Indian team practice in Kolkata
Jun 08, 2015, at 07:03 pm
Indian cricket team practiced at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (June 7, 2015) before leaving for Bangladesh on Monday. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Team India prepare for Bangladesh tour
Jun 08, 2015, at 06:22 pm
Ahead of leaving for Bangladesh to play a Test and ODI series against the neighbouring nation, the Indian team arrived in Kolkata and practiced at the Eden Gardens in the city on Saturday (June 6, 2015). The team will leave for Bangladesh on Monday. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
School Rowing meet inaugurated in Kolkata
Jun 01, 2015, at 06:19 pm
West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim inaugurated a school Rowing meet at Lake Club in Kolkata on Sunday (May 31, 2015).
Kolkata: Amway 65th State Athletic Championship concludes
Jun 01, 2015, at 06:17 pm
Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS) The four- day long Amway 65th State Athletic Championship culminated in the gala closing ceremony with felicitation of athletes and district units. Like Last year, This year too Amway India, the largest Direct Selling FMCG Company joined hands with the prestigious West Bengal Athletic Association (WBAA).
World, Indian cricket leaders attend IPL final
May 28, 2015, at 05:26 pm
Mustafa Kamal, Former President, ICC, Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL Governing Council, Anurag Thakur, Hony. Secretary, BCCI, Haroon Lorgat, CEO, Cricket South Africa,Nazmul Hasan, President, Bangladesh Cricket Board, Biswarup Dey, Hony. Treasurer, CAB, Chris Nenzani, President, Cricket South Africa, and Anirudh Chaudhry, Hony. Treasurer, BCCI, with Jagmohan Dalmiya, President, BCCI (centre) attended the IPL final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Film world hold football match to aid earthquake victims
May 28, 2015, at 04:05 pm
VCN Friendship Cup Exhibition Match was organised by West Bengal Motion Picture Artists’ Forum in aid of Nepal Earthquake victims. Tollywood celebrities like Arindam Ganguly, Abhishek Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, June Malia, Dolon Roy graced the occasion on Saturday (23 May, 2015) at Ram Lila Ground,Maula Ali, CIT Road. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.
Constantine needs 'support' to improve football
May 23, 2015, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS) Indian National Football Team Manager Stephen Constantine on Friday said he needs the support of every person, including the clubs, to develop football in India.
CABI announces Indian blind cricket team’s tour to England
May 23, 2015, at 04:59 pm
Mumbai, May 22 (IBNS): Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) affiliated to Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and World Blind Cricket (WBC) today announced Indian Blind Cricket Team’s Tour to England for Bi-Lateral Series and Bahrain for friendly matches.
U19 I-League: Pune FC seal fourth consecutive win; down Hindustan FC 3-0
May 06, 2015, at 07:30 pm
Loni, May 5 (IBNS) Pune FC sealed a comfortable 3-0 win over Delhi-based Hindustan FC in their seventh round encounter in the final phase of the U19 I-League at the DSK Football Field in Loni on Tuesday.
Gautam, KKR team members activate "KKR ka Control Room-College"
Apr 27, 2015, at 05:26 pm
Captain Gautam Gambhir and KKR team players Kuldeep Yadav, Veer Pratap Singh, Sheldon Jackson and Surya Kumar Yadav activated "KKR ka Control Room-College" at Bhawanipur Education Society College in Kolkata on Saturday(April 25, 2015). Images by Sounak Choudhury(IBNS).
Wherever a ball rolls, we will be there: Adam
Apr 24, 2015, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) Speaking in his first-ever Media Interaction in India at a snazzy Hotel in New Delhi on Thursday, India U-17 World Cup Head Coach Nicolai Adam announced that he was pleased to be appointed and urged for undivided support from everybody to turn India into a Footballing Nation.
KKR players inaugurate sports medicine facility in Kolkata's CMRI
Apr 15, 2015, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS) Cricketer Yusuf Pathan and his KKR teammates inaugurated the specialized sports medicine clinic at Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) on Tuesday. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS
I-League: Pune FC go down fighting 2-3 to East Bengal
Apr 13, 2015, at 08:42 pm
Balewadi, Apr 11 (IBNS) Pune FC fought hard but went down fighting 2-3 to East Bengal FC in an I-League Round-16 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi on Saturday.
Apr 09, 2015, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS): Mobile brand Gionee on Tuesday announced that it will be Kolkata Knight Rider's principal sponsor in IPL till the year 2017, in the presence of the entire KKR team in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Apr 08, 2015, at 05:16 am
Hritik performs during the Pepsi IPL 2015 opening night event held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India on the 7th April 2015. Photo by: Ron Gaunt / SPORTZPICS / IPL
Game is far from over, insists Constantine
Mar 17, 2015, at 05:39 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 16 (IBNS) In the morning, the chill disappears; the Sun reappears – not that scorching but a bit lazy even as those white cotton clouds float overhead. Image: AIFF Media
Australian cricketer Brett Lee celebrates Holi
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:54 pm
Sydney, Mar 9 (IBNS): Australian cricketer Brett Lee who'll be soon seen in the first Indo-Australian production, UnIndian, celebrated the festival of colours, Holi.
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:26 pm
Mukundnagar, Mar 8 (IBNS) Amigos and Pune FC Women’s Team topped the Schools and the Open section respectively in the first ever Women’s Invitational Tournament conducted by Pune Football Club at the Maharashtriya Mandal Sports Complex in Mukundnagar on Sunday.
In football, we can't be gloating on previous glories: Kadam
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:50 pm
The average length of a football field, has been described as being anywhere between 100 yards to 130 yards. The green turf has been home to some of the most inspiring and intriguing stories of football's greatest world over. Somewhere in between the greatest and the most inspiring stories are those tales which revel in the journeys of footballers. The tale of Pune FC's mid-fielder Nikhil Kadam is somewhere there. Having had modest beginnings in Kolhapur, he joined the ranks of the Peninsula Pune FC Academy as a member of the Under-19 team and gradually worked his way to the senior team. And now, three seasons later, Nikhil has been called to Goa for the Under-23 national team camp.We caught up with Nikhil on the sidelines on the eve of his departure and spoke to him about his journey on the football field and the road ahead.Excerpts
I-League: Pune FC held to 1-1 draw by Sporting Goa
Feb 23, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Pune, Feb 21 (IBNS) Pune FC were held to 1-1 draw by Sporting Clube de Goa in an I-League Round-7 encounter at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi on Saturday.
LFC International Football Academy hosts its trials in Goa
Feb 18, 2015, at 10:24 pm
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) International Football Academy – DSK Shivajians held its trials to form the 2015-16 squad in Goa on 12th, 13th and 15th February 2015.
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.