Kolkata

MUMBAI: Ahmedabad and Kolkata will (as expected) host the IPL playoffs in front of full capacity crowds, the BCCI has confirmed. 

While Eden Gardens will host Qualifier 1 on May 24 followed by the Eliminator the next day, the Narendra Modi Stadium will play host to Qualifier 2 on May 27 and the final on May 29, ESPNcricinfo reports.

Jan 20, 2022 18:01
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Tours and Fixtures Committee has recommended that the three-match ODI series and the upcoming three-match T20I series between India and West Indies be played in Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
Sep 03, 2021 09:09
KOLKATA: The City of Joy has been officially confirmed as the home of the Durand Cup – the oldest club football tournament in Asia, for the next five editions.
Jun 28, 2021 14:06
NEW DELHI: The 2021-22 season of the Hero I-League is tentatively scheduled to kick off mid-December and will be held in Kolkata, as was the case in the 2020-21 edition, the All India Football Federation announced on Saturday. The declaration was made after a meeting chaired by Subrata Dutta, senior vice-president, AIFF, and chairman, League Committee.
Dec 17, 2019 18:12
KOLKATA: At a time when West Bengal is witnessing some of the largest protests among thoise that have erupted across the country against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction will go ahead as planned in the state capital.
Dec 16, 2019 18:12
NEW DELHI: The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has led to widespread protests across the country and one of the majorly affected areas is West Bengal.  And with the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kolkata a little over 72 hours away, franchises are keeping a close eye on the turn of affairs in the City of Joy, IANS reports.
Nov 20, 2019 14:11
KOLKATA: Tickets for the first four days of India's first Day/Night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata have been sold out, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed.
Nov 06, 2019 16:11
MUMBAI: The players' auction for the next Indian Premier League will be held on December 19 in Kolkata, the IPL governing council decided at a meeting here on Tuesday. The players' auction, being conducted for the first time in Kolkata, is the home turf of BCCI president Sourav Gangulay as well as the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders franchise.
Aug 01, 2019 18:08
MUMBAI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary, Kushal Das, confirmed to Sportstar on Thursday that Guwahati's Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium and Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium will host the Indian football team's opening two World Cup qualifiers home games.
Mar 06, 2019 11:03
KOLKATA: Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster, Tuesday expanded its portfolio of regional channels by announcing the launch of Star Sports 1 Bangla, India’s first dedicated sports channel for sports fanatics in the Bengali language. The channel launch is in line with Star Sports’ commitment to foster a multi-sports culture in the country while bringing fans closer to the sporting ecosystem.
Nov 15, 2018 13:11
KOLKATA: Four-time Olympic Games gold medallist and diving legend Greg Louganis will be the international brand ambassador of the Tata Steel 25k run in the city, IANS reports.