Overseas club experience must: Subrata Paul

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 21:16

India`s national team goalkeeper Subrata Paul, who has been offered a six-month contract by Danish top tier club FC Vestsjaelland, feels players must try and play overseas to improve their skills and get a feel of big clubs.

Played football in school, used to be goalkeeper: Akshay Kumar

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 11:57

Hailing the eastern metropolis as the "city of sports", Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Friday revealed that he played soccer in school and was the goalkeeper.

Akshay, Sonakshi made life members of East Bengal club

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 11:49

Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha were Friday given life memberships of East Bengal club.

Akshay Kumar bats for martial arts in school curriculum

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 22:49

Urging to make learning of martial arts compulsory at schools, popular Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar today regretted that this form of self defence came last in priority in the country.

Salgocar FC, East Bengal play out goalless draw

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 23:45

The I-League match between Salgocar Football Club and East Bengal provided plenty of entertainment but ended in a goalless draw here on wednesday.

Mumbai FC shocks East Bengal by 3-2 in I-League

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 23:17

Mumbai FC sprung a surprise as they shocked East Bengal by 3-2 in the Airtel I-League Round 12 match here on Monday.

History beckons as EB face Kuwait SC

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 10:20

East Bengal will play their biggest and toughest match to date on home turf when they face defending champions Kuwait SC in the AFC Cup return leg semifinal at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Monday.

Shillong Lajong faces uphill task against upbeat East Bengal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:47

Shillong Lajong FC will face an uphill task when they take on the formidable East Bengal club in an I-League encounter here on Wednesday.

East Bengal lose, but not before a fight

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 15:35

A spirited fightback in the second half was not enough for East Bengal as the Indian club went down 2-4 to defending champions Kuwait SC in the first leg semifinal of the AFC Cup football tournament here.

AFC Cup: Three East Bengal players return over visa issues

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 09:10

Giving a jolt to East Bengal`s hopes for the away leg of the AFC Cup semi final outing against title holders Kuwait SC, three of their key footballers had to return from the airport here owing to visa problems.

AFC Cup: East Bengal in semi-finals

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 00:51

A late header from South Sudan striker James Moga here on Tuesday saw East Bengal become the first Indian side to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup in five years as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Indonesia’s Semen Padang in their quarter-finals second leg.

East Bengal pip Semen Padang, eye semis berth in AFC Cup

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 20:50

East Bengal rode on substitute Ryuji Sueoka`s second-half strike to scrape past Semen Padang of Indonesia 1-0 in their home-leg of AFC Cup quarterfinals at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday.