East Bengal meet debutants Diamond Harbour FC in the Durand Cup semifinal on Wednesday at Salt Lake Stadium. Both sides enter with strong momentum, promising a thrilling battle for a place in the final
Dimitrios Diamantakos scored twice as East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the Durand Cup quarterfinal, setting up a semifinal clash with Diamond Harbour FC and ending an 18-month derby drought
Victor Amalraj, former India captain, and Sandesh Jhingan, the current Indian team captain, attended the Durand Cup flag-off ceremony in Delhi, graced by President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The stampede-like situation at Eden Gardens had more to do with erstwhile corrupt officials of Cricket Association of Bengal, who had printed fake tickets above capacity and there were at least 20,000 people more.
With back-to-back losses and an exodus of players, the young Hyderabad side still determined to ignite the lost spark as their head coach Thangboi Singto has a single word to welcome the team from Kolkata - ‘chharbona’
As former champions we are excited for the new season, a transitional season I would say, with 10 new players coming into the club. The players of Hyderabad FC are ready and excited to face East Bengal, said Hyderabad FC coach Thangboi Singto
Mohun Bagan were one-man down after Anirudh Thapa was sent off in the 62nd minute, but they still scored the decisive goal through a brilliant solo effort from Petratos in the 71st minute
The win paved the way for a fairytale Durand Cup finale on 'Super Sunday' as it set up Mohun Bagan's derby showdown against arch-rivals East Bengal in a repeat of 2004 final
Odisha FC secured a 6-5 win over SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Saturday. The Bhubaneswar-based club scored five goals in the second period
Coach Manolo Marquez Roca did accept that they are worried about not scoring goals and need to find ways to find the target more often, going ahead in the season.
