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Mumbai City FC down Mohun Bagan, lift ISL title

Kolkata, May 4 -- To the handful that have silenced a soldout Salt Lake stadium, add Mumbai City FC. Bruno Coutinho and Salgaocar did it in 1997. Gokulam Kerala's Rishad and Emil Benny did that in 202... Read More


Seven minutes enough to score two, three goals: Vikram Partap Singh

Kolkata, May 3 -- How do you prepare for the biggest match of your club career? If you are Vikram Partap Singh, with a goal and an assist. It took his tally of goal contributions to 12 (8 goals, 4 ass... Read More


Jonny Bairstow's whirlwind century takes Punjab Kings home against KKR in record IPL and T20 chase

Kolkata, April 26 -- It was a Friday night where bowlers, barring Sunil Narine, felt like they were bowling machines. And fielders made to feel redundant for most of the time. It was also a night wher... Read More


Comeback win for Odisha FC thanks to Roy Krishna

Kolkata, April 23 -- The goals had dried up over the past two seasons. He had been off-loaded by ATK Mohun Bagan but though he scored against them in the 2022-23 final, it seemed Roy Krishna's best da... Read More


Is it time for Shreyas Iyer's KKR to rest Mitchell Starc in IPL 2024?

Kolkata, April 22 -- This is one list Mitchell Starc will not want to be on top of. Till after Sunday's games, no bowler had conceded as many boundaries - 44 - as the most expensive buy in the Indian ... Read More


Champions League: Comeback tales from near and far

Kolkata, April 17 -- "The team continues to believe and have faith. And they continue to think they can make it. And then you see what happens." That was Luis Enrique analysing a Champions League come... Read More


ISL League Shield: Liston Colaco and Jason Cummings goals seal Mohun Bagan's 2-1 win over Mumbai City FC

Kolkata, April 15 -- "We did it for the people," said Dimitri Petratos. Best fans in the league, said Jason Cummings. The Salt Lake stadium thrummed through every minute of this Indian Super League (I... Read More


Why Germany likes the Leverkusen fairytale

Kolkata, April 15 -- The joy of fans spilling on to the pitch sums up the tribalism that supporting a team is all about. Emotions can become difficult to rein especially for a team with so many near-f... Read More


IPL 2024: Against RCB, Sunil Narine turns clock back to 2017

Kolkata, March 30 -- Missing was the hattrick of sixes followed by a boundary but Sunil Narine did come close. He hit Yash Dayal for two fours and a six, turning the clock back to a May evening in 201... Read More


World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Afghanistan ride late goals to shock India 2-1

Kolkata, March 26 -- Head buried in his hands, Sunil Chhetri sat. On the pitch, Ashley Westwood, his coach through two I-League titles and a Federation Cup at Bengaluru FC, was being thrown in the air... Read More