9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (754+ words) In 2008, Mishro Devi, 69, was the first Indian to own a smart card issued by the Union government, providing proof of her national identity. She says though she never used the document, she has preserved the “red card” as a souvenir....

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) The Hindu Published - April 08, 2026 11:13 pm IST - BENGALURU Ashley Westwood doesn’t distinctly remember the last time he was in the dugout at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. “Would have been the final game of the season when we won,” he tells The…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1010+ words) Updated - May 09, 2026 06:48 am IST Two years ago, Yan Diomande was a world away from top-level professional football. He was training with a private academy in Florida, representing the academy’s affiliate team in a developmental American league. In 2026, the Ivory Coast…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (534+ words) Published - September 14, 2025 08:55 am IST - Liverpool Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria etched her name into history with a golden flourish, clinching the coveted featherweight title at the World Championships with a stirring victory over Paris Olympics silver medallist Julia Szeremeta of Poland....

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) The Hindu In Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus’ view, consistency of length was the driving factor behind Mohammad Saleem’s six-wicket haul in the first innings of the one-off Test against India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) Published - August 16, 2026 11:51 am IST - Liverpool Premier League side Liverpool F.C. has entered into a "definitive agreement" to sell a minority equity stake to a consortium led and managed by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos among the prominent…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1070+ words) Football managers lead uncertain lives. Especially when they have been hired by big clubs. Owners and fans have short memories. A string of middling results is all it takes for speculation about a manager’s future to run wild. Before long,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (256+ words) Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has pushed back against criticism of their training regime ​following Sunday's 3-2 Premier League defeat at Manchester United, ‌amid scrutiny on social media over the players' ​time off. Arne Slot's side suffered their ⁠18th defeat in all…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) Published - September 21, 2025 01:00 am IST - Liverpool Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 in a chaotic Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday (September 21, 2025) and ease pressured on coach Ruben Amorim. Both teams went down to 10 men in the first half after Chelsea…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (325+ words) Published - June 02, 2026 03:40 am IST - London Former England midfielder James Milner has announced his retirement from football at the age of 40 after 24 seasons in the Premier League. The Brighton player began his career at boyhood club Leeds and went on to…...