tennis has become popular due to the victories of the india davis cup team. association football is also a popular sport in northeast india, west bengal, goa and kerala. the indian national football team has won the south asian football federation cup many times. chess, which comes from india, is also becoming popular. this is with the increase in the number of indian grandmasters. traditional sports include kabaddi, kho kho, and gilli-danda, which are played throughout india.