Aswathy Santhosh

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ExplainedThese passports are not physical documents, but a digital record of an athlete's biological markers. India has taken a major leap in the fight against doping in sports by launching its own Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU) at the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi. With this move, India becomes the 17th country in the world to set up such a specialised facility, aligning itself with international best practices under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) framework.

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Aswathy Santhosh

FootballAmong the top honours handed out were the Golden Ball for the league’s best player, the Golden Boot for the highest goalscorer, and the Golden Glove for the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. The 2024-25 Indian Super League (ISL) season came to a dramatic end as Mohun Bagan Super Giant clinched the ISL Cup with a 2-1 comeback victory over Bengaluru FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Aswathy Santhosh

FootballBagan sealed the win after a second-half penalty, which stirred some controversy, with Bengaluru FC coach Gerard Zaragoza subtly hinting at dissatisfaction. Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) capped off a historic Indian Super League (ISL) season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Bengaluru FC to lift the ISL 2024–25 Cup at a packed Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday night.

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Aswathy Santhosh

FootballCrowned in an electric final at Salt Lake, the victory capped a perfect season for India’s biggest club. The stands at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan were awash in green and maroon. Nearly 70,000 voices thundered in unison, drowning out even the faint chants of the travelling blue brigade from Bengaluru. For 120 minutes, Kolkata didn’t breathe — it roared, it sang, it lived every second of what turned into one of the most thrilling ISL finals ever played.

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Aswathy Santhosh

FootballEast Bengal FC became the first club from West Bengal to qualify for the top tier of Asian football — the AFC Women’s Champions League. Almost twenty-one years since an East Bengal team last won a league title in Indian football, the club’s women’s team sealed the Indian Women’s League trophy with a careful and tight 1-0 victory over defending champions Odisha FC.