Football Fever
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Miura, 52, extends record as oldest professional footballer after signing contract with Yokohama FC
Admiringly nicknamed ‘King Kazu’ for his spirited onfield style, will kick off his 35th career season this year.
AFP
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Football: Saudi Arabia giants Al Hilal beat Urawa Red Diamonds to clinch third AFC Champions League
Salem Al-Dawsari and Bafetimbi Gomis scored to give the Saudi side 3-0 aggregate win.
AFP
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Angry Korean fans sue sports agency as Juventus don’t field Ronaldo during friendly in Seoul
The Portuguese did not play a single second of Juventus’s match against K-league all-star team in front a 65,000-strong crowd.
AFP
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Watch: Ibrahimovic nets stunning hat-trick in LA Galaxy’s upset win over MLS rivals LAFC
The unstoppable 37-year-old showed he’s still capable of astounding feats by dominating the smaller LAFC defence and scoring when it counted the most.
AFP
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Football: Gianni Infantino re-elected as Fifa president for second term
The 49 year-old stood unopposed for a new four-year term which will run until 2023.
AFP
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The feud between the Gulf countries could be playing out on a new frontier – English football
A Qatari investor is reportedly looking to acquire a stake in Leeds United, a move that may be strategic for more reasons than one.
Simon Chadwick, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Football: Barcelona great Xavi named coach of Al-Sadd after playing for the Qatari club since 2015
Al-Sadd won Qatar’s league title this season for the first time in six years.
AFP
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Diego Maradona returns to Argentina to undergo treatment on injured shoulder
Local media say he will stay in Argentina for around 10 days before returning to Mexico, where his employers are waiting for him to sign a contract extension.
AFP
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Raheem Sterling scores hat-trick as Manchester City hammer Watford 6-0 to clinch historic treble
The Sky Blues became the first English men’s team to pocket all three domestic trophies after sealing the FA Cup in style on Saturday.
AFP
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Football: Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended for two games after grabbing goalkeeper by the neck in MLS
Zlatan grabbed New York City FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson by the neck during Los Angeles Galaxy’s defeat last weekend.
AFP
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I’m sad for my boys: Diego Maradona misses chance to win first title as manager in Mexico
Maradona’s team Darodas lost in the Mexican second-division finals.
AFP
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Manchester United great Paul Scholes charged by English FA for betting offences
The charge levelled at the 44-year-old covers the period when he was a part-owner of non-league side Salford City between 2015 and ‘19.
AFP
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants