I-League: Pune FC held to a goalless draw by Dempo SC
Feb 16, 2015, at 06:44 pm
Balewadi, Feb 14 (IBNS) Pune FC fought hard but were held to a goalless draw by Dempo SC in an I-League Round-6 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi on Saturday.
Amarnath, Kirsten speak on WC success
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:10 pm
With the World Cup round the corner, the Indian cricket team carries the expectation of 1.2 billion people to bring the coveted trophy back to the nation.In the first edition of Royal Stag Barrel Select Perfect Strokes, the main architects of India's previous two wins in 1983 and 2011, Mohinder Amarnath and Garry Kirsten , respectively spoke about the formula for success at the Taj Bengal Hotel in Kolkata on Saturday ( Feb 7 , 2015). Images by IBNS.
I-League: Pune FC suffer narrow 0-1 defeat to Mohun Bagan
Feb 09, 2015, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS) Pune FC put on a spirited show but went down fighting 0-1 to Mohun Bagan AC in an I-League Round-5 encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
I-League: Pune FC clinch Maha-Derby; go top of the table
Feb 02, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Pune, Feb 1 (IBNS) Pune FC secured their third win in a row with a stunning 3-2 win over their arch rivals Mumbai FC in an I-League Round-4 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Sunday.
I-League: Thongkhosiem Haokip tricks Pune FC to a stunning 5-2 win over Shillong Lajong
Jan 30, 2015, at 09:37 pm
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IBNS) Striker Thongkhosiem Haokip’s 15-minute hattrick powered Pune FC to a stunning 5-2 win over Shillong Lajong FC in an I-League Round-3 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi on Thursday.
Pankaj , Amee in action at BRC Gloster Senior National Snooker Championship
Jan 27, 2015, at 06:51 pm
Pankaj Advani won the 26th National title of his glittering career when he went past promising cueist Varun Madan 6-3 to win the BRC Gloster Senior National Snooker Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club on Saturday (Jan 24, 2015). Amee Kamani of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, won her maiden title when she defeated experienced Vidya Pillai in the the Ladies Snooker finals.
U19 I-League: Pune FC seal progression to the final phase; down PIFA Colaba 5-0
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:29 pm
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IBNS) Pune FC sealed their qualification to the final phase of the U-19 I-league with a clinical 5-0 win over PIFA Colaba FC in a Round-7 encounter at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai
Sourav Ganguly, Sanjiv Goenka launch Shekhar Gupta book
Jan 19, 2015, at 08:53 pm
Noted journalist Shekhar Gupta, who currently is the vice-chairman of the India Today Group, launched his latest book “Anticipating India: The Best of National Interest†at Hotel Oberoi Grand, Kolkata on Friday (Jan 16, 2015). Other personalities who were present at the book launch were former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, industrialist Sanjiv Goenka( Chairman RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group) , Shiv Siddhant Kaul (Senior Vice-President, Indian Chamber of Commerce) and academician-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Bose.
Junior Indian Tennis players impress Tim
Jan 19, 2015, at 08:40 pm
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): Former world number four 4 and UK's No.1 tennis player Tim Henman on Sunday said he was very impressed after watching the performance of junior Indian Tennis players.
Bengal's Doyel Dey wins two National Billiards titles
Jan 19, 2015, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata , Jan 18 (IBNS): Sixteen-year-old Doyel Dey of Kolkata has become the first girl from West Bengal to annex two National Billiards titles in the same Championship. She won in both the Junior and Sub-Junior categories at the BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club.
Advani wins seventh National Billiards title
Jan 19, 2015, at 08:32 pm
India's ace cueist and 12-time world champion Pankaj Advani of PSPB, convincingly shut out Dhruv Sitwala at the BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club on Saturday (january 17, 2015).
Pankaj, Advani finalists at BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship
Jan 17, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Pankaj Advani and Dhruv Sitwala are the finalists at the BRC Gloster National Billiards Championship.
Hero I League kicks off on Jan 17
Jan 17, 2015, at 06:44 pm
Mumbai Jan 16 (IBNS): Two wheel manufacturer Hero Motocorp Ltd has signed a three-year contract to be the Title Sponsors for the I-League.
Hero Cycles Bengal Tigers prepares to take on Karnataka Bulldozers
Jan 16, 2015, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Hero Cycles Bengal Tigers may have lost the opening game of the current edition of Celebrity Cricket League, but that has not cast a dampener on the team's preparation ahead of their second tie against Karnataka Bulldozers on January 18.
India to host The Road to Wimbledon junior tournament
Jan 14, 2015, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata, 13 Jan (IBNS) In a bid to develop youth players int he country, HSBC has teamed up with All India Tennis Association to bring “The Road to Wimbledon†junior tournament to India for the next three years.
