Legendary Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama would be a proud man if only he could come back from beyond to Goa’s shores once again, with the erstwhile Portuguese colony in the throes of World Cup football fever these days. Like in the case of most World Cup and European Cup tournaments before 2010, Goa has [...]
AVC – Kuwait won the first Indian Football Federation- Kuwait League Championship for season 2009-2010. For the first time in the history of Indian expatriate soccer the league was conducted by the federation similar to the leagues conducted in Europe and the West but minus the home and away rule due to paucity of time [...]
Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has been unanimously re-elected as the president of Swimming Federation of India in its Annual General Body Meeting in Margao.
The AGM paid little heed to the Sports Ministry’s recent tenure guidelines and also re-elected Virendra Nanavati of Gujarat as the secretary general of SFI for the sixth time.
Besides 23 state [...]
Dempo coach, Mr Armando Colaco today inaugurated at Gaunsawaddo, Mapusa an exhibition that brings to football lovers various aspects of the Football World Cup from the year it was first held – 1930. This treat for football lovers has been arranged by Mr Pradeep Chodancar.
Among the various items exhibited were flags of different countries participating [...]
The city’s reputation as the Mecca of Indian soccer is on the decline, but Kolkata is soaking in the WAKA WAKA fever!
As Planet Earth soaks up the biggest sporting spectacle in the world, the FIFA World Cup, the excitement level is also reaching fever pitch in India. Ever since this game was introduced to India [...]
Eight-time world billiards champion Geet Sethi today lashed out at the Cricket Board for not sending the Indian teams for this year’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, saying the BCCI is only concerned about commercial benefits and country’s pride comes last for it.
The BCCI yesterday said that due to prior international commitments it will not send [...]
The 34th National Convention of the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India is to be held in Goa from May 5 to 9 and, among the highlights of the five-day meet, is the FIFA World Cup 2010 seminar to be held on May 7 ahead of the mega event starting on June 11 in South Africa.
Football [...]
The Yachting Association of India and Laser Class Association of India will hold National Board Sailing Championships and Laser Coastal National Sailing Championships 2010 at Cidade de Goa Vanguinin beach tomorrow.
India’s best sailors like national champion Donald Coelho, Derrick Menezes, Remy Fernandes and several other
participants from the Army, Navy and other states will participate in [...]
The Argentinean hockey players tucked away their sticks and flew down to Goa from New Delhi after finishing seventh in the World Cup. The South Americans arrived in the state on Monday afternoon to soak up the sun here. Pablo Lombi, coach of the side, said the team was on a holiday. ”It’s our first trip [...]
Sporting Clube De Goa will face an uphill task on Sunday when they clash with Shillong Lajong FC in a round 16 I-League encounter. Sporting managed to avoid defeat in the last round against Mumbai FC but have not won a match this season and coach Vishwas Gaonkar’s side are running out of time. The Goan club [...]