Dhiman Sarkar is based in Kolkata and has been a sport journalist for over three decades. He writes mainly on football.
Articles by Dhiman Sarkar
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Updated on Mar 23, 2009 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Bidemi lights up Chirag’s day
That a team used to scaring opponents with variety in set-pieces would lose to a goal following a corner is an irony difficult to miss, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Feb 15, 2009 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
‘Wish Clifford wins league’
May be the sun and sand of Goa have a way of cushioning body blows. Still trying to understand why he was sacked, Vishwas Gaonkar told HT that he harbours no ill-feeling towards Sporting Clube de Goa.
Updated on Feb 11, 2009 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
EB, Md Sp end losing streak
Mohammedan Sporting completed a positive day for two Kolkata teams struggling in the second I-League. Like East Bengal in the afternoon, the 14th round victory against JCT on Saturday was the first in six rounds, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Feb 07, 2009 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Coventry call for Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri could be the 2nd Indian after Bhaichung Bhutia and the first in seven years to play in England. The India striker is going to Coventry City later in the week apparently for a look and feel of the club, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jan 21, 2009 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
'Not Pele or Maradona, I’m the best'
It often had Martin Haegele, Bayern Munich’s director of international affairs who doubled as interpreter, and everyone else who knew German laughing before the rest of the media, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jan 20, 2009 01:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Bayern II to visit Kolkata again
Less than one year after Oliver Kahn played his last match in a Bayern shirt in Kolkata, the German giants are returning to the city, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jan 09, 2009 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Beto, Barreto to start training centre
Beto and Jose Barreto today set the ball rolling in Goa with a training centre for 100 children, a first by imports in Indian football. And by next year, they hope to have an edition of the Brasil Futebol Academia in Kolkata, reports D Sarkar.
Updated on Jan 03, 2009 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Kolkata, Goa derbies before final
Sport has no guarantees but it would have been a travesty had Goa and Kolkata derbies not comprised penultimate round duels at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Dec 17, 2008 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
‘If mother said I’m the best, then, I am the best’
Speaking softly in a deep, gravelly voice, Maradona predictably called George Bush an assassin, couldn't resist a dig at the outgoing President's comment of people in poorer countries eating more and said that Barack Obama gives him hope. Read the excerpts...
Updated on Dec 07, 2008 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
EB topple leaders in style
East Bengal had sliced I-League leaders Sporting Clube de Goa as knife through butter. What's more, from Houghton's perspective that is, was that all the goals came from his India players, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Nov 15, 2008 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Vision India for English clubs
"India has a knowledgeable football audience, young population and is big enough for more than one sport," Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon said. A report by Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Nov 12, 2008 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Zurich
‘Ronaldo is as quick as Henry and as skilful as Cantona’
Here for training, Warren Barton, a former England, Newcastle and Wimbledon defender, spoke to HT about the world’s most famous league, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and more. Excerpts
Updated on Oct 22, 2008 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Of porous defences and Barreto’s brilliance
In terms of gaffes, Mohammedan Sporting were ahead at half-time but it wouldn't have mattered had Jose Barreto not brilliantly cancelled Goutam Thakur's strike, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Oct 20, 2008 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
EB may move up Yakubu; Bhutia trains
On the day, Bhaichung Bhutia resumed training, his coach fell sick. Coincidental that but also told you of the malaise presently affecting Mohun Bagan, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Oct 14, 2008 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Mumbai boys rock in Kolkata
Never before in different avatars of this league has Goliath been slain twice. To Mumbai F.C. goes that credit. No one's going to mess around with them now, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 30, 2008 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Chhetri doubtful for Mumbai F.C. tie
East Bengal's I-League second round match has been shifted from the churned up Barasat Stadium park to the more verdant Yuba Bharati Krirangan, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 29, 2008 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Points split after scrappy show
Two days after Mumbai FC deflated Mohun Bagan's pride, Air India, rebuilding again under the astute Bimal Ghosh, nearly grounded Mohammedan Sporting's hopes of a good start, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 29, 2008 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Form & foreigners make Shabbir hopeful
Having played a part in the emergence of Goa, Shabbir Ali, almost a decade later, is trying something more arduous — the resurgence of Mohammedan Sporting, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 28, 2008 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Babes make Bagan slip in rain
Looking more surefooted than the hosts, Mumbai FC punctured Mohun Bagan's well-drilled team game in a manner few at the Barasat Stadium expected. Dhiman Sarkar reports.
Updated on Sep 27, 2008 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
EB fade out after bright start
With amaciated balloons climbing into the night sky and on a turf left worse for the wear by the rain and repeated practice sessions, the second I-League kicked off its Kolkata chapter, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 27, 2008 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
East Bengal’s chance to forget the past
The transformation of a grumpy Edmilson Marques to someone enjoying sessions is proof that Rozario has already had some effect, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 25, 2008 11:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
No first day blues for new East Bengal coach
The smile hasn’t left Stanley Rozario since touching down on Sunday night but on Tuesday morning it was possibly as much because of an essentially sunny disposition as it was due to a lively first practice session, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Sep 16, 2008 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
A year of August performance
As the Olympians returned to a hero's welcome and the promise of megabucks, India conquered Lanka. A lot to talk about on Friday, the National Sports Day and Dhyan Chand's birthday. Dhiman Sarkar reports. Special Coverage: Beijing Olympics | Mission SL
Updated on Aug 29, 2008 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Time players took Bob’s vision to clubs
The best way to repay Houghton would be to take his vision to our clubs. So far, Bhaichung Bhutia has been the only one doing that, writes Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Aug 14, 2008 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar
In Tevez, United trust
It was a pity Tevez’s last contribution was a free-kick conceded near the centre circle, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Durban
Port city shocked by FIFA decision
Getting FIFA delegates over in March 2009 for a visit to the completed Nelson Mandela Multipurpose Stadium would be a fitting rebuff, Dhiman Sarkar tells.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 06:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Port Elizabeth
Soweto derby and a good evening
But in the new South Africa while the rivalry is still intense, people don't go that far anymore, tells Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 06:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Johannesburg
United turn it on in style
For Giggs, partnering Wayne Rooney must have been as unusual as playing with Paul Scholes in central midfield, reports Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Pretoria
SA striving to pass 2010 test
Tourism is the biggest contributor to the GDP and the country, rich in agriculture and minerals, is Africa’s only automobile manufacturer and its wine industry is over 300 years old, finds Dhiman Sarkar.
Updated on Jul 29, 2008 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhiman Sarkar, Johannesburg