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Kapil Kumar keeps his lead with a rollercoaster 68 in round two of ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship 2019

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:26 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Delhi’s Kapil Kumar kept his lead for the second day running with a rollercoaster four-under-68 at the ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship 2019 Powered by Bharat Benz, a TATA Steel PGTI event, being played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC).

BFI to start Inter-State Bridge Championship from 2020

Dec 11, 2019, at 06:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bridge Federation of India (BFI)  has decided to introduce Inter-State Bridge Championship from next year.

RCGC To Host ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship from Dec 11

Dec 06, 2019, at 10:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS:  Kolkata is all set to witness the five–day  ICC RCGC Golf  Championship which will be held at the historic Royal Calcutta Golf Club course from Dec 11. 

Pink Test: Ishant Sharma's fiery spell leaves Bangladesh struggling at 7/2 at Tea Break

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After Virat Kohli's display with the bat, now Ishant Sharma joined the party to destroy Bangladesh's batting lineup as he picked up two wickets to leave the visitors struggling at seven runs for the loss of two wickets on the second day of the Pink Ball Test match here on Saturday.

Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to score a century in 'Pink Ball' Test

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Indian captain Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in this continent to score a century in the historic day-night pink ball Test against Bangladesh as the host were heading for a big total on Day 2 in the 5-day play at Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

Kolkata Pink Ball Test: Bangladesh struggle at 73/6 at lunch, Indian bowlers dominate proceedings

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:30 pm

Kolkata, Nov22 (IBNS)  Bangladesh is fighting with theirback to the wall and scored 73 runs by losing six wickets at lunch on the opening day of the historic day-night Test match against India at  Eden Gardens here Friday.

Viswanathan Anand to face tough challenge in Kolkata leg of Grand Chess Tour

Nov 21, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Former world champion and titleholder in the Blitz segment Viswanathan Anand will face a tough challenge as the Kolkata leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) involving eight of the fifteen top grandmasters of the world begins at the historic National Library campus here Friday.

Siddhesh Lad traded to KKR by MI

Nov 15, 2019, at 04:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Mumbai batsman Siddhesh Lad will turn out for Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming season of the VIVO IPL following a successful trade by Mumbai Indians.

Kolkata's karate girl eager to meet Guv, CM; share gritty story

Jun 20, 2019, at 08:57 pm

Kolkata, Jun 20 (UNI) Ayesha Noor, who represented India thrice in karate winning the gold, wishes to meet the governor and the chief minister of West Bengal. 

Tolly Classic: Bimal Singh Sardar continues his dream run

May 10, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Kolkata, May 10 (IBNS): The IGU Eastern India Amateur Feeder tour 's 8th event Tolly Classic drew to a ceremonial end with Bimal Singh Sardar pulling off a narrow victory  to further cement his place in the order of merit leader board .

National High School star of Day 4 in school rowing championship

May 08, 2019, at 07:22 pm

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS):  National High School (NHS) oars-persons stole the limelight in the senior girls section as three of their teams reached the  quarter finals of the 47th All India Invitation School Regatta on the fourth day of the meet at Lake Club course in Rabindra Sarovar lake here Wednesday.

Jatragachi junior boys, junior girls from Modern High and La Martinieres enter quarters of All India School Regatta

May 07, 2019, at 07:42 pm

Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): Former Champions in the junior boys category Jatragachi Pranvananda High School from North 24 Parganas district along with Modern High School “A” and “B” and La Martiniere for Girls “A” entered the quarter finals of the junior boys and girls divisions respectively on day three of  the 47th All india Invitation School Regatta being held at the Lake Club course in Rabindra Sarovar lake here Tuesday.

Kolkata: Mayor inaugurates 47th All-India Invitation School Rowing Championship at Lake Club

May 05, 2019, at 07:47 pm

Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS): The 47th All-India Invitation School Rowing Championship, organized by Lake Club, began on a colourful note with city mayor and West Bengal minister for urban development and municipal affairs Firhad Hakim inaugurating the event.

Team CoreFit from Kolkata impresses at the IKFF Delhi Kettlebell Championship 2019

Feb 28, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): The IKFF(International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation) national Kettlebell Championship was held in New Delhi on 21st of March 2019. The competition saw participation close to 40 athletes at the premier mall of Delhi - Select City Walk.

Italian blow to India in Davis Cup qualifier

Feb 01, 2019, at 01:40 pm

Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): India's Ramkumar Ramanathan lost 4-6, 2-6 to Italian Andreas Seppi in the opening day of the Davis Cup qualifier here today.

Under 18 players from 21 countries to play in ITF tourney in Kolkata

Jan 19, 2019, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Noted young players from 20 countries besides India will be seen in action at the ITF under-18 Junior Tennis Championship to be held at the red clay courts of Dakshin Kolikata Sangsad (DKS) here from January 20 to 26.

