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Man United cuts wages for first time since 2015 as Covid hits revenue

The club reported a 19% drop in full-year revenue as Covid led to the postponement of matches, which later resumed behind closed doors, resulting in a loss of matchday income.

Flipkart says no services in Nagaland since it is ‘outside India’, then issues apology

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

‘I take this as challenge’ — Mizoram footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua on not getting Arjuna again

In letter to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Mizoram Football Association has asked why Jeje Lalpekhlua, who has been nominated thrice earlier, wasn't chosen for Arjuna Award this year too.

My attitude won’t change, no matter how much I wanted to go, says Messi on Barcelona

Lionel Messi Friday announced he was not leaving Barcelona after the club said his transfer would cost him 700 million euros. Messi said he had been looking to leave for a year.

UK has 2 ‘diet plans’ amid Covid as the US Attorney General is dubbed Trump’s henchman

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

China drags football into spat with UK, state TV demotes EPL match to secondary channel

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, which has the rights to broadcast EPL matches in China, didn’t air a Liverpool-Chelsea match on its main sports channel, CCTV-5, and moved it to CCTV-5+.

La Liga looks to gaming technology to cheer on Real Madrid, Barcelona during football games

Mediapro, which produces Spain’s La Liga competition for broadcasters, is using resources used by e-sports, including FIFA video games, to bring more ambience to televised matches.

Football match during pandemic, ‘mask rage’ incidents in South Korea & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

English soccer clubs face $1.3 billion hit from coronavirus shutdown

Empty stadiums and lingering safety fears, coupled with three months of no live soccer is expected to weigh heavily on the revenues of football clubs this year.

Fan cutouts, app for applause — Germany is ready for return of Bundesliga matches

The German Football League has said that 1,724 tests have been conducted on players and staff, of which 10 people tested positive for Covid-19.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.