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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


Mohun Bagan's first half fizz wins Kolkata derby

Kolkata, March 11 -- The stadium emcee could not be faulted for his efforts. But his exhortation to get the East Bengal chant going got drowned in the exuberance coursing through the half that sat Moh... Read More


AIFF report card: More misses than hits after SAFF high

Kolkata, March 9 -- The decision of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to charter a plane for the men's national team three days before its annual general meeting is like a penalty save late in ... Read More


Jamshedpur FC play an Indian less, may lose points

Kolkata, March 8 -- Jamshedpur FC are likely to lose the point they got from Friday's 1-1 draw against Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) for having less than the required numbers of Indi... Read More


Sandesh Jhingan may miss rest of ISL season with injury

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Sandesh Jhingan's season may be over due to the knee injury he suffered in the Asian Cup. It is possible that the central defender and one of the team leaders will also miss India'... Read More


On national team, Igor Stimac's suggestion supreme: AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- All things considered - lack of time to prepare, no GPS vests, injuries to key players, being in the toughest group of the Asian Cup - India's slide to 117 in the FIFA rankings, th... Read More


Against recharged East Bengal, Bagan hope for a reset

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- They are fifth and eighth in the standings which are uneven because all other teams have played more. Neither has a win in their last three games of the Indian Super League (ISL). B... Read More