Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) East Bengal FC put up a strong fight with 10 players to hold Bengaluru FC to an exciting 3-3 draw in one of the most thrilling matches of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 season at the Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday. Bengaluru FC scored first in the 12th minute. Ashique Kuruniyan completed a fantastic solo run with a powerful shot into the top corner. East Bengal quickly responded, with Anwar Ali leveling the score in the 21st minute with an impressive back volley af…
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Kochi, April 2 (IANS) Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman on Thursday alleged that the Lionel Messi-led Argentina national football team misled the state by failing to honour a proposed friendly match despite substantial financial commitments.’We held extensive discussions and made every effort to bring Lionel Messi and the world champions to Kerala. It was a massive undertaking to secure sponsors for the Rs 250 crore required for the international team,” Abdurahiman told reporters in Malapp…
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC fell to an away-day defeat in their second Indian Super League 2026 match, going down 2-0 against Mohun Bagan Super Giant at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Head coach Clifford Miranda retained the same starting XI from the previous outing, placing his trust in continuity as the Marina Machans looked to build early–season rhythm. Mohammad Nawaz started in goal behind a defensive pairing of Elsinho and Pritam Kotal, while Mohammed Ali Bemammer and Lalrinli…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Mumbai City FC has strengthened their side ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) by signing the Portuguese centre-back Nuno Reis on a short-term deal, which will keep him in the club until the end of the season. The 35-year-old comes with a lot of experience in various leagues around the world. The defender has also played for ISL champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the AIFF Super Cup 2024-25. Nuno, however, parted ways with the club last summer.The two-time ISL ch…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) The main organiser of Lionel Messi’s event in Kolkata, Satadru Dutta, was granted bail by a city court on Monday.According to court sources, he was released by the Bidhannagar Court in Salt Lake area of Kolkata on a bond of Rs 10,000 and two surety bonds. His bail application had been rejected twice earlier.Dutta was the main organiser behind bringing Lionel Messi to Kolkata.After pandemonium at Salt Lake’s Yuva Bharati Krirangan, police arrested him from Netaji Subhas Cha…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Four referees who officiated a football match at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13, ahead of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi’s appearance, have come under scrutiny for allegedly doing so without prior approval from the competent authorities.The Indian Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in West Bengal, has summoned the four referees to appear before its internal disciplinary committee, seeking explanations for their participation in…
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone for Durga Angan, the Goddess Durga temple at New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata. She also announced that the stone-laying ceremony of the Mahakal (Lord Shiva) temple at Siliguri in Darjeeling district will be held in the second week of next month.“Today, the foundation stone for the Durga Angan has been laid, and the work for the construction of the same will start now. In the secon…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, rejected the plea for a central agency probe into the “mismanagement” during an event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata earlier this month involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi that ultimately led to chaos and vandalism within the stadium. The hearing on the public interest litigations demanding a central agency probe in the matter was concluded at the division bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Acting Chief …
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, reserved the order on a plea seeking a central agency probe into the “mismanagement” during an event at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13 involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi that ultimately led to chaos and vandalism within the stadium.The hearings for the public interest litigations with the twin demands for a central agency probe, both in the event of chaos and financial irregularities behind …
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the chaos during football legend Lionel Messi’s event in Kolkata held last week, has prevented the transfer of ticket sales money from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan to the account of the main organiser Satadru Dutta. At the same time, numerous documents related to Messi’s event have been recovered from Dutta’s house in Hooghly district’s Rishra, police sources said.It is also reported that Rs 22 crore have been seized from Dutta’s …