"Zulpea Xett" in Cuncolim has been a natural storm-water drain as well as a beautiful natural turf for youngsters in Cuncolim to hone in on their sporting skills. Today, as a powerful lobby has filled up the field, there could be dangerous repercussions, writes Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.

Football is in the blood of every Goan and the high that comes only with this racy sport can be seen as people gather at their village grounds every other day. Some of these football fields are mere flattened paddy fields, but the thrill of watching the ball race around can be got just about anywhere if you’ve a Goan.

Effects of the 're-union' of Mickky Pacheco and the Churchills could be felt beyond political circles. Football in Goa could be a winner.

Students representing their institutions in sporting events can now 3 per cent additional marks in their examinations. Besides 3 per cent seats in educational institutions and govt jobs and will be reserved for sportspersons.

The GFA vice-president Mr Elvis Gomes proposed to make the season-opener GFA Charity football match more relevant and competitive at the executive committee meeting of GFA held on Friday.

That Test cricket is no longer the major attraction it was some decades ago is a well accepted fact. It’s shorter versions, the 50 over version and Twenty20 have made inroads into this once hallowed turf is now history.

The 2009-10 football season-opener GFA Charity football match will be played on August 21.

The high-tech GCA indoor cricket academy is all set to be unveiled formally on August 22 by the BCCI president Mr Shashank Manohar.

St Joseph’s High School, Calangute caused a major upset in the U-17 Subroto Mukherjee football tournament (Bardez zone) after they got the better of St Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Mapusa.

Ivana Furtado and Bhakti Kulkarni, silver and bronze winners respectively, at Asian Chess Championship 2009 returned home to a grand reception on their arrival at the Dabolim Airport.