Sourav Ganguly unveils Michael Clarke's autobiography 'My Story' in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
Once fierce competitors on the field but now comrades off it, it was no surprise that Michael Clarke chose India's best ever captain Sourav Ganguly to unveil his autobiography, My Story, at a function at the Fanattic Sports Museum in Kolkata on Tuesday (March 14, 2017). Clarke’s love affair with India dates back to 2004 when he first toured with the Australian Team and hit a majestic century in his Test debut. Also present at the occasion was the Indian sports scholar and author, Dr. Boria Majumdar, the founder of the Fanattic Sports Museum, and one who livened the evening’s proceedings by moderating an extremely interesting panel discussion with the two legends of modern cricket. Images by IBNS
Sachin Tendulkar visits Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
Former Indian skipper Sachin Tendulkar came down to Kolkata on Saturday (Jan 28, 2017) and interacted with the press. He will flag off the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon 2017 on Sunday morning.
Boris Becker, Sourav Ganguly flag off Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
Tennis legend Boris Becker and former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday morning flagged off TATA Steel Kolkata 25K run. West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Arup Biswas, Minister of Sports Lakshmi Ratan Shukla and Prasun Mukherjee, President, Bengal Athletic Association besides Tollywood actress Rituparna Sengupta were present at the event. “Today, India is witnessing a running revolution. I have always believed that running is the best way to stay fit. It is also the easiest way to lead a healthy life. I am just thrilled to be in this city and it was great to see the enthusiasm displayed by these runners to be a part of this running movement,†said Boris Becker.
Kolkata: Chevrolet hosts Manchester United fan party
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
Chevrolet on Friday (Dec 9, 2016) hosted Manchester United fan party #ILOVEUNITED in Kolkata. Manchester United Legends Dwight Yorke, Quinton Fortune and Bojan Djordjic were present at the event. Chevrolet started an online contest giving ManU fans a chance to be a part of #ILOVEUNITED and watch the live screening of the match along with Legends. Images by Satyajit Shaw/IBNS
CRY hosts soccer tournament in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
A Soccer tournament was recently organized by CRY to raise awareness on child education.
ISL: Diwali celebrated in Guwahati
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
John Abraham (R), Owner of NorthEast United FC along with his team players Emiliano Alfaro (L) and Subrata Paul (C), lighting the traditional Indian lamp to mark Diwali celebrations before Match 25 of Hero ISL between NorthEast United FC and Atletico de Kolkata at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati today
BCCI felicitates Olympian Deepa Karmaker
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:23 am
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries on Monday (Sept 19, 2016) felicitated Olympian Dipa Karmakar and her coach Bisweshar Nandi in Kolkata.Images by: Souvik Das/IBNS
Sourav Ganguly to pen book to help budding cricketers
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Former Indian cricket team captain and the present CAB President, Sourav Ganguly announced on Tuesday (Jun 21, 2016) that he will be partnering with cricket writer and senior journalist Goutam Bhattacharya and pen down a book, 'A Century Is Not Enough', which will contain several stories from his hay days and will help aspirants learn a lot. Published by Juggernaut Books, the book is scheduled to hit the shelves next year. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS.
Kolkata discusses on Pink Ball Test match
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
A panel discussion for the Pink Ball Test match initiated by The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) took place on June 16 (Thursday) at Eden Garden, Kolkata at 2.00 PM.For the panel discussion Ex- Indian Team Captain and CAB President, Sourav Ganguly, Former Indian Test Cricketer V.V.S. Laxman, Former Australian All-rouder Dean Joneswere present. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
La Martiniere for Boys wins Indoor Rowing Event
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
La Martiniere for Boys winning their Indoor Rowing Event using Ergometer against Haryana Vidyamandir in 44th K C Mahindra Invitation School Regatta
Kolkata: ABBA aims to provide holistic coaching in Cricket
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS) In a drive to provide holistic learning experience in the field of Cricket, Aditya Barun Burman Academy (ABBA), formerly known as Barun Burman Academy, opened its doors for aspirants on Sunday, May 22, at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar area.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad clashed at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (May 22, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Kolkata Knight Riders are facing Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL clash at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
KKR players felicitated best sellers at Lux Cozi meet
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Lux Cozi had organised a Meet & Greet event with the distributors and channel partners of Lux Cozi at The Spring Club recently, where marquee players of Kolkata Knight Riders felicitated the best sellers of 2015-16 for their outstanding performance. Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Umesh Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan and Ankit Rajput. Images by IBNS.
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
RCB beat KKR by nine wickets in an IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday (May 16, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
KKR face Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab faced each other at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday (May 4, 2016). KKR beat the opponents. KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan was present in the stadium. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata: Vishwanathan Anand awarded P C Chandra Puraskaar 2016
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand was awarded the P C Chandra Puraskaar 2016 on Sunday (April 24, 2016) in Kolkata by P C Chandra Group. Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi was the chief guest and presented the award to Anand. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS
Mumbai Indians win Eden Gardens
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
Mumbai Indians celebrated victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match in Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday (Apr 13, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
KKR face Mumbai Indians in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
IPL fever gripped Kolkata as local side Kolkata Knight Riders are playing a group stage match against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens on Wednesday (April 13, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
West Indies celebrate ICC World T20 victory
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
West Indies team celebrated their ICC World T20 title victory after beating England by four wickets in the final of the tournament in Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Sunday (April 3, 2016). (Images by Sudip Dutta/IBNS)
West Indies beat England to regain ICC World T20 title
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:24 am
West Indies beat England by four wickets in a thrilling final match to lift the ICC World T20 title for the second time at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (Apr 3, 2016).
Suzuki Motorcycle India launches Suzuki Access 125 in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:31 am
Suzuki Motorcycle India on Thursday (Mar 31, 2016) launched Suzuki Access 125 in Kolkata. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS
IPL fever starts in Kolkata with arrival of trophy
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:31 am
After completing a wonderful visiting in Pune, Hyderabad, Raipur and Delhi, the Indian Premiere League (IPL) trophy reached Kolkata on Friday (April 1, 2016). The VIVO IPL trophy was showcased in South City mall. (Images by Sandip Roy/IBNS)
Sunil Chhetri ousted due to injury
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:32 am
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) A list of 22 Players left India on Monday morning for the forthcoming match against Iran in Russia 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 slated to be played on Mar 24.
Kolkata: India beat Pakistan in World T20 clash
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:32 am
Indian supporters cheered aloud as the hosts defeated Pakistan in a World T20 group stage clash by six wickets here on Saturday. Images by Ankit Dey
Narula Institute of Technology organises mini marathon
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:32 am
A Mini Marathon was organized by Narula Institute of Technology (JIS Group) on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8., 2016. The marathon had started from Kamarhati Bus stop in North 24 Pgns, West Bengal. School and college students of different institutions had participated in this mini marathon. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS
Sanjiv Goenka announces name of IPL franchise
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:32 am
Businessman Sanjiv Goenka owned Pune IPL team on Monday (Jan 18, 2016) announced the naming of its franchisee as Rising Pune Supergiants. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Tennis: Sania, Mahesh, Leander, Martina win hearts in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:32 am
Tennis lovers in Kolkata witnessed a grand celebration of the game on Wednesday when icons Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Martina Navratilova came down here to play the ‘Masters-Kolkata’ event at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. All the stars displayed their signature shots on the court and did not fail to entertain their fans in the east Indian city. The Tennis event was held in Kolkata as a part of the promotional activity for the International Premier Tennis League. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the Tennis meet . Images by IBNS
U18 I-League: Pune FC play out a thrilling 2-2 draw with DSK Shivajians
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:33 am
Pune, Nov 2 (IBNS) Pune FC missed chances aplenty as they played out a thrilling 2-2 draw against local side DSK Shivajians FC in a Round-3 Maharashtra Zone encounter at the Pune FC Training Pitches in Mamurdi on Monday.
Pele inaugurates Leukemia Unit of Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital in Kolkata
Sep 19, 2024, at 11:33 am
The King of Football, Pelé, spent time with Dr Rupali Basu, President & CEO, Eastern Region, Apollo Hospitals Group, India and responded to her questions on sports injury and the facilities of sports medicine in Kolkata. He recounted those pain full moments of his injuries during his time and congratulated Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata on creating sports medicine facilities. Pelé autographed on footballs to be distributed amongst the children suffering from Leukemia at Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital, Kolkata. He inaugurated Leukemia Ward of Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital on Oct 13, 2015 and inspired the hospital team to continue the great work in preventing and curing Leukemia in Eastern India.