football
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India, Pakistan & the Central Asian Dancefloor
X.T.M contrasts India joining the CAFA Nations Cup, a sign of its growing standing in Central Asia, with its withdrawal from a World Championship of Legends match against Pakistan after…
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Breaking Through the White Ceiling
X.T.M uses Vimal Yoganathan’s two-goal debut for Barnsley to discuss why South Asians are 7 per cent of the UK population but 0.3 per cent of professional footballers, citing systemic…
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An IPL for field hockey ?
The author argues a sport’s popularity reflects identity and class more than its qualities, and that India could lift field hockey into a global sport with an IPL-style league built…
