After a goalless stalemate in regulation time, Karnataka edged past Maharashtra by a solitary goal in the extra time to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Kolkata.
Former Newcastle and Sunderland striker Michael Chopra says he has not given up on his ambition to represent India in international football. Chopra said in the past he is willing to surrender his British passport to represent India. The striker has represented England at the junior level but according to FIFA rules, he is eligible to represent India since his grandparents moved to England from Jalandhar in the 1950s.
Tollygunge Agragami made their position precarious in the relegation zone after finishing goalless with Vasco.
Despite the point Tollygunge stayed in the relegation zone in the National Football League.
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Peter Rodrigues' late goal gave the Goa side a 1-0 victory over the defending champions in the National Football League.
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.
India's greatest ever Olympian Sushil Kumar strongly feels that panels similar to one headed by Justice RM Lodha to clean up the Board of Control for Cricket in India mess, is required to bring in more accountability and transparency in functioning of National Sports Federations (NSF).
Custodian Abhra Mandal saved three successive penalty shots to help East Bengal clinch Federation Cup football title by overcoming giant-killer Lajong FC of Shillong in a keenly contested summit clash in Guwahati on Sunday.
The Goa side had beaten the Kolkata giants by a similar margin in the first leg meeting in Kolkata, in the National Football League.
Sunday Seah's goal gave the Goa team a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
European champions Spain will enter their final group match against DPR Korea as the firm favourites, looking to secure a Round of 16 berth in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, in Kochi, on Friday.
Brazilian striker Douglas Da Silva's goal earned defending champions East Bengal a draw in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
Former India football captain had been battling for life with severe lung, kidney and liver infections.
Substitute Cavin Lobo scored an injury-time goal to help reigning champions Goa pip Karnataka 1-0 and begin their title defence positively, in the quarter-final league of the 64th National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday.
East Bengal capitalised on the lapses to score a 2-1 victory over Indian Bank in the IFA Shield football tournament.
The problem lies in the fact that unlike in telecom, centre- and state-owned public utilities continue to dominate the power business.
Though the two parties are yet to enter into a contract, DTDC chief Subhasish Chakraborty said his company would provide adequate funds for the proper management of the team.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said current India skipper Virat Kohli's aggression on and off the pitch was two times more his own aggression when he led the national cricket team. "Virat's aggression is two times more than mine," Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Sourav Ganguly Foundation and Sourav Ganguly Cricket School, which is powered by PitchVision Cricket Technology, in Kolkata.
Chennaiyin FC's optimistic coach Marco Materazzi stressed on the need to click as a unit, implying that the departure of the mercurial Stiven Mendoza and Elano Blumer would not affect the defending champions in Indian Super League 3.
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A civil war and the menace of militancy has prevented them from playing many matches in run up to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup but then Iraq have proved that they can conquer odds and perform well.
They were beaten by Kolkata Port Trust in the Kolkata Super Division.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
They beat Tollygunge Agragami 3-2 in their concluding match of the NFL.\n\n
The FIFA recommendations have talked about a unified league from 2019-2020 season starting with the existing 10 ISL teams and two others through sporting merit.
A star-studded England will take on unpredictable Chile in a Group F match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the refurbished Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Kerala lad Denson Devadas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beat Punjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Kolkata.
Defending champions Goa and Punjab scored thumping wins to storm into the semi-finals of the 64th National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday. The former beat Services 4-0, while Punjab trounced Karnataka 5-1 in the quarter-final league.
Services brought their campaign back on track with a 2-1 win over Karnataka in the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
In another match in the IFA Shield football tournament, Vasco and Tata Football Academy played out a goalless draw.
Tamil Nadu struck twice in the second-half to defeat Mizoram 2-0, while hosts Bengal had to settle for a tame 1-1 draw against Delhi in the quarter-final group league of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Kolkata on Friday.
Delhi had to sweat it out to get the better of a resilient Chhattisgarh 6-5 (2-2) in the penalty shootout to advance into the quarter-final league of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Howrah Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Unbeaten East Bengal hold the edge in the National League match.
Mohun Bagan on Thursday wrote a 255-page letter to football's world governing body FIFA, challenging the interim relief to India captain Bhaichung Bhutia.
Delhi registered their second consecutive win with a 2-0 victory of Uttar Pradesh to inch closer to pre-quarterfinals of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Khardah Stadium in Kolkata.
Maharashtra beat Andhra Pradesh 4-1 to keep their unbeaten record intact and inch closer to a pre-quarterfinal berth in the 64th Senior National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy on Saturday in Kolkata.
The Nigerian striker scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over ITI in the National Football League.
