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Central need bonus to win ticket to Deodhar final

Monday 16 March '09

When East Zone play Central Zone on Monday, the result will hardly matter. East only have to deny their opponents a bonus point to top Group...
East send North packing in Deodhar Trophy

Sunday 15 March '09

North Zone bowed out of the Deodhar Trophy after crashing to a 65-run defeat to East Zone in a Group A match...
West Zone close in on final spot

Saturday 14 March '09

Virat Kohli is showing no signs of slowing down. The in-form Delhi middle-order batsman struck an unbeaten 79...
Fringe players have plenty to play for

Friday 13 March '09

With the Indian team performing brilliantly and no immediate international assignment due, the 36th Deodhar Trophy beginning...
Low on confidence, Bagan play Al Karama

Tuesday 10 March '09

Mohun Bagan’s AFC Cup match against Syrian side Al Karama seems to have come at a bad time.....
FIFA boost for Bagan ahead of derby

Sunday 22 February '09

A day before they face arch-rivals East Bengal in an I-League derby, Mohun Bagan made it to FIFA’s website...
Wriddhiman Saha next Bengal star: Ganguly

Thursday 19 February '09

So who after Sourav Ganguly from Bengal? Every time this question has been put to him, the southpaw has preferred to stay politically correct.
MB close in on I-League

Sunday 15 February '09

On current form, a contest between Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting is a mismatch. Bagan are on top with 30 points...
Football only till 10.30 at Maidan, Bagan gets YBK

Wednesday 11 February '09

On a day when state sports minister Subhas Chakraborty set a 10.30am deadline for the Maidan clubs, to be effective from February 16, Mohun Bagan got a shot in the arm.
East Bengal held goalless

Sunday 25 January '09

East Bengal’s newly-appointed coach Subhas Bhowmick had said he was hoping for at least 28 points from 11 matches in the second phase of the I-League.
‘Kaka would be a silly boy if he denies the offer’

Tuesday 20 January '09

For all his on-field heroics, Gerd Muller is a shy man. He is happy to play the second fiddle and doesn’t mind to allow Franz Beckenbauer to be the face of German football despite the fact that he has scored 68 goals...
‘Kaka would be a silly boy if he denies the offer’

Tuesday 20 January '09

For all his on-field heroics, Gerd Muller is a shy man. He is happy to play the second fiddle and doesn’t mind to allow Franz Beckenbauer to be the face of German football despite the fact that he has scored 68 goals...
A hero’s farewell: Eden Gardens bids adieu to the setting ‘pole star’

Monday 19 January '09

When Sourav Ganguly was left out of the Indian team following the e-mail fiasco in 2005, his father told him to quit.
Vaas thrills crowd in Bagan debut

Saturday 17 January '09

For someone with more than 300 Test wickets, it’s not easy to cope with the mediocrity of grade cricket.
India go down with last-minute strike

Thursday 15 January '09

On a day when India climbed up one spot to 142 in the FIFA rankings, Baichung Bhutia & Co went down 2-1 to Hong Kong in an international friendly at the Hong Kong Stadium...
‘Dhoni welcome but Das will lead’

Monday 12 January '09

A day after leaving Mahendra Singh Dhoni out of the Duleep squad on grounds that his “availability couldn’t be confirmed”, the East Zone selection...
History revisited as CAB, MCC join hands

Friday 9 January '09

It was a walk down memory lane at the Cricket Association of Bengal tonight. Talks centred around Col. CK Nayudu and Douglas Jardine and everybody listened with rapt attention.
Reluctant Mohun Bagan forces organisers to postpone IFA Shield

Wednesday 31 December '08

Mohun Bagan’s reluctance to play in the IFA Shield in order to preserve their players for the second phase of I-League...
Bengal coach wants to continue on own terms, faces CAB showcause

Tuesday 30 December '08

On a day when an hour of bad batting saw Bengal surrender the initiative and eventually lose the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Tamil Nadu...
Bengal lose, CAB decides to question coach

Tuesday 30 December '08

On a day when an hour of bad batting saw Bengal surrender the initiative and eventually lose their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Tamil Nadu...
This award is for the entire team, not just me: Bhutia

Wednesday 24 December '08

“The award doesn’t mean I’m the best footballer. I would like to share it with the entire team,” Baichung Bhutia said after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) picked him out as 2008’s Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Barreto strikes as Bagan win Fed Cup

Monday 22 December '08

Grit prevailed over big names in the Federation Cup final at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan YBK on Sunday as Mohun Bagan, sans Baichung Bhutia...
Maradona works his magic once again

Monday 8 December '08

A day after he brought a bustling city to a near standstill, Diego Maradona is still overwhelmed at the reception he got in Kolkata.
Hand of God, in flesh & blood

Sunday 7 December '08

Kolkata’s long-cherished dream of a date with the ‘Hand of God’ came true when when Diego Armando Maradona touched down at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport...
Kolkata gets ready to welcome Maradona

Saturday 6 December '08

As Kolkata gears up for Diego Maradona’s visit on Saturday, the state administration has planned a four-tier security ring around the Argentine football legend and his entourage during their stay here.
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