One has been feeling the spectacular Bird’s Nest is what will remain etched in memory as the legacy of Beijing 2008. Then comes the opening ceremony of which there may be no parallel for a long time to come. But there are more to come. The list of mind-defying performances may not be very long, […]
The weight on Dhoni
He is not the youngest cricket captain of the Indian team. Pataudi and Azharuddin donned that cap at younger age. But Dhoni most certainly will find the going too rough for him compared to what others have faced in the past. There are reasons. The BCCI is facing stiff challenge from Zee-controlled ICL. For BCCI […]
EB wins Fed
The 11-year wait is finally over. The Fed Cup is ultimately East Bengal’s. The victorious team, ably coached by Subrata Bhattacharjee, will be receiving tumultuous welcome when it lands in the city from Ludhiana. This win ensures that EB will participate in this year’s AFC (Asian Football Confederation, a FIFA arm) Cup. The next target […]
The wall resigns
One newspaper said this morning that Dravid wanted to resign his captaincy on a winning note and not as a loosing captain. And pray what that winning note is? It’s the Team India’s test series victory in England after 21 years. People may have different takes but I believe the series-win over a depleted England […]
Tragic ticket sale in East-Mohun match
I happened to accidentally switch on the Star Ananda channel on the TV today afternoon. As I was leaving the channel post-haste to cut wastage of time the face of the BCCI minister – sorry, the BCCI president who also happens to be agriculture minister at the center – appeared on the screen. It was […]
Fuelling East Bengal fans
Watching the red-and-gold play will shortly be possible even if you’re in Pune, Mumbai or Bangalore. The East Bengal club (I dislike using the word ‘Kingfisher’ before the name of my favorite club) is soon going to start football merchandising in major Indian cities holding the fingers of US-based Indthalia Corp. There will be dedicated […]
Subrata’s EB
Being greeted at club tent [Image source] As an East Bengal fan I keep my fingers firmly crossed at the prospect in forthcoming season, yet can’t conceal exuberance ever since Subrata Bhattacharjee took over as coach. Subrata was Mohun Bagan’s coach when it won NFL title 2-1/2 times (the half is because MB was runner-up […]
Fillip for football
When Star Ananda telecast the 5-match series of Sao Paulo Club’s junior contingent in India, it seemed as if it was a flash in the pan on part of the former. Now it’s clear that it was not so. Star Ananda has purchased television rights of all CFL (Calcutta Football League) matches for a thumping […]
Scaling THE peak
Journey to the TOP! [Image source]Today is the day in 1984 when Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest. It was little after noon that she reached the top where she then spent about 43 minutes (source: wikipedia). Bachendri now works for Tata Group where she helps management teams of Tata […]
Subrata switches to EB
East Bengal fans have reasons to feel happy. Yesterday, Subrata Bhattacharya, the mercurial yesteryear Mohun Bagan stopper and a successful coach, has agreed to train EB players in the coming season. With him at the helm, the drought of trophies at East Bengal may perhaps end at last. [Image source on left] Subrata has been […]
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