All boards should get equal financial support to look after cricket: Clive Lloyd
Jan 12, 2024, at 03:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Indian skipper Clive Lloyd said that all cricket boards across the globe must have enough money to look after the game and they should get equal financial support like football and other sports.
Dec 06, 2023, at 05:43 am
Ranchi: The U.S. Consulate Kolkata, in partnership with Middlebury College in the U.S.A., organized the third edition of the East India Women’s Hockey and Leadership Camp in east Indian city of Ranchi from November 26 to December 2, 2023, at the SERSA Astro Turf Hockey Stadium.
Tata Steel Kolkata 25K running festival's countdown kicks off at Victoria Memorial
Dec 01, 2023, at 05:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The countdown for the eighth edition of Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, East India's largest running festival, scheduled for December 17, commenced at the iconic Victoria Memorial.
Nov 17, 2023, at 05:21 am
Australian batsmen held their nerves in testing conditions to beat South Africa by three wickets in a nail-biting semi-final encounter in Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens Stadium on Thursday (November 16, 2023) to set a summit clash against unbeaten India.
Cricket World Cup 2023: India take on South Africa in battle for top spot
Nov 05, 2023, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Tournament pacesetters India are taking on South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens here on Sunday in a battle between first and second in the table respectively.
Kolkata: Seven people arrested for black marketing of Cricket World Cup tickets
Nov 03, 2023, at 06:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: At least seven people have been arrested here for allegedly selling tickets at exorbitant prices for Sunday's India-South Africa Cricket World Cup game, a top police officer said.on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2023, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Women's cricket legend Jhulan Goswami and Bengali actress Koushani Mukherjee have been announced as the "gems" of the eighth edition of Tata Steel Kolkata 25K.
Kolkata Thunderbolts Cup Season 2 announced to entertain sports-loving communities
Sep 07, 2023, at 06:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Thunderbolts announced their ‘Thunderbolts Cup, Season 2’ in association with Accolade Management Services.
World Dragon Boat Championship winners felicitated in Kolkata
Aug 29, 2023, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Six specially abled and under privileged Paddlers from West Bengal- Sumanta Murmu, Ramesh Hembrom, Rejayan Karim, Arghaya Biswas, Sayan Dolui and Apurba Samanta, who won ten medals at the World Dragon Boat Championship, were jointly felicitated by Bengal Dragon Boat & Traditional Spots Association and Bengal Water Sports here on Monday.
It’s shocking, says Sourav Ganguly on Jadavpur University student's death
Aug 18, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket board chief and ex-skipper Sourav Ganguly has strongly reacted to the death of a 17-year-old boy by falling from the second floor of his hostel allegedly after being ragged at Jadavpur University in Kolkata.
All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship: ‘Formidables’ from Delhi wins team championship
May 29, 2023, at 04:57 am
Kolkata: 'Formidables’ warmed up late to bag the team event of the All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship by defeating a fighting ‘Mavericks’, by 9 International Match Points (IMPs) in the final of the tournament at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre at New Town here on Sunday.
May 07, 2023, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Unfancied Tapas Roy and Kamales Gupta performed their best and took the top position while top-ranked Sumit Mukherjee and Monica Jajoo, both of whom played in several international meets, failed to do justice to their fame.
KKR win toss, elect to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Apr 15, 2023, at 02:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
BIMSTEC proposes establishing mega-game event, universities to better connect people
Mar 27, 2023, at 02:57 am
Kolkata: The BIMSTEC Conference on Sunday proposed the formation of a BIMSTEC Games in the likes of Commonwealth Games and a BIMSTEC University where students from the member states could attain higher education.
British Deputy High Commission Kolkata launches UK-India Sports Calendar 2023
Jan 31, 2023, at 12:43 am
Kolkata: The British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata launched the UK-India Sports Calendar 2023 in collaboration with Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Club in Kolkata on Monday.
