Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia criticised VIP culture at Lionel Messi‘s Kolkata event, where genuine fans were unable to see the football star due to unwanted VIP presence. The GOAT Tour’s Kolkata leg on Saturday turned chaotic at Salt Lake Stadium when fans who purchased expensive tickets began throwing…
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, right (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) An investigation has been ordered into the chaotic events during Lionel Messi‘s GOAT Tour event at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, as announced by West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas.“The government has ordered to investigate this matter. An investigation is going…
Fans with Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s posters lay on the ground as they vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium, alleging poor management during the footballer’s G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday said it was concerned after the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata…
Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan Royals arrive at the IPL Auction 2026 carrying more context than most teams at the table. Few franchises have experienced such sharp swings in direction within a single year. The Royals’ journey into this mini-auction has been anything but linear, spanning…
Heated confrontation between England security staff and media (Screengrabs) A confrontation between England cricket team‘s security staff and a Channel Seven cameraman at Brisbane airport has added to the team’s challenging Ashes series. The incident took place on Saturday as the England team was checking in for their flight to Adelaide before the third Test.Channel…
NEW DELHI: What was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime celebration for football lovers in Kolkata turned into heartbreak and anger, as Lionel Messi’s much-awaited appearance at Salt Lake Stadium ended abruptly, leaving thousands of fans disappointed. Among them was a fan who made an extraordinary personal sacrifice, skipping his own wedding, to catch a glimpse…
A banner being vandalised amid chaos during an event of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi as part of his ‘G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025’, at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), in Kolkata. Fans protested after failing to catch a clear glimpse of the footballer despite paying hefty sums for tickets. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata has a…
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (Image credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana extended her congratulations to skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) named a stand in her honour at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Two new stands were unveiled at the venue, with the second…
NEW DELHI: What was meant to be a historic celebration of football greatness in Kolkata spiralled into chaos on Saturday, December 13, forcing Lionel Messi to cut short his much-anticipated appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium. Overcrowding, poor crowd control and security lapses turned the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan into a flashpoint, leaving fans angry,…
Lionel Messi (Image credit: PTI) NW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated stop in Kolkata during the G.O.A.T. Tour of India 2025 descended into disorder on Saturday, as poor crowd management and security lapses overshadowed what was meant to be a landmark event for Indian football fans. Thousands packed the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium)…