Articles by Dhiman Sarkar
Does the Indian football team need an OCI spine?
It is common practice, can be a short-term boost and stave off complacency for Indian stars.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 10:32 AM IST
AIFF technical committee unhappy with Stimac
Compensation could be the glitch in sacking the Croat now
Published on Mar 29, 2024 12:24 AM IST
World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Afghanistan ride late goals to shock India 2-1
Chhetri scores in 150th game but Afghanistan hit back through Akbari and Mukhammad
Published on Mar 26, 2024 11:08 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Does India's drab draw against Afghanistan point to a deeper malaise?
Unless India produce a response on Tuesday or improve by June, a never-before third round in World Cup qualifiers could remain a dream
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:59 PM IST
Mohammedan Sporting’s tilt at I-League glory
Should Mohammedan Sporting Club make the ISL next term, the young league will have a third club that is over 100 years old.
Published on Mar 22, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Blunt India held 0-0 by Afghanistan
With four points, India are second in the group and on course for a historic third round berth in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Published on Mar 22, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
India vs Afghanistan: Chhetri may start behind striker Vikram Pratap
Sahal Abdul Samad ruled out with hamstring injury for the World Cup qualifier to be played at altitude in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Published on Mar 20, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
After Tiger, no one, not even McIlroy had me raising an eyebrow: Atwal
India’s only PGA Tour winner rates Indian Open title at Royal over Wyndham win in 2010
Published on Mar 20, 2024 08:08 PM IST
ISL awards Mumbai City full points, 3-0 win against Jamshedpur
Mumbai City move to 41 points from 19 games; Jamshedpur FC apologise to fans
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 01:33 PM IST
Learnt a lot from Russell, Narine and Ten Doeschate: Gambhir
This is your franchise. Make it or break it, KKR mentor recalls Shah Rukh Khan as saying in 2011 and again last year
Published on Mar 18, 2024 11:06 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
A Manchester United comeback in 'Fergie Time'
The FA Cup quarter-final win turned the clock back, if only for one rainy Sunday at Old Trafford.
Published on Mar 18, 2024 02:51 PM IST
HT Kick Off: ISL's agonising 17-day break and AIFF's massive own goal
If the race to the top in Indian Super League is exciting, so is the fight for the remaining places in the top six.
Published on Mar 15, 2024 09:24 AM IST
I-League set for hit as AIFF cuts ?20 crore from competitions' budget
Surplus of ?30 lakh for 2024-25 but expenditure reduced for tournaments
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 11:57 PM IST
No chartered flight for Indian football team to Saudi Arabia for WC qualifier
Cost and unavailability of aircraft that could carry the contingent of 40-odd including staff were why a chartered flight could not be arranged
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 11:03 PM IST
Barcelona show the kids are all right
Teenagers Yamal, Cubarsi lead charge into first Champions League quarter-finals after 2020
Published on Mar 13, 2024 06:18 PM IST
When you want more money, you have to play more games: Luis Figo
From 2024-25, Champions League will be played in a different format with the group league being scrapped and the 36 teams playing eight games each
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Mohun Bagan’s first half fizz wins Kolkata derby
Goals from Cummings, Colaco and Petratos quell East Bengal’s fightback after the interval.
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 12:14 AM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
AIFF report card: More misses than hits after SAFF high
Between the last AGM in July and the one on Sunday, India hosted Wenger but went to Asian Games and Asian Cup without adequate preparation.
Published on Mar 09, 2024 08:28 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Jamshedpur FC play an Indian less, may lose points
They finished Friday’s 1-1 draw against Mumbai City FC with six Indians instead of seven
Published on Mar 08, 2024 11:11 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
I am not a selfish footballer: Aitana Bonmati
Maybe there will come a time when boys and girls will idolize women footballer, says the world’s best player.
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 10:03 PM IST
Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane light up European night
Two goals each from them took PSG and Bayern to Champions League quarter-finals. Those strikes also summed up what makes them so efficient.
Published on Mar 06, 2024 07:29 PM IST
ISL 10: Lack of game time for India players worry for Igor Stimac
Sandesh Jhingan and Ashqiue Kuruniyan are injured for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan.
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:24 PM IST
Once a starlet, Phil Foden has risen to 'another level'
City’s homegrown hero has got better every season since he was eased into the first team by Guardiola.
Published on Mar 04, 2024 10:47 PM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
Why Paul Pogba deserves another #Pogback
The four-year ban for failing a dope test meant he went from anonymity to ignominy as swiftly as he would slip from inspirational to insipid on the pitch.
Published on Mar 02, 2024 10:21 PM IST
More difficult for Yamal than it was for Foden: Ilkay Gundogan
Barcelona midfielder speaks about how Foden was eased into the City team while the experience has been very different for Yamal
Published on Mar 01, 2024 10:27 PM IST
The Blue Girl: A poignant sports film on football changing lives
It is never mentioned but everything about Hima is a tribute to Sahar Khodayari. The real life ‘Blue Girl’ was also an Esteghlal fan.
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 01:13 PM IST
Chelsea seek cohesion, find pain
Sunday’s League Cup final defeat to Liverpool emblematic of a club in chaos
Published on Feb 26, 2024 09:08 PM IST
Sandesh Jhingan may miss rest of ISL season with injury
India and FC Goa central defender could need ACL reconstruction surgery
Published on Feb 25, 2024 09:48 AM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
A trip to Emirates shows how Indian sports fans are being shortchanged
The realisation that the Indian fan is short-changed gets stronger after every visit to a famous cathedral of sport.
Published on Feb 23, 2024 11:30 AM IST
On national team, Igor Stimac’s suggestion supreme: AIFF's Kalyan Chaubey
India head coach wants big turnout for crucial World Cup qualifier against Kuwait in June; Kolkata among venues, says AIFF president.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata