EB content with IFA reply

East Bengal have climbed down from their tough stand after IFA secretary Utpal Ganguly apologised for not informing the club about setting up a panel of observers to oversee the performance of the big match officials. “They wrote to the IFA saying they should have been informed of the panel we set up on the eve of the derby and were contemplating not continuing in the Premier Division. I wrote back saying we should have informed them and also that they should not take any step detrimental to football,” said IFA secretary Utpal Ganguly.

“We are playing Wednesday’s match as the IFA’s reply has satisfied us,” said an East Bengal official. “We’ll meet the IFA secretary on Friday to resolve some other issues.”

Prasanta’s hattrick

Prasanta Mukherjee netted a hattrick in West Bengal Police’s 4-2 win over SAIL in CFL first division Super Division action on Tuesday. Tollygunge Agragami rode goals by Niladri Chakraborty and Yasin Mondal to a win over FCI. The other two matches — Calcutta Customs versus Police AC and Aryan versus Indian Air Force — didn’t produce a goal.

Basketball

Hosts Loreto House beat Ashok Hall 31-14 in the senior section of the Inter-school basketball meet on Tuesday. The junior event match between Modern High and Loreto House B ended 11-11.

TODAY IN SPORT

BASKETBALL: Inter-school meet: Matches at Loreto House from 2 pm

CHESS: WBCA Fide-rated meet: Matches at Khudiram Anusilan Kendra

FOOTBALL: Calcutta League, Premier Division: East Bengal vs George Telegraph (East Bengal ground, 3.30 pm); Chirag United SC vs Calcutta Port Trust (Barasat stadium, 3.30 pm)