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East Bengal Suffer Shock Durand Cup Quarter-Final Exit To Shillong Lajong FC

August 21, 2024 admin

Second-half goals from Nestor Albiach and Guillermo Fernandez ensured NorthEast United booked their place in the semi-finals of the Durand Cup 2024, overcoming a valiant Indian Army FT in the first quarter-final, here at the SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar on Wednesday. They will take on Shillong Lajong FC in the semi-finals after the…

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East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Derby Cancelled To Prevent Disruptive Protests: Police

August 18, 2024 admin

The Bidhannagar police commissionerate said that Sunday’s Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was cancelled apprehending attempts by some elements and organisations to create trouble at the Salt Lake stadium during some planned protests over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and…

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Durand Cup: Shillong Lajong holds FC Goa to secure a quarterfinal berth

August 17, 2024 admin

Shillong Lajong FC held FC Goa to a 1-1 draw in the concluding Group F match of the 133rd Durand Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong to top the group and ensure a quarterfinal berth in the process. Needing just one point to qualify, Shillong Lajong secured it against a 10-man FC Goa…

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Durand Cup Derby Cancelled Amid Protests Over Doctor’s Rape And Murder In Kolkata

August 17, 2024 admin

Durand Cup derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal has been cancelled.© X (Twitter) The Durand Cup derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, scheduled at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday, has been cancelled because of the prevailing unrest in the city. The decision was taken following a meeting between…

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Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC, Odisha FC pick up facile wins

August 3, 2024 admin

Former India captain Sunil Chhetri came in as a late substitute to nod home a corner and complete the scoring process for Bengaluru FC. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Former ISL champion Bengaluru FC waltzed to its second consecutive win by downing the I-League side Inter Kashi FC 3-0 in a Group B league match…

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Kerala Blasters announces team for Durand Cup

July 31, 2024 admin

Adrian Luna of Kerala Blasters FC. File Adrian Luna, who missed a major part of the last ISL season with a knee injury, figures in the Kerala Blasters team for the Durand Cup in Kolkata. Grouped with CISF Protectors FT, Punjab FC, and Mumbai City FC, Blasters will kick off their campaign against Mumbai City…

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Durand Cup: ISL champion Mohun Bagan SG to lead the challenge in as the season opener of Indian football

July 27, 2024 admin

Lt. General RC Srikanth, VSM, Chief of Staff, HQ Eastern Command, Chairman Durand Cup Organising Committee, Aroop Biswas, West Bengal Minister of Youth Services & Sports, and other officials unveiled the trophy of 133rd Edition of Durand Cup 2024 during the press conference in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Defending champion Mohun Bagan Super…

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Durand Cup 2024: Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal FC Drawn In Same Group

July 11, 2024 admin

Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant and their archrivals East Bengal FC, the two finalists from the previous edition, have been drawn together in the same group as the group stage draw for the upcoming Durand Cup 2024 was unveiled on Thursday. The 24 teams from the ISL, I-League, international teams, and teams…

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Jamshedpur, Shillong To Be New Venues For Durand Cup Beginning In Kolkata On July 27

July 2, 2024 admin

File image of Mohun Bagan players Anirudh Thapa and Jason Cummings.© X (Twitter) Domestic season opener Durand Cup football tournament will be held from July 27 to August 31 across four venues with Indian Super League, I-League and other invitational teams competing in it. The 133rd edition of the Asia’s oldest tournament will…

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