Atletico de Kolkata celebrate ISL victory in Kolkata
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Indian girls toy with hapless UAE counterparts
Team India celebrate their victory after the match.
Atletico de Kolkata gear up for ISL
With the historic first game of the Indian Super League just a day away, host team Atletico de Kolkata is brimming with confidence. Players interacted with the media and later participated in a practice session in the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday (Oct 10, 2014). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Aircel becomes principal sponsor of Atletico de Kolkata
Aircel has become the principal sponsor of Kolkata team of Indian Super League – Atletico de Kolkata (ATK). Left to right: Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel; Sourav Ganguly, Legendary Cricketer and Co-owner of ATK; Utsav Parek, Co-owner ATK.