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1 week ago | 
espn.com | Anirudh Menon
Saurabh Chaudhary has won a 10m air pistol medal at an ISSF World Cup. If you read that and thought, hello, did I just click on an article from a time before we knew what a coronavirus was, you'd be forgiven. For those not in the know, a quick recap: Saurabh was Indian sports' golden child going into the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the man who would be India's next big Olympic star after Abhinav Bindra.
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
It starts with Matias Soule sprinting into midfield and stroking a loose ball gently wide to Alexis Saelemakers. The Belgian winger takes a touch with the outside of his right foot and set offs on a leisurely jog down the left wing. He watches Angelino bust a gut to underlap, ignores him and spies Soule asking for it again in the middle. A pause and he rolls it perfectly to him.
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon |Sunaadh Sagar |Aaditya Narayan
Mohun Bagan were peak Mohun Bagan - unstoppable, clutch, knowing how to win. They take home both the Shield and the Cup, only the second team to do the double in the Indian Super League and all the headlines from the 2024-25 season. What else happened, though?
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
Dear Mohun Bagan,Hi. Kemon achhen? We assume pretty good, considering you've just become the second team to win an ISL league shield and cup double. Well played, yeah? Both titles were well deserved, and there's hardly a doubt that you were the best team in the land through the length of the season. One of the best we've seen ever, even. Which is why we are writing this to you. Now, do you remember that winning goal from Saturday?
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
The noise. There's nothing like it in Indian football... in almost all Indian sport. There's a decibel count that a packed-to-the-rafters Salt Lake stadium makes that needs to be heard, felt, to be understood. For a long time on Saturday night, it felt like we wouldn't hear it this ISL final. There was encouragement, but it was more of the 'come-on-do-something' kind than anything else.
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
As Mohun Bagan SG prepare for their fourth ISL Cup final in five years, there's an unspoken question swirling around Indian football fans' conversations: Who are Mohun Bagan, really? Are they the attacking superpower that have blitzed scoring records, both individual and team, through the season? Or are they a defensive unit wearing out their opponents, a "boring" side winning by attrition and by the simple expedient of playing at 110 percent till the final whistle?
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
Mohun Bagan take on Bengaluru FC in the Final of 2024-25 Indian Super League and here's everything you need to know about the game: The Match Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC, 2024-25 ISL Final 7:30 PM, 12/4/2025, Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Telecast on JioHotstar, Star Sports 3, live blog on ESPN The Big Picture It was a rather odd sight to see at the pre-match press conference, the two managers sitting together, along with two senior players - Jose Molina and his captain Subhasish Bose; Gerard...
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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Sunaadh Sagar |Anirudh Menon |Aaditya Narayan
Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC will decide the destination of the 2024-25 Indian Super League trophy, with both teams taking to the Salt Lake stadium pitch for a 7:30 PM kickoff. It's the biggest game in Indian football, and you can follow it on our live blog, below. This final represents a bit of a revenge scenario for Bengaluru FC, who lost the same final in 2022-23 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regulation time.
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2 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Sunaadh Sagar |Aaditya Narayan |Anirudh Menon
Thirteen teams, 162 games, 465 goals and 210 days later, the 2024-25 season of the Indian Super League comes down to two teams -- Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Bengaluru FC. Come April 12th, the Salt Lake stadium will be witness to two rivals that have always played hard-fought encounters for the ultimate prize. Editor's PicksA Blue Tricolour - How Bengaluru FC's unique Indian backline set up an ISL Trophy chargeIs the answer to Mohun Bagan's final malaise quality over quantity?
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2 weeks ago | 
espn.in | Anirudh Menon
You've seen this a thousand times before. Real Madrid go to an away leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout tie, do the square root of nothing, absorb pressure like a sponge would water, watch the goalkeeper have one of his nothing-is-getting-past-me days and walk back to the Bernabeu with a draw and a laugh. Rinse, repeat, lift that beautiful trophy come end May/early June. On the Tuesday night of April 8, it felt like we were stuck in one of those Madrid déjà vu loops.
