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Comeback win for Odisha FC thanks to Roy Krishna

Kolkata, April 23 -- The goals had dried up over the past two seasons. He had been off-loaded by ATK Mohun Bagan but though he scored against them in the 2022-23 final, it seemed Roy Krishna's best da... Read More


Is it time for Shreyas Iyer's KKR to rest Mitchell Starc in IPL 2024?

Kolkata, April 22 -- This is one list Mitchell Starc will not want to be on top of. Till after Sunday's games, no bowler had conceded as many boundaries - 44 - as the most expensive buy in the Indian ... Read More


Champions League: Comeback tales from near and far

Kolkata, April 17 -- "The team continues to believe and have faith. And they continue to think they can make it. And then you see what happens." That was Luis Enrique analysing a Champions League come... Read More


ISL League Shield: Liston Colaco and Jason Cummings goals seal Mohun Bagan's 2-1 win over Mumbai City FC

Kolkata, April 15 -- "We did it for the people," said Dimitri Petratos. Best fans in the league, said Jason Cummings. The Salt Lake stadium thrummed through every minute of this Indian Super League (I... Read More


Why Germany likes the Leverkusen fairytale

Kolkata, April 15 -- The joy of fans spilling on to the pitch sums up the tribalism that supporting a team is all about. Emotions can become difficult to rein especially for a team with so many near-f... Read More


IPL 2024: Against RCB, Sunil Narine turns clock back to 2017

Kolkata, March 30 -- Missing was the hattrick of sixes followed by a boundary but Sunil Narine did come close. He hit Yash Dayal for two fours and a six, turning the clock back to a May evening in 201... Read More


World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Afghanistan ride late goals to shock India 2-1

Kolkata, March 26 -- Head buried in his hands, Sunil Chhetri sat. On the pitch, Ashley Westwood, his coach through two I-League titles and a Federation Cup at Bengaluru FC, was being thrown in the air... Read More


Blunt India held 0-0 by Afghanistan

Kolkata, March 22 -- Afghanistan absorbed a players' mutiny and made light of the yawning gap in FIFA rankings to hold India 0-0 in group A of the 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday. The result took I... Read More


FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Sunil Chhetri may start behind striker Vikram Pratap as India meet Afghanistan

Kolkata, March 20 -- Vikram Pratap Singh could lead the line as India look to put behind a disappointing Asian Cup campaign and notch up their first win in 2024. Up next is Afghanistan in the Saudi Ar... Read More


Learnt a lot from Russell, Narine and Ten Doeschate: Gambhir

Kolkata, March 18 -- Back in colours purple and gold after 2017, Gautam Gambhir smiled more in two hours on Monday evening than he had in eight seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), got the bigges... Read More