August 2, 2026
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FC Raengdai’s Durand Cup debut: The ‘Hill Club’ carrying Noney’s light to Imphal
The road to Noney does not arrive so much as negotiate — climbing through betel-nut groves, doubling back along ridgelines...
August 1, 2026
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Biryani, Bollywood, and the beautiful game: How Marat Tareck is leaving his mark on Asia’s oldest football tournament
A six-year-old boy kicks a football around a makeshift pitch next to his house in the freezing, windswept coastal city...
July 30, 2026
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Dreams, Pride and a Derby: Shillong takes centre stage at the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup
On most evenings in Shillong, football is simply part of everyday life. It spills onto school grounds, neighbourhood pitches and...
July 29, 2026
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Nikhil Barla’s Durand Cup dream: From Ranchi’s streets to the ‘Furnace’
Most footballers spend their careers performing for strangers. Every so often, one has to walk out in front of the...
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