Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
Dudu Omaghbemi's goal in the dying minutes gave the Goa team victory.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
The Mumbai outfit beat Sporting Clube de Goa via the tie-breaker to make the grade.
A second-half goal by Francis Andrade helped former champions Salgaocar beat Vasco 2-1 in a second division ONGC National Football League match in Kozhikode on Tuesday.
The defending champions overcome strong contenders Bengal 2-0 in a quarter-final league match of the National football championship.
They retained their positions at the top of the table in the 11th National Football League.
Dempo Sports Club came from behind to down local giants Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the National Football League.
The AIFF said Fransa Pax president Mickey Pacheco had brought 'disrepute' to the game, league and AIFF.
JCT came up with a solid display to hold the Durand Cup champions at the Guru Nanak stadium in Ludhiana.
Churchill Brothers rallied strongly to share honours with Mahindra United as the two teams settled for a 1-1 draw.
United Spirits, liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Rs 3,600 crore (Rs 36 billion) firm, is set to launch feni, the famous Goan spirit, in the branded retail market by the next quarter.
Tapir Goan, Bharatiya Janata Party member of parliament from Arunachal Pradesh, has decribed the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao as meaningless.
They defeated Maharashtra 3-1 in extra time in the final.
Sakatar Singh's goal gave the Punjab team a 1-1 draw in a 15th round match in the NFL.
Fransa Pax Football club president Francisco Pacheco announced his decision to disband his club in protest against the AIFF's decision.
A goal each by Wilton Gomes and Dudu Omagbemi in the first half guided the Goa team to a convincing 2-0 victory.
West Bengal, on Sunday, lifted the Santosh Trophy for the 32nd time after Manvir Singh struck in the 119th minute for a 1-0 win over Goa, extending their domination in the premier domestic football tournament.
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.
Dempo beat HASC, Bangalore 1-0 to move into the quarterfinals of Fed Cup football tournament.
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Real Kashmir FC scored the game's only goal through Gnohere krizo's 74th minute strike as the debutants made a dream start to their maiden I-League campaign.
Nigerian striker Ranti Martins scored the only goal of the final as the Goa team beat JCT 1-0.
JCT play Group I runners-up Sporting Clube de Goa while Dempo take on Group I winners Mohun Bagan in Saturday's semi-finals.
Goa entered the quarter-finals of the 60th Santosh Trophy.
Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented.
The Disciplinary Committee of the National Football League rejected Fransa Pax's demand for a replay of their January 30 match against Mahindra United.
Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday.
Amal Data said Alberto Colaco conspired with the referees in an attempt to save Churchill Brothers from relegation in the National Football League.
'It is a deliberate attempt to injure our key players, so as to keep Goan teams out of the title,' club president Peter Vaz said.
Edeh Chidi and Dudu Omagbemi hold the key to Sporting Clube's chances in the semi-final of the Federation Cup football tournament.
Cornell Glen struck twice as defending champions Mohun Bagan continued their winning run by notching up a convincing 3-1 win over Salgaocar FC to remain at the top of the table after the 9th round of the Hero I-League played at Tilak Stadium, in Vasco, on Saturday.
Mohun Bagan managed to hold defending champions Dempo to a goalless draw in Mumbai on Friday
The old Margao track has been re-laid and groundsmen have been working on the wicket for the last two months.
The All India Football Federation has rejected requests to replace injured foreign recruits in the NFL.
Two late goals saw their NFL champions lose 1-3 at Oman in their away AFC Cup match.
Coach Shabbir Ali decided to resign from the post following the team's dismal showing in the ninth National Football League.
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