Samba Magic grips the City of Joy as Ronaldinho ignites Durga Puja festivities

IMAGE: In Kolkata for a two-day visit, Ronaldinho inaugurated several Durga Puja pandals. Photographs: ANI Wearing his infectious goofy grin, 'Samba Magician' Ronaldinho cast a spell on the......

Google CEO Pichai, Tendulkar hail Messi

IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates on winning the Copa America title on Saturday. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated Argentina and Lionel......

U-17 World Cup PIX: Brazil rally to down Germany; Spain trounce Iran

IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate a goal against Germany in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup quarter-final in Kolkata on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Three-time champions Brazil rallied from a goal down,......

The death of the yellow jersey

'Living in Brazil, I had internalised the football mythology of that country, the way I had learnt Mahabharata stories in my childhood.' 'The tragedy at the Maracana stadium in 1950, when a......

After an ugly buildup, The Beautiful Game takes over in Brazil

In the buildup to the World Cup, the Brazilian football catchphrase of Jogo Bonito -- The Beautiful Game -- was drowned out by the bangs of frantic construction work and the shouts......