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‘Like Game of Thrones, but live’: How India became the WWE’s biggest fanbase outside USA
India is currently the biggest fanbase for the popular pro-wrestling show outside the USA, with 335 million unique television viewers annually.
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Game of skill in a regulatory grey area: How Dream 11 and premium fantasy sport is booming in India
Daily fantasy sports is the way to go in India and giving users the option to put money on their teams has worked wonders for the companies.
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New Year smiles: When Maradona stole the limelight at the World Cup two decades after retirement
Scroll staff pick videos that have tickled their funny bones.
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Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Adani is merely a front for PM Modi, alleges Arvind Kejriwal citing ‘BJP leader’
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Badminton: Junior national champion again, Aakarshi Kashyap made the most of missing out on Worlds
The 17-year-old shuttler from Bhilai successfully defended her junior national title in Lucknow.
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Aakarshi Kashyap, Kiran George win titles on a day of delays
Aakarshi Kashyap and the boys doubles pair of Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala and Sri Krishna Sai Kumar Podile defended their titles.
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Alap Mishra overcomes crowd favourite Rahul Bharadwaj to enter final
The second seed won the semi-final match 21-19, 9-21, 21-19 in an hour and three minutes.
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Video
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Watch: Major pipeline bursts in Mumbai’s Mulund, sends water gushing high into the air
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Watch: Musician plays Sidhu Moose Wala’s song ‘295’ on the sarangi in a shopping area in Chandigarh
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Watch: A group of Pakistani artists creates huge portrait of Shah Rukh Khan on a beach
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Watch: Thunderstorm wrecks cars, brings down power lines, in Dibrugarh, Assam
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Tanisha Crasto, the ‘Dubai girl’, is slowly making waves in India
The 15-year-old is in the semi-finals of both the girls and mixed doubles events in Lucknow.
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Badminton: Top seeds through to pre-quarters in Jr Nationals; Senior Nationals will be in Guwahati
The senior Nationals will be held from February 10-16 at the Kanaklata Indoor Stadium in Guwahati.
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Not sure going vegan is the healthiest option: Former India physio John Gloster’s advice to Kohli
Gloster also spoke about India batsman Prithvi Shaw’s freak injury in Australia and the importance of nutrition.
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The Reel
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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Badminton: 2018-19 Senior Nationals likely to be moved to Guwahati from Hyderabad
It will again be mandatory for the country’s top shuttlers to take part in the event.
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Badminton: With Tata Open win, fitter and smarter Lakshya Sen bids goodbye to the junior circuit
The 17-year-old will only take part in senior tournaments from next season.
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Tata Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, Ashmita Chaliha, Sumeeth Reddy-Arjun MR win titles
The women’s doubles pair of Poorvisha S Ram and Meghana Jakkampudi, who were the top seeds, were the only Indian finalists who did not return with golds.
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The Field
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Sports world daily: IOC backs Russia’s return as neutral athletes; Messi scores 100th Argentina goal
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Football: Chhetri, Jhingan score as India win Tri-Nation title; Women’s team loses to Uzbekistan
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Spain Masters Super 300: Another chance for PV Sindhu to find her groove, Satwik-Chirag eye deep run
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Indian football: Sunil Chhetri – ‘My hunger to score is the same as it has always been’
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IPL 2023: Ben Stokes ready to start as batter but bowling will have to wait, says CSK’s Mike Hussey