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.
'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.' 'Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'
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.
Spectators chanted "refund" after Messi stayed on the bench during the match.
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.
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.
Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka.
Riding on a brace from Nigerian striker Odafa Okolie, McDowell Mohun Bagan defeated Air India 3-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, to move up to 24 points in the I-League table.
Voltas has entered the water treatment business and undertaken a project at Salt Lake City in Kolkata.
The pooja pandal is designed in a manner which resembles Hogwarts Castle and displays statues of the Potter characters like Hagrid and Hedgewig apart from Harry himself.
Odafe Onyeka Okolie banged in four goals as Churchill Brothers trounced a hapless Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore 7-0 at Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) at Salt Lake on Wednesday to set up a Goan derby against Dempo SC in the semifinals of the 30th Federation Cup.
Information technology employees and fresh graduates in Kolkata have started to see salary cuts and employee lay offs.
The home side, who kicked off the fifth ISL season with a 0-2 loss to Kerala Blasters, were reduced to 10 players in the 32nd minute when Sena Ralte was sent off for a sloppy challenge.
A 10-man Mohun Bagan beat JCT 2-0 to register their third successive victory in the I-League. Bagan, who dominated from the outset, sealed the match in the first 30 minutes itself after man-of-the-match Ishfaq Ahmed and Jose Ramirez Barreto scored a goal each.
An inspired show by 10-man Pune FC helped them beat Dempo SC 2-1 in a group league match of the 33rd Federation Cup, which was held at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kokata on Saturday.
David Beckham, one win away from claiming the MLS title with L.A Galaxy, said on Thursday that despite the troubles that have accompanied his time in the United States he had never considered abandoning the team.
Air India finished their Kolkata sojourn without a victory after they were held 1-1 by Mohun Bagan in their I-League encounter at the floodlit Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. Air India took the lead almost on the half-time whistle through Soccor Velho, who bulged the Bagan net from a free-kick, while substitute Branco Vincent Cardozo equalized for Bagan.
The memory of their nightmarish defeat to Mohun Bagan fresh in their minds, East Bengal will take on an upbeat Salgaocar in their round five I-League encounter at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake in Kolkata on Thursday.
Mamata, for her part, said, "I am happy that he listened to all the details from me about Nandigram and Singur. I will meet him again if he calls me after discussing the matter with the concerned people."
Mohun Bagan showed nerves of steel even after being reduced to ten men from the eighth minute to edge out United SC 5-4 via the penalty shoot-out and set up a summit clash against Churchill Brothers in the 114th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Leaders Mahindra United conceded a last minute goal to finish 1-1 with three-time champions Mohun Bagan.
Three-time champions Mohun Bagan were handed a 3-1 defeat at home.
The CEO of an IT company in Kolkata been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau for allegedly selling drugs on the Internet.
The final will be held at the PJN Stadium in Margao, concluding the football league that started last November.
East Bengal and Lebanon's Safa FC played out a goalless draw in a dull and drab AFC Cup Group B encounter in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The 24-hour nation-wide general strike called on Thursday by Centre of Indian Trade Unions and others is likely to make a noticeable impact on life in West Bengal.
East Bengal picked up three valuable points with a solitary goal victory over Mahindra United in an I-league exchange in Kolkata on Sunday.
Baichung Bhutia's goal game Mohun Bagan a 1-0 victory in the Kolkata Football League.
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.
James Singh's early goal enabled Mohun Bagan beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 and keep the top place in the I-League football championship table.
Mohammedan Sporting scored in quick succession after the break to beat JCT 2-0 in the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Kriragan in Salt Lake on Saturday.
