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40,000...seats Eden will lose if it hosts Test in Nov

Wednesday 16 September '09

It’s an unavoidable sacrifice that Jagmohan Dalmiya & Co will have to make for the sake of the much-needed revamp of the Eden Gardens.
‘Austere’ FinMin promises Astroturf funds for Kolkata

Sunday 13 September '09

In the midst of the intensifying debate on austerity measures for MPs, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had some good news on offer for the ailing Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) on Saturday.
RANJI RETURN, BUT AT WHAT COST?

Friday 11 September '09

If Sourav Ganguly goes ahead with his new-found plans of returning to first-class cricket, then he better get ready to face a few hard questions first from the CAB before gearing up to don the Bengal shirt in the Ranji Trophy.
Acid test for Bose, but Ranji captaincy to stay with Shukla

Saturday 5 September '09

Just as the debate over Bengal captaincy was picking up fast, the Cricket Association of Bengal gave an interesting twist to the drama.
Drunk chess star dozes off, concedes match at Kolkata Open

Friday 4 September '09

In an unusual incident at the ongoing Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Thursday, a top-rated French player had to concede his game after he couldn’t sit through his match against his opponent.
Drunk chess player dozes off, concedes match at Kolkata Open

Friday 4 September '09

In an unusual incident at the ongoing Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Thursday, a top-rated...
Eden may get India-Lanka Test this November

Thursday 3 September '09

For cricket-starved sports fans in Kolkata who are dying to catch some action at the hallowed Eden Gardens, there’s finally some good news.
Dispute over IPL deal: BCCI slams the door on IMG

Sunday 30 August '09

In a startling development, the Indian cricket board has snapped ties with high-profile event organisers International Management Group (IMG), which conducted the first two editions of the IPL Twenty20 carnival.
Mumbai airport ‘demolishers’ bag Eden makeover job

Saturday 29 August '09

The construction company that helped rebuild the airports of Mumbai and Chennai will now be seen bringing down the famous stands of the Eden Gardens.
City sisters cross Strait of Gibraltar

Wednesday 19 August '09

Till recently, it was about Rashmi alone. Now, the ace swimmer from Kolkata has found a partner in her plunge for bigger exploits.
BCCI plans coaching manual in Hindi and regional languages

Sunday 16 August '09

The BCCI is finally planning to break the language barrier for Indian coaches who often face problems while interpreting English lessons to cricketers.
BCCI, NCA to launch their new coaching handbook in Hindi

Saturday 15 August '09

In a country where cricket coaches have a perennial language problem when it comes to interpreting coaching lessons in English to budding cricketers from rural and suburban India, the national cricket Board is planning to break the barrier.
From Jharkhand’s troubled zones to the 22-yard pitch

Saturday 15 August '09

At a time when the Union Ministry is busy devising long-term plans of tackling the Maoist situation in Jharkhand’s troubled zones, a former international woman cricketer is going about a similar a mission in her own way.
Waugh lauds skipper Ganguly in CAB’s annual handbook

Friday 14 August '09

It’s perhaps the most unlikely place where Sourav Ganguly would find rich accolades being showered upon him. Specially, if the words of praise are coming straight from one of his staunchest critics Steve Waugh.
KKR under BCCI scanner for hosting ‘outsiders’ at Eden camp

Thursday 13 August '09

Yet again, Kolkata Knight Riders have kept their date with controversy. Just three days into the otherwise inconsequential fitness camp of the IPL franchise’s domestic players at the Eden Gardens...
Don’t know when I’ll be back in action: Pujara plays waiting game

Tuesday 11 August '09

After spending nearly the entire day at Eden Gardens’ indoor facility, he gingerly walked out, slowly limping out of the stadium. After the opening day of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ fitness camp at Eden...
It’s final, laxmi is Ranji captain

Tuesday 11 August '09

After months of speculation, the senior Bengal captaincy seems to have been settled once and for all. If the Jagmohan Dalmiya administration has its way, then Laxmi Ratan Shukla will lead the Bengal boys in the forthcoming Ranji Trophy.
Don’t know when I’ll return, says Pujara

Tuesday 11 August '09

After spending nearly the entire day at Eden Gardens’ indoor facility, he gingerly limped out of the stadium. After the opening day of the Kolkata Knight Riders...
KKR announces Kolkata camp, CAB kept out of loop

Saturday 8 August '09

Trust Shah Rukh Khan’s ill-fated IPL team to come up with something like this. Smarting from the ignominious performance in the second edition of the Twenty20 carnival earlier this summer...
CAB Shoots Down Ganguly’s advice On Selectors

Friday 7 August '09

The cold war between Sourav Ganguly and Jagmohan Dalmiya is fast snowballing into a crisis of sorts. If the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has its way in the coming days...
A Sourav beamer that’s headed for brother Snehasish!

Saturday 1 August '09

In the days to come, Snehasish Ganguly might need a helmet and plenty of protection when he pads up for his role in Bengal’s cricket administration.
Sting-op: Ganguly asks top cop to probe

Saturday 1 August '09

Saurav Ganguly called up the Kolkata Police Commissioner Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti, requesting him to investigate the case.
‘CAB punishing Sultan for helping Sourav’

Wednesday 29 July '09

A day after Sultan Ahmed reportedly bungled in his bid for representation to the CAB’s AGM, a rebel contestant at the July 31 annual elections today came up with a sensational accusation.
Gandhi ‘enlightens’ CAB about Eden

Wednesday 29 July '09

Three days after he took the Cricket Association of Bengal by surprise with sharp criticism of its alleged over-usage of Eden Gardens’ floodlights, Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Tuesday...
Governor snubs CAB over Eden’s floodlights

Sunday 26 July '09

It was supposed to be a happy occasion for the CAB administration. Instead, the chief guest of the state body’s annual awards function at the Eden Gardens turned it into a platform for reminding Jagmohan Dalmiya & Co...
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