U19 I-League: Pune FC exact revenge; beat Shivajians 3-1 away to seal a Pune-Derby win
Jan 14, 2015, at 08:34 pm
Pune, Jan 13 (IBNS) Pune FC rallied from a goal down to log a stunning 3-1 win over DSK Shivajians FC in Under-19 I-League Round-6 encounter at the DSK Football Field in Loni on Tuesday.
Jan 13, 2015, at 10:41 pm
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani addressed a press conference arranged by Bengal Billiards Association at the Bengal Rowing Club in Kolkata on Monday (January 12, 2015). Images by Soumyadeep Pal
Bharat FC launches official home, away and third kit
Jan 05, 2015, at 07:08 pm
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IBNS) Bharat FC launched their three match-kits and announced their entire first-team line-up for the club’s inaugural season in the I-League at an elaborate ceremony on Friday.
Atletico de Kolkata celebrate ISL victory in Kolkata
Dec 23, 2014, at 03:53 am
ISL winner Atletico de Kolkata team returned to Kolkata and celebrated their victory in the city on Sunday (Dec 21, 2014). Imges by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
West Bengal wins East Zonal finals of Coca-Cola Cup U -15 football tournament
Dec 20, 2014, at 08:23 pm
Cuttack, Dec 19 (IBNS) West Bengal prevailed over Jharkhand to win the East Zonal Finals of The Coca-Cola Cup (Under-15 Sub Junior Football Tournament), in a riveting match held at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
After top 10 finish in rookie season Tathagata sets eyes on Asia
Dec 18, 2014, at 04:12 am
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): Tathagata Tunna Mukherjee braved an inclement weather and thin as ice track surface to finish his rookie season in Formula LGB 4 at Buddh International Circuit in Noida at an honourable 9th position.
20th National Sport Climbing Championship inaugurated in Kolkata
Dec 05, 2014, at 11:04 pm
West Bengal Youth Services and Housing minister Aroop Biswas in presence of President of Indian Mountaineering Foundation Col. H S Chauhan and Chairman of National Sport Climbing committee of Indian Mountaineering Foundation inaugurated the four-day 20th National Sport Climbing Championship on Friday (Dec 5, 2014) in Kolkata. The championship is being held on the artificial climbing wall inside Yuva Bharati Krirangan Complex in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
AFC Prez Shaikh Salman inaugurates cooperage stadium in Mumbai
Dec 05, 2014, at 09:06 pm
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IBNS): The setting of the Sun in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Wednesday evening set up a new dawn in Indian Football as the historic new look Cooperage Stadium was inaugurated by Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, President, Asian Football Confederation.
King's Cup: Pune FC down Mohun Bagan 7-6 in sudden death
Dec 01, 2014, at 08:59 pm
Pune, Nov 30 (IBNS) Pune FC held nerves till the end and walked tall with a 7-6 penalty shootout win over Mohun Bagan AC which secured a place in the King’s Cup final at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday.
Mumbai FC defeats Karnataka Sports Association 2-1
Nov 27, 2014, at 06:16 pm
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IBNS) Mumbai won an eventful MDFA Elite Division encounter against Karnataka Sporting Association.
Sania announced as UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
Nov 27, 2014, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Nov 25: UN Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment, on Tuesday announced the appointment of tennis superstar and youth icon Sania Mirza as the South Asia Goodwill Ambassador.
Mumbai score a hard fought victory against Indian Navy
Nov 19, 2014, at 08:06 pm
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS) Kali Alaudeen and Josimar Da Silva’s goals were enough to help Mumbai FC extend their lead at the top of the table to five points.
Mary Kom, other athletes felicitated
Nov 12, 2014, at 06:32 pm
Olympic medallist M C Mary Kom, who also won Gold in the Asian Games this year in South Korea, was in Kolkata on Wednesday (Nov 11, 2014) at the invitation of Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd which chose to honour the Asian Games athletes who won medals. Ajay Khanna, Vice President & Country Head, Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd felicitated the medal winning sponsored athletes of Asian Games, 2014 on the occasion of Herbalife’s 15th year Anniversary celebration. Besides Mary Kom, other athletes were Dipika Pallikal (bronze in Women’s Singles), Heena Sidhu (bronze in 25 m air pistol Women’s team event) and H.N Girisha (bronze in Men’s High Jump) Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Mumbai hits a six with complete dominance over UBI
Nov 04, 2014, at 07:22 pm
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IBNS) Mumbai came into the game with a confident win against Kenkre FC. The first ten minutes saw a series of fouls as both sets of players were vying for the ball. Regardless of that, Mumbai tried hard to control possession but were not able to put their stamp on the game.
Mumbai thumps in three goals against Kenkre
Oct 30, 2014, at 10:23 pm
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IBNS) Mumbai FC made easy work of their first game in the MDFA Elite Division match against Kenkre FC as they won the game 3-0 at Cooperage Football Stadium here.