Joypur village in the Rajnagar block of Birbhum district is a beautiful place in spring. There is still a trickle in the river before summer sets in and the ‘palash flowers’ are blooming with their colour lighting up almost the entire village. Spring, along with the burst of colour has …
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Hosts Goa and 31-times champions West Bengal were off to winning starts on the opening day of the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy in Goa. While Goa beat Meghalaya 2-1, West Bengal scraped past Chandigarh by a solitary goal. At the JMC Bambolim Stadium, after a barren …
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The East Zone qualifiers of the Sub-Junior National Football Championship continued at the Ravenshaw University Ground in Cuttack with Bengal beating Chhattisgarh 4-0. The Bengal Sub-Junior boys had to wait until the first minute of first half added time to take the lead with Manav Mullick scoring. But in the …
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The Bengal state senior men’s team scored a vital 2-0 win over neighbours Odisha in the 71st Santosh Trophy – East Zone qualifiers campaign in Bokaro, Jharkhand to qualify for the final round. The game was decided late with Bengal scoring two quick goals against Odisha. First Jiten Murmu gave …
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The Indian Football Association (West Bengal) has announced the Bengal state senior men’s team squad for the upcoming 71st Santosh Trophy – East Zone qualifiers. The Bengal team will be coached by experienced Mridul Banerjee, who is currently the head coach of Mohammedan Sporting, and he will be assisted by …
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The charity ‘Dream Wings’ is a Government registered public charitable Trust with a vision to achieve social fortification of the unfortunate underprivileged street occupants, slum dwellers, who have started health care through providing medical support through doctors and medicine. As part of their efforts to raise money, Dream Wings last …
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The Under-18 boys of Mohammedan Sporting Club will be participating in the inaugural edition of the Bengal Cup Invitational Football Tournament organised by Domkal Azad Club in Murshidabad from December 11 to 17, 2016 at Domkal in Murshidabad, West Bengal. The tournament will be a knock-out affair and beside Mohammmedan …
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The Indian Football Association (IFA), the parent body of football in West Bengal, has named Mridul Banerjee as the Bengal head coach for the upcoming Santosh Trophy. But the former defender is facing a problem as he is also the head coach of Second Division League side Mohammedan Sporting Club …
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As XtraTime reports, Kolkata has become a part of a historic movement as West Bengal witnessed the first ever Blind Football Exhibition match between West Bengal and Kerala. More than about the result as the home team breaks its jinx against Kerala by beating them on penalty-shootouts in their fifth …
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Former and current Indian footballers besides the government of West Bengal paid tribute to the ‘Diamond’ system creator, Amal Dutta in his last ride. Former football stars of Bengal joining the tributary party echoed that he did not get due respect from the AIFF. This morning at 7am the body …
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