Ethiopians Legese, Kuma sweep TSK 25Ks fifth edition

Dec 16, 2018, at 04:39 pm

Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): In what emerged as a double for Ethiopia, Birhanu Legese and Dibaba Kuma braced glory in the Elite 25K men’s and women’s categories respectively, even as Avinash Sable and L Surya kept the Indian flag fluttering in the fifth edition of Tata Steel Kolkata 25K.

Nissan KICKS brings ICC World Cup Trophy to Kolkata

Dec 15, 2018, at 04:23 pm

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS): Attention all cricket fans in Kolkata! The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Trophy, driven by Nissan KICKS, reached Kolkata on 15th   December, 2018. 

Hublot unveils ICC CWC 2019 England & Wales Trophy to cricket fans in Kolkata

Dec 14, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Hublot with its partner Exclusive Lines, Kolkata on Friday unveiled the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England & Wales Trophy to select audiences.

Sunfeast hosts school football league in Kolkata

Dec 13, 2018, at 11:51 pm

Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Sunfeast Kolkata School Football League managed by Sports Connect was recently hosted here.

Mayor’s Cup 2018 to offer scholarships to talented young cricketers

Nov 26, 2018, at 03:43 pm

Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): The Mayor's Cup 2018 school cricket tournament, which will begin from the first week of December in Kolkata, will offer scholarships to talented young players, according to the organizers.

La Liga comes to Kolkata

Oct 03, 2018, at 05:55 pm

Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): The highly anticipated clash, between rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, the El Clasico, has been scheduled for a 8:45PM IST kick-off on Oct 28, 2018 for Indian audiences again.

Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship inaugurated

Sep 09, 2018, at 07:11 pm

Kolkata , Sept 9 (IBNS): The first Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship was inaugurated on Sunday with  oldest rowing coach Ashok Chtterjee and former international oarsman Ashok Mehta lighting the sacred lamp in presence of  founder secretary of  Rowing Federation of India Subrata Dutta , Secretary of Calcutta Rowing Club ( CRC) Chandan Roy Chowdhury, Seceratary of West Bengal Rowing Assoiation Souvik Ghoh, Joint Secretary of Maharashtra Rowing Association Sanjoy Waldi and participating students from various schools of the city here on Sunday.

Kolkata hosting junior tennis tournament

Sep 08, 2018, at 08:12 pm

Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS): A higher grade of junior tournament under the All India Tennis Association, the Championship Series, started off at the synthetic courts of the Calcutta South Club Ltd from on Saturday. 

Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship to begin from Sept 4 in Kolkata

Sep 01, 2018, at 03:59 pm

Kolkata , Sept 1 (IBNS): Nearly 2,00,000 ( two lakh) students from across India and neighbouring  Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan are expected to take part in the Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship, which will be inaugurated  at  Calcutta Rowing Club ( Rabindra Sarobar) from Sept 4.

North Calcutta Rifle Club emerges as champion in 51st State Shooting Championship 2018

Jul 31, 2018, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Host North Calcutta Rifle Club became the champion in the 51st State Shooting Championship 2018, held at the club shooting ranges from July 23 to 29.

Milky Moo RCGC Challenge today

Jun 26, 2018, at 06:08 pm

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): Following the summer break, the Mecca of Indian golf, the Par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club is all in readiness to host the Milky Moo RCGC Challenge, the fourth leg of the 2018 season of the Indian Golf Union East Zone Feeder & Sub Junior Tour here.

Sourav Ganguly mentors Pro Star League’s players in Kolkata

May 12, 2018, at 12:18 am

Kolkata, May 11 (IBNS): Pro Star League, an under-16 cricket tournament which aims to identify and nurture talent at the grassroots, has begun the hunt for the best upcoming cricketers through a national-level mentorship camp.

South Point High School dominates show on 3rd day of week-long K C Mahindra All India School Regatta

May 09, 2018, at 12:54 am

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): City based South Point High School (SPHS)  dominated the show as  their Senior Girls  team  entered  the quarter finals of the 46th K C Mahindra All india Invitation School Regatta being organized by Lake Club on Rabinndra Sarovar here Tuesday. South Point Senior Girls , who  beat La Martiniere , also from Kolkata in the first of their league matches  on Monday,  produced another good show this day  to beat  St. Thomas easily to reach the quarter final

Keen enthusiasm marks opening day’s competition in K C Mahindra All India School Regatta

May 08, 2018, at 01:05 am

Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS):  St. Thomas High and Sushila Birla  High School in the Junior Girls section  and strong Contender South Point High School ,along with  G D Birla “A”, and National High School, West Bengal brightened their chance for a berth in the quarter finals as they won their races in the Senior and Junior Girls s categories  of 46th K C Mahindra All India Invitaion School Regatta being held at the Lake Cub course  of Rabindra Sarovar here Monday.