Sports Disputes
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Stand for national anthem or stay in locker room: NFL’s solution to player protests
The new policy removes allows players who do not wish to stand for the national anthem to remain in the locker room.
AFP
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Tearful Gerard Pique offers to quit Spanish national team after violent Catalonia clashes
The defender broke down in tears describing Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Las Palmas in an empty stadium as the ‘worst professional experience’ of his life.
AFP
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‘Leave The Boss out of your politricks’: Donald Trump roasted for Usain Bolt tweet
The US President attempt to co-opt sprint king Usain Bolt in his feud with NFL protesters drew a stinging response.
AFP
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Still black and white: Trump feud exposes racial divide in US sport
The US President has sought to reframe the meaning of the anthem protests as an unpatriotic gesture which shows disrespect towards the US and its flag.
AFP
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EA Sports’s Fifa 18 shows India map without Jammu and Kashmir: Report
A draft Bill in 2016 stipulated a fine of up to Rs 100 crore and seven years in jail for the wrong depiction of the Indian map.
Scroll Staff
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LeBron James has no regrets over calling divisive Donald Trump a ‘bum’
The NBA star had taken aim at Trump on Twitter after the president withdrew a White House invitation to Stephen Curry.
AFP
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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‘Leader of our country is acting like a jerk’: US sportspersons protest against Trump
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James described the US leader as a “bum.”
AFP
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Pakistan Hockey Federation cries foul after being ignored for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
The Federation has called for the intervention of the Asian Hockey Federation.
Scroll Staff
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Financial difficulties force former Olympic champion Olga Korbut to sell medals
The cash-strapped gymnast, who had won two golds and a silver at the 1972 Munich games, sold the three medals for $333,500.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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BCCI is not alone. Around the world, courts are telling sports administrators how to do their job
The BCCI-Lodha tussle is only one in a long list of run-ins between sports and the courts in the US, England, China and Pakistan.
Bedbyas Datta
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Lodha panel row: 12 state bodies will not use BCCI funds until Supreme Court issues clearance
An affidavit issued by the Board of Cricket Control for India said the associations would keep the money in a term deposit.
Scroll Staff
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Lodha panel row: BCCI defers tender process for media rights for ten IPL seasons
In a letter, the cricket body told bidders that the events were unforeseen and not under its control.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj