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Pulasta Dhar

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ARTICLES BY PULASTA DHAR

I-League champions Minerva Punjab. Photo: PTI

Indian football is bridging key gaps

4 min read . 02 Sep 2021

Kibu Vicuña (left) of Kerala Blasters and Juan Ferrando of FC Goa.

Indian football’s Spanish connection

6 min read . 02 Aug 2020

Sumit Rathi is the youngest player to win the Emerging player award of the Indian Super League.

Footballer Sumit Rathi’s amazing season

6 min read . 05 Jun 2020

Piyush Pandey at Crossfit Himalaya

Homebound and fighting to stay fit

6 min read . 03 Apr 2020

East Bengal supporters celebrate after a win against Mohun Bagan in 2014.

Mohun Bagan and East Bengal’s eternal rivalry

5 min read . 13 Mar 2020

Jerry Mawihmingthanga (left) celebrating after scoring a goal against Chennaiyin FC in December. (Photo courtesy: ISL)

Young Jerry makes an impression

5 min read . 08 Feb 2020

Gokulam Kerala striker Henry Kisekka.

How Gokulam Kerala went from giant-killers to giants

4 min read . 04 Jan 2020

Qatar defender Assim Madibo (bottom) tackles India midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad (centre) during a match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on 10 September. (Photo: Getty Images)

The amazing grace of Sahal

6 min read . 28 Sep 2019

Neymar poses with fans at the Neymar Jr World Finals in Praia Grande last month; and (below) Neymar playing for PSG. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Neymar Enigma

7 min read . 02 Aug 2019

Kalina Rangers play the Underdogs in the national finals of the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five tournament in April. (Photo Courtesy: Red Bull)

From Kalina to Sao Paulo

5 min read . 26 Jul 2019

A new dawn for Indian football?

6 min read . 25 May 2019

Footballers (from left) Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar and Paulo Dybala on the ‘FIFA 19 Ultimate Team’ game cover

Taking the game away from reality

6 min read . 05 May 2019

A jubilant Chennai City FC after winning the I-League for 2018-19. ( Twitter/@chennaicityfc)

I-League: Akbar Nawas’ winning formula

5 min read . 19 Apr 2019

Jobby gets the better of Mohun Bagan defender Eze Kingley in December’s Kolkata derby

East Bengal’s Jobby Justin is scoring against the odds

7 min read . 24 Feb 2019

A 2017 photo of Tanvi Jagadish.

Surfing faces an Olympic hurdle

5 min read . 19 Jan 2019

India U20 captain Amarjit Singh Kiyam vies for the ball with Argentina’s Facundo Colidio during their Cotif match. Photo courtesy: AIFF

How to develop a winning Indian football team

4 min read . 31 Aug 2018

Bastian Schweinsteiger at a victory ceremony in Berlin in July 2014. Photo: Getty Images

What winning a world cup means to a nation

5 min read . 09 Jun 2018

Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri. Photo: HT

ISL: More games, more depth

5 min read . 15 Nov 2017

India’s coach Luis Norton de Matos hugs Rahim Ali after India lost their Fifa Under-17 World Cup match against Colombia in New Delhi on 9 October. Photo: AP

Under-17 World Cup: A new beginning for India

6 min read . 18 Oct 2017

Kyle Walker. Photo: AP (AP)

Wingback in the limelight

3 min read . 06 Oct 2017

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