KL Rahul shines as India pull off four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Kolkata
Jan 13, 2023, at 02:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian batter KL Rahul on Thursday put a brake on the criticisms over his inconsistent performances by slamming an unbeaten 64 in leading the men-in-blue to pull off a victory over Sri Lanka in the second One Day International (ODI) at the the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Two minor siblings, parents wounded in fire
Jan 09, 2023, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata: Four members of a family-two minor siblings, including an 18-month-old baby, and their parents - were wounded in a fire at a house in south Kolkata's Chetla area on Monday, police and fire brigade sources said.
Tolly Invitation Bridge Tournament: Rampage win team event, Pairs title go to Meenal & Richa
Nov 21, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Rampage from Delhi represented by Venkataraman, Subhash Gupta, Manish Bahuguna and Srinivasan Iyenger won the team event while the title for the pairs category went to Meenal Thakur & Richa Shriram in the 8th Tolly Invitation Bridge Tournament at Tollygunge Club here Sunday night.
Rugby India hammers Nepal 86-0 eyeing a Division 2 promotion
Nov 20, 2022, at 01:05 am
Kolkata:The Indian National Men’s Team beat Nepal in the Asia Rugby Division 3 - South Region tournament played at the Rabindra Sarobar stadium, Kolkata with a score of 86 - 0 on Saturday.
Rejuvenated Chennaiyin edge past East Bengal
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Vafa Hakhamaneshi’s second-half strike proved to be enough on Friday as Chennaiyin FC edged past East Bengal 1-0 in a Hero ISL match at the Salt Lake Stadium
Oct 17, 2022, at 01:47 am
Kolkata: Manchester United’s marquee fan event, #ILOVEUNITED was in Kolkata this weekend, as over 7000 passionate United fans attended Nicco Park for a live match screening of the Club’s match against Newcastle - a record attendance for an #ILOVEUNITED event and largest ever football screening in India.
Bandhan Bank names former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:42 am
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank on Thursday named former Indian skipper and Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador.
Kolkata: Tata Steel Marathon returns with a winning prize of USD 1,00,000
Sep 30, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After a gap of two years, the Tata Steel Marathon is back again and the seventh edition of this prestigious run will be held on Dec.18 next.
Team Hemant Jalan win Shree Cement Team Bridge Championship
Aug 24, 2022, at 04:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hemant Jalan led his team comprising A Malhotra, K Nandi, A Bhattacharya, under 31 World Youth Pairs Champions Sayantan Kushari and Sagnik Roy beside himself to win the two-day Shree Cement Team Bridge Championship.
Aug 18, 2022, at 02:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a keen competition, two pairs -Goutam Pore & Binod Shaw and Kajal Das & Raj Jayaram jointly took the top spot as both the pairs amassed 312 match points at the 9th round of the 3rd edition in Shree Cement Weekly Pairs Bridge Tournament on Tuesday.
SAI Netaji Subhas celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in Kolkata
Aug 07, 2022, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre of Sports Authority of India (SAI) celebrated the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on the occasion of India's 75th Independence by holding a cycle rally and a five-km walk around the Centre in Salt Lake here.
Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club, Apollo Hospitals organise Orthopaedic check-up camp
Aug 01, 2022, at 02:57 pm
Kolkata: Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club, in association with Chennai based Apollo Hospitals, organised an Orthopaedic check-up camp at its tent in Maidan here on Friday.
After a gap of two years Kolkata hosts the “6th International Karate Championship”
Aug 01, 2022, at 12:21 am
Kolkata: After a gap of more than two years Kolkata has witnessed the 6th International Karate Championship, under the aegis of Karate Do Association of Bengal (KAB), in association with the All India Seishinkai Shito Ryu karate Do Federation, on Sunday at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
Sixth International Karate Championship 2022 to take place in Kolkata on Jul 30 and 31
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:41 pm
After the Covid-19 pandemic break, the sixth International Karate Championship, under the aegis of Karate Do Association of Bengal (KAB) in association with All India Seishinkai Shito Ryu karate Do Federation, is going to be organised in Kolkata on Jul 30 and 31 at Netaji Indoor Stadium here.
Jun 12, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata: A section of Afghan and Indian football players engaged in a brawl following the latter's brilliant win in AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata, media reports said.