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Lack of game time for India players a worry for Stimac

Kolkata, March 6 -- There are nine matches left before ISL10 pauses for the World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan on March 21 (in Saudi Arabia) and March 26 (Guwahati). As the race for the league t... Read More


ISL 10: Lack of game time for India players worry for Igor Stimac

India, March 5 -- There are nine matches left before ISL10 pauses for the World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan on March 21 (in Saudi Arabia) and March 26 (Guwahati). As the race for the league shi... Read More


Pep and Xavi are similar in the way they handle youngsters: Gundogan

Kolkata, March 3 -- When Ilkay Gundogan arrived at Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's first signing in 2016, Phil Foden was over one year away from his Premier League debut. Before that happened in No... Read More


'Pep, Xavi similar in their handling of youngsters'

Kolkata, March 2 -- When Ilkay Gundogan arrived at Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's first signing in 2016, Phil Foden was over one year away from his Premier League debut. Before that happened in No... Read More


More difficult for Yamal than it was for Foden: Ilkay Gundogan

India, March 1 -- When Ilkay Gundogan arrived at Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's first signing in 2016, Phil Foden was over one year away from his Premier League debut. Before that happened in Nove... Read More


The Blue Girl: A poignant sports film that reminds us of football's ability to manifest change

India, March 1 -- Here, Ruud Gullit is one word and football a delight, a vehicle for social messaging and a beacon of hope. In this remote hamlet on the Kurdistan mountains in western Iran Hima, "The... Read More


Chelsea seek cohesion, find pain

India, Feb. 26 -- They were separated by the distance a pundit is supposed to have from the touchline but as Mauricio Pochettino, his overcoat unbuttoned midriff and below, surveyed the wreckage of a ... Read More


india defender jhingan may miss remainder of isl season due to knee injury

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Sandesh Jhingan's season may be over due to the knee injury he suffered in the Asian Cup. It is possible that the central defender and one of the team leaders will also miss India'... Read More


HT Kick Off: A trip to Emirates shows how Indian sports fans are being shortchanged

India, Feb. 23 -- A winter's day, in a deep and dark December. It is one thing listening to Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock" while growing up (and growing old) in Kolkata and quite another to be in... Read More


Jordan's story: from no-hopers to Asian Cup finalists

India, Feb. 7 -- "Football, bloody hell!" turns 25 this year and Alex Ferguson's quip after the 1998-99 Champions League final is an apt description of how the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup ... Read More