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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).