CRICKET’S GARDEN OF EDEN
What would be your most memorable event at the Eden Gardens? A fired-up Mohun Bagan holding Pele’s Cosmos 2-2 in a friendly in 1977? VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid scripting perhaps India’s greatest-ever Test victory against Australia in 2001? Rohit Sharma’s 264 in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2014?Or The death of 16 football […]
ROWING THROUGH HISTORY
Rowing as a sport in India and a club for it was started in Kolkata in the colonial era when the East India Company established their trading post on the banks of the Hooghly in the late 17th century. As the capital of British India, Calcutta became a centre of commerce and a melting pot […]
FOOTBALL’S HOME ADDRESS
There’s a saying that your understanding of Indian football will remain incomplete without watching a Kolkata derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at the chock-a-block Salt Lake Stadium. This is when life comes to a standstill, loyalty gets divided, and the noise becomes deafening and defining. If the build-up to the game borders on […]
MAD ABOUT FOOTBALL
The evolution of a city is essentially an expression of its adaptability to changing times and staying relevant. From this perspective, Kolkata is still a history in motion — expressed through its myriad social, political and cultural vibes across years, nay, centuries. Football is one such symbolism at the centre of the city’s existence. More […]
Bengal Govt comes in support of grassroots football
In an effort to develop sports outside the big cities, the Bengal government has decided to come in support of the Kanmari Football Academy in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas.
Rowing competitions return to Lake with state championship
Two 13-year-old girls racing in a double scull event at the state rowing championship at Rabindra Sarobar fell in the water after their boat capsized on Wednesday. Help arrived swiftly on a speedboat and the two were pulled out of the water within 90 seconds.