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Eating ‘mad bhat’, braving glass pieces & misogyny: How Jharkhand girl made FIFA u-17 WC camp

In interview with local website, Anita Kumari’s family reveals the struggles leading up her selection for camp, ahead of FIFA u-17 World Cup that India will host in October.

20 yrs on, Bend It Like Beckham is still ‘hot hot hot’ for its desi story and football love

Gurinder Chadha’s film attained cult status and had real-time impact — it led to an increase in Asian women in British football.

Kheltalk — redefining the dynamics of sports news websites in India

KhelTalk is a revolutionary sports news and information portal that provides coverage of latest sports news, cricket scores and highlights.

It’s confirmed. This 93-million-year-old crocodile once ate a dinosaur, albeit a juvenile one

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Nadia Nadim, footballer who fled Afghanistan at 11 after Taliban killed father, is now a surgeon

Nadia has earned the doctor title after a specialisation in reconstructive surgery from Denmark’s Aarhus University. She received education whilst playing football.

Covid outbreak forces hosts India out of Women’s Asian Cup football, 12 players test positive

India failed to name the required minimum of 13 players for Sunday's match against Chinese Taipei, and withdrew from the tournament, according to the AFC rule-book.

Asian Games medallist footballer Subhas Bhowmick passes away at 72

Former India midfielder, who was part of the 1970 Asian Games bronze medal-winning team, was admitted to hospital in Kolkata's Ekbalpur with a chest infection, his family said.

India’s women footballers set for long-awaited Asian Cup bout, with a shot at quarter-finals

India qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup as hosts but the team will have to find a path to the quarter-finals without star striker Bala Devi.

Messi-Ronaldo dominance shows why Ballon d’Or has failed. Football is much more than awards

While Ballon d’Or is awarded to the player who has fit the definition of being the “best in the world”, nobody really knows what it means.

What does hitting ball with head do to footballers? Glasgow team studied UK players

We collaborated with two former professional footballers’ associations in England to recruit a total of 60 former male footballers.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?