Brothers start favourites against Air India in the first semi-final of the 114th IFA Shield to be played at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Chennaiyin FC stormed into the final of the Indian Super League football on 4-2 aggregate against defending champions Atletico de Kolkata despite losing the semi-final second leg 1-2.
Football was not very close to Sunil Chhetri's heart during his days as a bubbly teenager with proclivity for pranks. He was only looking to use the sport as a vehicle to gain entry to a reputed college and continue his education.
Kolkata, the first Indian city to get a metro railway network, will set another precedent by having an underwater rail connection. The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the much-awaited extension of the Kolkata metro with its neighbouring city Howrah, which will include a tunnel under the Hooghly river.The project, estimated to cost Rs 4,676 crore, will connect one of the busiest railway stations of eastern India, Howrah, and the information technology suburb of Salt Lake.
CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu has raised a controversy by demanding the inclusion of West Bengal transport minister Subhas Chakraborty in the party Politburo as well as state party secretariat. Basu had earlier pitched for Chakroborty's inclusion to party general secretary Prakash Karat, but the veteran leader had failed to impress Karat in this regard.
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.
