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BENGALURU : When Anush Agarwalla relocated from India to Germany in 2017 to further his equestrian ambitions little did he expect to become the first male athlete in five years to represent the country at the world championships in dressage.
Olympics. Born on January 30, 1930, Banerjee began his footballing journey with a local club in Bally at the age of 18. However, it did not take much time for the news of his talent to travel to Kolkata. He made his Maidan debut for the Bengal Nagpur Railway Club from where the youngster was soon roped in by Mohun Bagan in 1952. It was for football that Banerjee, a student of the RG Kar Medical College then, left his studies midway to take up the game which was not a viable career option at that time.
Former India football team captain Samar 'Badru' Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died in Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged illness. He was 92. Banerjee is survived by his daughter-in-law. Fondly known as 'Badru Da', he was suffering from Alzheimer, Azotemia and high-blood pressure related ailments, and was admitted at the MR Bangur Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 on July 27.
Football Confederation (AFC) has told ATK Mohun Bagan that the Kolkata club is “currently unable to fulfil its obligations in respect of the AFC Cup 2022 inter-zone semi-finals”, scheduled for September 7 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. FIFA’s suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday means no Indian team can take part in international competitions.
Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins come calling during the next season of IPL. The 60-year-old former India stumper is also ready to mould himself within permissible limits when he dons the hat of Kolkata Knight Riders' head coach in the 16th edition of the league. "You don't have to use the same method everywhere.
The India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is abound with several interesting tales. Whenever the two teams face off, the focus and scrutiny are intense. With champion cricketers in both the sides, the competitive nature of the matches between the two sides is there for all to see. Shoaib Akhtar is one such cricketer who has been a great performer in India-Pakistan matches. His speed terrified batters around the world and it bamboozled India in a Test match in Kolkata in February, 1999.
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in his younger days, was a talented footballer. He was 18 years old when he was spotted by Border Security Force (BSF) officials during a football match in Manipur capital Imphal. He joined the BSF team and was part of the side that won the Durand Cup. He quit the BSF team a year later in 1982, but played football for 10 more years in the Manipur state team.
The first ever 'Imphal Derby' got off to an intense start with Tangva Ragui putting the Orange brigade ahead in 16th minute, only for Komron Tursunov to equalise three minutes later. But thereafter it was a NEROCA domination all the way as Thomyo headed in the 36th minute to snatch back the lead. Nigerian John Chidi took advantage of a defensive error to score the insurance goal in the 50th minute.