Portuguese international Jorge Costa Tuesday extended his stay at the club.
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Gaurav Kadam
Computer engineer bit by the sports bug.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the full schedule for the league stage of the Indian Premier League 2019. BCCI had released the schedule for the first 17 matches earlier. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener on March 23. All eight teams will play seven home matches at their respective home venues. The schedule is balanced in terms of afternoon matches/weekend matches and travel. The board has factored the 2019 Lok Sabha elections dates/phases; in the respective states and cities and clearance thereof. The league matches conclude on…
A vociferous crowd stood witness as Bengaluru FC defeated FC Goa 1-0 after 120 minutes of intense football to be crowned the 2018-19 Hero Indian Super League champions at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Sunday. After no goals separated the teams at the end of normal time, Rahul Bheke (118’) headed home a corner to exorcize Bengaluru’s demons from last year’s final as they lifted the coveted trophy for the first time. FC Goa was left to rue the red card Ahmed Jahouh picked up in the first half of extra-time as their wait for a first-ever ISL title…
When Bengaluru FC and FC Goa clash in the finale of the Hero Indian Super League at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday, sparks will fly. The two best teams in the league have made it so far on merit. They have qualified for the final in the past; Bengaluru as early as last year when they lost to Chennaiyin FC, and the same opponent crushed Goan dreams in 2015. On Sunday, Bengaluru FC, who topped the league stage, start as the favorites in this titanic tie. But they will need to be wary of a dangerous Goa side who…
Assam-born 20-year old Delhi lad, Gaurav Bora did the star turn with two second-half goals, as Chennai City FC won their maiden Hero I-League title, beating defending champions Minerva Punjab FC 3-1 in their final game of the 12th Hero I-League at the Nehru stadium in Coimbatore. Chennai finished with 43 points, one ahead of Quess East Bengal (QEB), who despite winning their final game in Kozhikode against Gokulam Kerala, saw their dreams of the first-ever title triumph fade away in Coimbatore. Pedro Manzi, their premiere Spanish striker fittingly scored a goal to join Churchill Brother’s Willis Plaza as the…
In the game between Neroca FC and Real Kashmir FC in Imphal, it was the hosts who drew first blood in the 18th minute through Subash Singh. Neroca FC scored their second goal in the added time (90’ + 4’) through Felix Chidi. Real Kashmir, however, powered by a brace from Danish Farooq (29′, 48′) and Bazie Armand (57′) wrapped the game in style. Danish Farooq was adjudged the Hero of the match for this game. In the game between Neroca FC and debutants Real Kashmir FC, it were the visitors Real Kashmir FC who pressed hard right from the…
180 Kilometers further down south from Coimbatore in Kozhikode, Kerala, Quess East Bengal and their Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia knew they had to win and then leave everything else to fate. The game began with The Red & Golds understandably on the attack and pressing hard to take an early lead. Their first attempt to score came as early as in the 2nd minute of the game, but QEB were unable to draw first blood. As the half progressed, however, QEB looked more under pressure to score and the hosts slowly but surely began to take charge. QEB also…
A mesmerising attacking performance from FC Goa saw them virtually blow Mumbai City FC out of their Hero Indian Super League play-off tie after a 5-1 win in the first leg at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Saturday. Though Mumbai took the lead through Rafael Bastos, an opportunistic strike from Jackichand Singh (31’) and a header from Mourtada Fall (39’) handed Goa the lead before half-time. Ferran Corominas (51’), Fall (58’) and Brandon Fernandes (82’) scored three more goals for Goa in the second half. This is the first time that a team has won an away play-off tie…
Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC played out a 0-0 draw with Sri Lanka’s Colombo FC in their AFC Cup qualifying play-off first leg tie on Wednesday. Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC played out a 0-0 draw with Sri Lanka’s Colombo FC in their AFC Cup qualifying play-off first leg tie on Wednesday. It was a closely contested match but the goal-scoring chances were at a premium for both sides on a humid afternoon at the Race Course Ground in Colombo. Last season ISL champions Chennaiyin were making their AFC Cup debut. After a tepid opening few minutes, the…
NorthEast United will be hoping to create club history by making it to maiden final when they take on Bengaluru FC at their home ground Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. Bengaluru FC has been the outstanding team for the second successive year. Despite an indifferent second half, Bengaluru still topped the league table. NorthEast United managed to grab the fourth spot, so do they have it in them to topple the favourites? “They’re (Bengaluru FC) a fantastic club. I think that they are the best club in India. That means we will be facing good players. We played them…