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Arka Bhattacharya
Arka Bhattacharya is a Scroll.in freelancer.
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Lionel Messi’s Argentina, Kerala and the Fifa World Cup – a love story
Kerala’s football-loving public have a love for the World Cup that has been ongoing for decades, and during Qatar 2022, Argentina are again at the heart of it.
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Football: After Fifa U-17 World Cup, a look at what needs to be done for the women’s game in India
India’s manner of exit from the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup raised questions: is enough being done to grow the game in the country?
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Indian Super League: Miku’s night of hits and misses at Kanteerava propels Bengaluru into final
Bengaluru defeated a depleted NorthEast United 3-0 at home to progress to the ISL final in Mumbai on March 17.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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I-League: Chennai City FC capped off a brilliant season with a clinical win to clinch the title
Chennai City defeated Minerva Punjab 3-1, while runners-up East Bengal overcame Gokulam Kerala 2-1.
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ISL semi-final first leg: Goa’s variety in attack gives visitors the edge over Mumbai City
The Islanders have suffered two losses against the Gaurs this season, with seven goals conceded and none scored.
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ISL: NorthEast Utd out-thought Bengaluru but away goal, Ogbeche injury leaves semi-final balanced
NorthEast United won 2-1 in the first leg of their Indian Super League semi-final but Bengaluru FC’s away goal leaves them in with a shot at making the final.
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Video
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Indian Super League: Bengaluru start slight favourites, but NorthEast can exploit Blues’ patchy form
NorthEast United have qualified for the ISL play-offs for the first time in their history.
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Seven Manipuri players who pulled out of national camp, write to AIFF complaining of ‘favouritism’
The letter, addressed to the AIFF’s general secretary Kushal Das, failed to elicit a response from the federation.
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Indian football: On its last legs, I-League is all set for another engrossing final-day finish
The division just refuses to die and has brought together another final-day finish.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Athletics Federation of India unlikely to sanction junior athletes found to be over-age
At the National Youth Athletics Championships in Raipur, 41 athletes were found to be over-age after the AFI used bone density tests.
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Indian Grand Prix: Dutee, Dharun win gold; poor turn-out by top athletes causes concern for AFI
Athletics Federation of India secretary CK Valson said the competition might be opened up for international competitors going forward.
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ISL weekly wrap: Mumbai City, NorthEast qualify for semis, Miku’s return reinvigorates Bengaluru
Jamshedpur and ATK saw their play-off challenges come to an end.
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The Field
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings