Ukhrul’s football dream: a village team’s run to the national spotlight
When the young footballers of Ukhrul United boarded a bus for Imphal, they carried boots donated…
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Manipur’s polo revival: where the world’s oldest team sport meets the modern game
In the Imphal valley, where polo was born on the sagol kangjei — literally ‘pony hockey’…
Tripura’s sports academies: from the northeastern periphery to national podiums
Tripura’s athletes returned from the last national games with their best medal haul in decades —…
The Garo basketball league: Meghalaya’s other sporting obsession
Ask a Garo Hills village what it builds first — a church, a school or a…
Mizoram’s football derby: the rivalry that fills Aizawl’s stadium
When Aizawl FC and Chanmari FC meet, the Mizo capital stops: the stadium fills, the hills…
The Tangkhul college league: how Ukhrul’s campuses became a football factory
The college football league of Ukhrul district — a tournament of eleven campuses, played on pitches…
The Naga arm-wrestling circuit: a sport of tea shops becomes a state championship
For decades, arm-wrestling in Nagaland was a tea-shop sport: a wooden table, a challenge, and the…