Arka Bhattacharya
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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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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? → Read More
Indian Super League returns: Top six in the fight for four play-off spots
The bottom four have to embark on a remarkable run, and hope that the rest of the teams slip up, in order to make the play-offs. → Read More
Unfamiliar territory: India trouble UAE, create chances and fail to put them away
The performance by Stephen Constantine’s men lacked the clinical touch that they displayed against Thailand. → Read More
AFC Asian Cup 2019, Thailand versus India live updates: Blue Tigers eye crucial opening win
India’s match against Thailand will be the most crucial of their games. → Read More
AFC Asian Cup 2019: India’s approach against Thailand could make or break progression hopes
Will India and Stephen Constantine let go of the handbrakes against the War Elephants or will they play it safe? Progression could depend upon this choice. → Read More
Quiz on Indian sport in 2018: 30 questions to test your memory of an action-packed year
Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, three crucial overseas cricket tours, women’s World T20 and so much more — 2018 was a busy year for Indian sport. → Read More
I League: East Bengal takes round one in glorious, madcap Kolkata Derby
Goals, overhead kicks, red cards – this game had everything and more. → Read More
Age Fraud in Indian football: Gaurav Mukhi’s six-month suspension raises more questions
Mukhi in his response to an AIFF show-cause notice, had stated that he had no idea that he was signing an undertaking that he was admitting to being ‘over-age’. → Read More
When it comes to attendance figures, is the I-League better than the ISL?
Jamshedpur and Bengaluru sell most of their tickets among the ISL teams, while Neroca rule the roost for the I-League sides. → Read More
Forever young: Indian football’s age-old problem isn’t going away anytime soon
Gaurav Mukhi’s goal against Bengaluru may have raised questions, but deeper introspection is required on the subject of age fraud. → Read More
Gurpreet Sandhu stands tall but Jeje has anonymous outing against China in football friendly
At the start of the match, if you had asked Constantine for a choice of result, he would have gladly taken a draw. → Read More
Slow and steady: Neeraj Chopra talks about his philosophy, immediate targets and going home
The 20-year-old says talk of Tokyo Olympics can wait as thinking too much about the final goal too early can be detrimental. → Read More
Job well done, job well earned for Sudha Singh at the Asian Games
Singh won a gold in Guangzhou but failed to win a medal four years later. In 2018, she added a silver to the gold that she had won in 2010. → Read More
Once close to quitting the sport, Manjit Singh’s Asian Games gold is a tale of unlikely glory
Singh was in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games in 2010, but suffered a long spell on the sidelines before re-emerging in 2018. → Read More
Asia done and dusted: The world stage now awaits Neeraj Chopra with bated breath
The Diamond League finals and the 2019 Athletics World Championships will be important competitions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. → Read More
Vinesh Phogat re-loaded: Controlled aggression and heightened defence brings Asian Games gold
Phogat took the early lead in her matches, and conceded only four points throughout her path to the gold medal. → Read More
Vinesh Phogat reloaded: Controlled aggression and heightened defence brings Asian Games gold
Phogat took the early lead in her matches, and conceded only four points throughout her path to the gold medal. → Read More
With inclusion in Asian Games and Olympic Games, Indian Sports Climbing looks to grow
Three climbers have been selected for the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang. → Read More