Sourav Ganguly unveils Michael Clarke's autobiography 'My Story' in Kolkata
Once fierce competitors on the field but now comrades off it, it was no surprise that Michael Clarke chose India's best ever captain Sourav Ganguly to unveil his autobiography, My Story, at a function at the Fanattic Sports Museum in Kolkata on Tuesday (March 14, 2017). Clarke’s love affair with India dates back to 2004 when he first toured with the Australian Team and hit a majestic century in his Test debut. Also present at the occasion was the Indian sports scholar and author, Dr. Boria Majumdar, the founder of the Fanattic Sports Museum, and one who livened the evening’s proceedings by moderating an extremely interesting panel discussion with the two legends of modern cricket. Images by IBNS
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Sachin Tendulkar visits Kolkata
Former Indian skipper Sachin Tendulkar came down to Kolkata on Saturday (Jan 28, 2017) and interacted with the press. He will flag off the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon 2017 on Sunday morning.
Boris Becker, Sourav Ganguly flag off Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run
Tennis legend Boris Becker and former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday morning flagged off TATA Steel Kolkata 25K run. West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Arup Biswas, Minister of Sports Lakshmi Ratan Shukla and Prasun Mukherjee, President, Bengal Athletic Association besides Tollywood actress Rituparna Sengupta were present at the event. “Today, India is witnessing a running revolution. I have always believed that running is the best way to stay fit. It is also the easiest way to lead a healthy life. I am just thrilled to be in this city and it was great to see the enthusiasm displayed by these runners to be a part of this running movement,†said Boris Becker.
Kolkata: Chevrolet hosts Manchester United fan party
Chevrolet on Friday (Dec 9, 2016) hosted Manchester United fan party #ILOVEUNITED in Kolkata. Manchester United Legends Dwight Yorke, Quinton Fortune and Bojan Djordjic were present at the event. Chevrolet started an online contest giving ManU fans a chance to be a part of #ILOVEUNITED and watch the live screening of the match along with Legends. Images by Satyajit Shaw/IBNS
CRY hosts soccer tournament in Kolkata
A Soccer tournament was recently organized by CRY to raise awareness on child education.
ISL: Diwali celebrated in Guwahati
John Abraham (R), Owner of NorthEast United FC along with his team players Emiliano Alfaro (L) and Subrata Paul (C), lighting the traditional Indian lamp to mark Diwali celebrations before Match 25 of Hero ISL between NorthEast United FC and Atletico de Kolkata at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati today
BCCI felicitates Olympian Deepa Karmaker
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries on Monday (Sept 19, 2016) felicitated Olympian Dipa Karmakar and her coach Bisweshar Nandi in Kolkata.Images by: Souvik Das/IBNS
Sourav Ganguly to pen book to help budding cricketers
Former Indian cricket team captain and the present CAB President, Sourav Ganguly announced on Tuesday (Jun 21, 2016) that he will be partnering with cricket writer and senior journalist Goutam Bhattacharya and pen down a book, 'A Century Is Not Enough', which will contain several stories from his hay days and will help aspirants learn a lot. Published by Juggernaut Books, the book is scheduled to hit the shelves next year. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS.
Kolkata discusses on Pink Ball Test match
A panel discussion for the Pink Ball Test match initiated by The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) took place on June 16 (Thursday) at Eden Garden, Kolkata at 2.00 PM.For the panel discussion Ex- Indian Team Captain and CAB President, Sourav Ganguly, Former Indian Test Cricketer V.V.S. Laxman, Former Australian All-rouder Dean Joneswere present. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
La Martiniere for Boys wins Indoor Rowing Event
La Martiniere for Boys winning their Indoor Rowing Event using Ergometer against Haryana Vidyamandir in 44th K C Mahindra Invitation School Regatta
Kolkata: ABBA aims to provide holistic coaching in Cricket
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS) In a drive to provide holistic learning experience in the field of Cricket, Aditya Barun Burman Academy (ABBA), formerly known as Barun Burman Academy, opened its doors for aspirants on Sunday, May 22, at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar area.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad clashed at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (May 22, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata Knight Riders are facing Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL clash at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
KKR players felicitated best sellers at Lux Cozi meet
Lux Cozi had organised a Meet & Greet event with the distributors and channel partners of Lux Cozi at The Spring Club recently, where marquee players of Kolkata Knight Riders felicitated the best sellers of 2015-16 for their outstanding performance. Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Umesh Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan and Ankit Rajput. Images by IBNS.
RCB beat KKR by nine wickets in an IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday (May 16, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS