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Kolkata witnesses over 300 bikers at IBW Signature Chai & Pakoda Breakfast

Dec 08, 2015, at 10:37 pm

Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS) Sunday morning saw the city’s bikers from over 30 biker clubs ride out on the Kolkata leg of India Bike Week’s legendary Chai & Pakoda Breakfast Run.

Mamata Banerjee felicitates sportspersons

Dec 02, 2015, at 01:13 am

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday felicitated several sportspersons of the state at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.

Puia wins maiden title, Manika stamps authority yet agin

Nov 30, 2015, at 04:21 am

Dharamshala, Nov 29 (IBNS): Mizoram's Lalrin Puia and Delhi's Manika Batra claimed the Youth Boys and Youth Girls titles, beating PSPBA’s Manav Thakkar and West Bengal’s Kaushani Nath in the 77th Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals launches "Department of Sports Medicine" to promote health and safety of athletes

Nov 25, 2015, at 12:34 am

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS) : Built with a vision to improve athletes health and safety, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals launched their Sports medicine unit, focused on implementing the best practices. Powered by the strengths of both knowledge and technology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals is vastly improving efforts to protect the health and safety of not only the professional athletes but also of the general population.

Airtel, Round Table India announce launch of second edition of 'Airtel Run for Education 2015' in Kolkata

Nov 06, 2015, at 02:20 am

Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): Round Table India, the national social service organisation, and Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced the 2nd edition of Airtel Run for Education 2015 in Kolkata, wgich is a fund raising sporting event contributing towards the cause of education for underprivileged children.

NCC sailing expedition concludes with success

Oct 28, 2015, at 11:59 pm

Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS) Sixty Naval Wing NCC cadets, including 20 girls from various colleges and schools, arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday, successfully sailing 430 Kms along the river route from Farakka in four Whaler Class Boats.

Brazilian football legend Pele ends India visit

Oct 17, 2015, at 03:49 am

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): Football legend Pele ended his India trip on Friday where he attended the boys' Under-17 summit clash of Subroto Cup tournament here.

Sourav Ganguly elected as CAB president

Oct 16, 2015, at 05:07 am

Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday was elected as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

Football legend Pele arrives in Kolkata

Oct 11, 2015, at 11:13 pm

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): Amid thunderous welcome, Brazilian football legend Pele arrived in Kolkata after 38 years.

Amateur golfers tee off at BMW Golf Cup International 2015 in Kolkata

Oct 04, 2015, at 04:46 pm

Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS) The BMW Golf Cup International 2015, an exclusive golf event for BMW owners, on Saturday at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata, saw amateurs golfers from Eastern India take on their opponents to set up a berth for the national finals.

Gurkirat Singh romps home to Kolkata Juniors title

Oct 02, 2015, at 06:40 am

Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): Overnight co-leader Gurkirat Singh strolled to a comfortable five stroke win at the Kolkata Juniors at the Par – 72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club after carding one-over 73 for the day and finishing with a gross of five-over 149 for the week.

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K logo unveiled in Kolkata

Sep 30, 2015, at 08:06 pm

Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS) Steel manufacturing giant, Tata Steel’s latest fitness venture, ‘Tata Steel Kolkata 25 K’, a half marathon event, witnessed the unveiling of its official logo, here on Tuesday.

Pele to visit Eden Gardens during his stay in Kolkata

Sep 30, 2015, at 03:40 am

Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS) Football legend Pele, who will be arriving in Kolkata after a gap of 38 years next month, will be visiting Eden Gardens stadium where he had displayed his skills in front of a huge crowd of football lovers in 1977.

Atletico de Kolkata to start grass-root level program from Jan 2016

Sep 24, 2015, at 03:11 am

Kolkata, Sept 23 (IBNS) Reigning Indian Soccer League (ISL) champions, Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) will look to expand their wings in Indian football by starting a grass-root level program, commencing from the month of January next year, announced the team, here on Wednesday.

BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya dies in Kolkata

Sep 21, 2015, at 05:26 am

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): Ringing down the curtains on a rewarding chapter in subcontinent cricket, former ICC president and current chief of the BCCI Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away in a south Kolkata hospital on Sunday, officials said. He was 75.

Jagmohan Dalmiya: Indian cricket's visionary passes away

Sep 21, 2015, at 05:08 am

When Indian cricket was slowly expanding its wings of supremacy following Kapil Dev and his team's remarkable World Cup victory in 1983 defeating West Indies, a Marwari Kolkata businessman had joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In due course he created a sort of revolution by slowly shifting the focus of the cricket world towards the sub-continent.

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away in Kolkata hospital

Sep 21, 2015, at 03:18 am

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): Former ICC chief and present Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya died on Sunday evening in a private hospital in Kolkata, a hospital spokesperson said.

Bengal Juniors Challenge tees off today

Sep 08, 2015, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS): The Mecca of Indian golf, Royal Calcutta Golf Club is in readiness to host the Bengal Juniors over its Par - 72 layout.

Atletico de Kolkata inaugurates the first official merchandise kiosk for the football aficionados in Kolkata

Sep 06, 2015, at 04:48 am

Kolkata, Sept 5 (IBNS): The champions of the first season of Indian Super League comes closer to people of The City of Joy with the inauguration of the first Atletico de Kolkata merchandise kiosk which is situated at the basement level near Spencer’s Retail Store at the Quest Mall in Kolkata.

Udayjit Bhalotia leads the Tolly Juniors Challenge

Aug 26, 2015, at 10:27 pm

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IBNS): The opening day of the 2015 Tolly Juniors Challenge saw local lad Udayjit Bhalotia take a one stroke lead over Kunal Naidu. Udayjot shot an eight over 78 at the Par 70 Tollygunge Club on a day where no player set the course on fire.

Tolly Juniors Challenge tees off today

Aug 25, 2015, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): After a break of over a month, junior golf is back as the Par-70 Tollygunge Club is in readiness to host the sixth event of the 2015 season of the Indian Golf Union East Zone Feeder & Sub Junior Tour here.

Star Sports launches 'Young Heroes' in Kolkata

Aug 21, 2015, at 04:45 am

Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS) Star Sports in association with Parle Products and IDBI Federal Life Insurance launched its latest sporting venture ‘Young Heroes’, a 7-a side U-15 school football tournament, designed to handpick the best 16 youth soccer players from Indian schools, here on Thursday.

OIL India 'A' take charge at The Telegraph Merchant's and Challenge Cup 2015

Jul 30, 2015, at 01:13 am

Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS): OIL India 'A' powered by T Hazarika's 73 raced to the top of the Division I with a total of 150 at Ballantine's presented The Telegraph Merchant's Cup being played here at the prestigious Royal Calcutta Golf Club.

Atletico de Kolkata signs Helder Postiga as a marquee footballer

Jul 29, 2015, at 11:51 pm

Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS): Indian Super League squad Atletico de Kolkata on Wednesday announced it has signed Helder Postiga as a marquee footballer for the upcoming season of the tournament.

Board will meet and decide on Ravi Shastri: Sourav Ganguly

Jun 15, 2015, at 02:49 am

Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS) Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the decision on ex-cricketer Ravi Shastri tenure as the Team Director of the national side has not been formally decided by the BCCI.