Samba on streets as Brazil carnival kickstarts

Despite the massive outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the country’s annual carnival roared ahead with ravellers jumping, dancing and singing on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo......

World War I centenary: Indian soldiers honoured

The United Nations has commemorated the centenary of World War I, lauding the courage and sacrifice of soldiers including over a million from India, and underscored the importance of reconciliation......

Review: Khoobsurat is a distinctly Disney treat

Khoobsurat offers up the expected -- only it does so with a smirk, says Raja Sen.Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as......

Winter Olympics: Valieva tumbles to fourth in singles

IMAGE: Kamila Valieva faltered after a triple Axel and made a number of uncharacteristic stumbles after that in a free skate routine set to Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" in the women's singles event on......

West Ham's Morrison admits homophobic tweet charge

West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison has admitted an FA charge of "using abusive and/or insulting words" after a homophobic remark on Twitter, the governing body said. The FA wrote to the......

Sports Shorts: CWG champ Bhaker to pursue pol science

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: India shooter Manu Bhaker. Photograph: ISSF/Twitter Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold medal-winning shooter Manu......

'84 Olympics figure skating champs relive win in Sarajevo on Valentine's Day

It was a Valentine's Day performance that began with an ex-policeman and a former insurance clerk kneeling on the ice for 18 seconds as they slowly swayed to the strains of Ravel's Bolero with......

Ranji Roundup: Majumdar revives Bengal; Guj restrict Saurashtra

Majumdar consecutive ton revives Bengal innings IMAGE: Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar and Akash Deep greet each other during Ranji Trophy semifinal match against Karnataka at Eden Gardens in......