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It's upon us, the world's Cup

India, June 10 -- From 13 to 48 teams, from defending champions staying away in 1934 to a long qualification cycle, from England skipping the first three iterations to hoping it will come home, from 1... Read More


ISL likely to start on Sept 4; clubs asked to look for OCI players

Kolkata, June 10 -- A new season of ISL with 14 teams playing home and away is likely to start on Sept 4 with clubs being asked to focus on players who are, or can qualify as Overseas Indian Citizen (... Read More


ISL likely to start on Sept 4; clubs asked to look for OCI players

Kolkata, June 9 -- A new season of ISL with 14 teams playing home and away is likely to start on Sept 4 with clubs being asked to focus on players who are, or can qualify as Overseas Indian Citizen (O... Read More


Can the Premier League's assist king drive Portugal?

Kolkata, June 6 -- "We can win it and shouldn't be afraid to say it." The squad brimming with talent, it is not difficult to understand why Francisco Conceicao said that in an interview to The Athleti... Read More


What India can learn from Uzbekistan

India, June 5 -- The announcement that the World Cup will be televised is proof that the delay was more due to pricing than timing. Barring the 2002 iteration, the quadrennial showpiece has been a noc... Read More


Can the Premier League's assist king drive Portugal?

Kolkata, June 5 -- "We can win it and shouldn't be afraid to say it." The squad brimming with talent, it is not difficult to understand why Francisco Conceicao said that in an interview to The Athleti... Read More


Can Bruno Fernandes, Premier League's assist king, drive Portugal?

India, June 4 -- "We can win it and shouldn't be afraid to say it." The squad brimming with talent, it is not difficult to understand why Francisco Conceicao said that in an interview to The Athletic ... Read More


Argentina prays one more time for its Leo

Kolkata, June 4 -- Work stopped and the murmurs grew louder in the media tribune of Doha's Lusail Stadium as Lionel Messi gingerly felt the back and side of his left leg. Argentina were leading 2-0 ag... Read More


Argentina prays one more time for its Leo

Kolkata, June 3 -- Work stopped and the murmurs grew louder in the media tribune of Doha's Lusail Stadium as Lionel Messi gingerly felt the back and side of his left leg. Argentina were leading 2-0 ag... Read More


Mohun Bagan, AIFF and the wrong kind of buzz

India, May 29 -- To the country whose league Pep Guardiola, Mo Salah and Casemiro have left and where Virgil van Dijk became the oldest to play every minute, India arrived depleted and distraught. Kh... Read More