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......

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......

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......

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......