Pune City FC

Pune Beat North-East at Home As Dutchman Goossens Scores in Dying Minutes

 November 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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Just the other day, Pune City FC were beaten by the visiting Kerala Blasters, who scored a 2-1 win despite playing a below-par game. Yesterday, Pune had another set of visitors from Eastern India, the North East United Football Club of Guwahati. The home supporters were thoroughly dejected after Pune City FC squandered the one […]

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Cricket

Indian Openers Fashion Out Huge Defeat for Sri Lanka in the First ODI at Cuttack

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the West Indies left Indian shores in questionable circumstances, the Board of Control for Cricket in India succeeded in getting the Sri Lankan team to India. Some senior Sri Lankans were peeved by an external tour suddenly thrown in but finally they all arrived; albeit less prepared and with a few under-experienced players. The […]

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Mumbai City FC

Marquee Man Anelka’s First Goal Helps Mumbai Beat Kerala Blasters at Home

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC played an erratic game but in the end they got lucky in beating Kerala Blasters 1-0. An on-the-target free-kick from Mumbai’s marquee player Frenchman Nicolas Anelka showed his class. The free-kick taken just before the halftime from 25 yards, curled deceptively before finding the top corner. Anelka thus scored his first goal […]

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FC Goa

FC Goa Score First Win While Delhi Taste Defeat in an ISL Match on Saturday

 November 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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There is a lot of difference between Delhi and Goa in terms of spectator involvement in football. While Delhi is like other Indian cities, where cricket takes precedence over football, Goa is comparable to Kolkata, Kerala and Guwahati. In these cities, a football game is as eagerly awaited as a cricket match and therefore, when […]

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ISL

ISL Updates: Chennai Destroy Mumbai, Delhi & North-East End Goalless and Kerala Score First Win

 November 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Indian Super League is now 17 matches old but 44 games are yet to be played. Two weeks of colorful football has been welcomed by spectators in ISL football cities but despite Atletico de Kolkata looking solid so far, it would be hazardous to predict the winner at this stage. The tournament has seen […]

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ISL

In a Double Header on Super Sunday Kolkata Held by Kerala as Pune Beat Goa

 October 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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Football fans at Kolkata and Pune had a whale of a time watching quality football on a blockbuster Sunday. In the first match at Salt Lake stadium, Atletico de Kolkata played with a depleted side and drew with Kerala Basters. In the other match in Pune, the home team recorded its first ISL victory against […]

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X Delhi Dynamos

Delhi’s First ISL Victory Is Also the First Loss to Chennaiyin FC in the Hero League

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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Playing at home on Saturday, Delhi Dynamos came up with a great football performance against the hitherto unbeaten Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League. In the process, while Delhi won their first game, Chennai suffered a loss for the first time in the ISL. It was a double delight for the home crowd […]

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North-East United FC

Nine-Man Mumbai Suffer a Stunning 0-2 Home Loss against North-East United FC

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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On a pleasant Friday night, Guwahati boys came to Mumbai and went away as conquerors, leaving Mumbai shell-shocked. The way Mumbai City FC played in the first half; the 2-0 win for the North-East United was the least fathomable result. But the visitors showed their true skills in the second half and scored both goals […]

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Chennaiyin FC

Second Successive Win for Chennai but Kerala Fail to Open Their Account in ISL

 October 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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Chennai was drenched yesterday, when widespread heavy rains lashed most city areas. The Jawaharlal Nehru stadium was logged with water and ISL organizers were worried about the upcoming game between Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters on Tuesday October 21. But the superb efforts by the grounds men ensured that the keenly awaited contest between southern […]

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Hockey Champions india

Brilliant India Retain Sultan of Johor U-21 Hockey Champions Trophy

 October 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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India finished the proceeding at Johor Bahru with a 2-1 victory against Great Britain in the final of the Sultan of Johor U-21 International Hockey Tournament in Malaysia on Sunday. Displaying one of their most outstanding hockey performances in recent times, even though Sultan of Johor Cup was only an Under-21 tournament, India proved their […]

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