Sir Vivian Richards’ currency note in Antigua and other honours for iconic sportspersons
25 June,2024 07:48 PM IST | Antigua | Dr. Nilesh Mehta
Arantes was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on October 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be widely considered the greatest footballer of all time
23 June,2024 08:53 AM IST | Rio de Janeiro | AFP
A ceremony held at Rio de Janeiro's Christ the redeemer, one of the South American nation's most famous postcard locations, featured a projection of a Brazil shirt with Pelé's name and number 10 on the statue and a message from Pope Francis. Pelé was a devout Catholic throughout his life
30 December,2023 02:01 PM IST | Rio De Janeiro | AP
The Selecao have struggled without their biggest current star, Neymar, who is a long-term injury absentee after tearing knee ligaments
27 December,2023 07:36 AM IST | Sao Paulo | AFP
Victor Abrego pulled a goal back for Bolivia, bustling through a disorganized Brazil backline before blasting an unstoppable shot past Ederson
10 September,2023 08:10 AM IST | Montevideo (Uruguay) | AFP
The former India player was 74. Habib, who was suffering from dementia and Parkinson’s syndrome for the past couple of years, breathed his last in Hyderabad, his birthplace
16 August,2023 07:37 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
“Martinez will be felicitated and will also look around the infrastructure of our club and meet some selected members,” Mohun Bagan stated in a release after their executive committee meeting here
24 May,2023 08:05 AM IST | Kolkata | PTI
For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary—the sense in which it is already employed informally in Brazil
28 April,2023 09:07 AM IST | Sao Paulo | AFP
The will states that Marcia Cibele Aoki, Pele’s third and last wife, will inherit his mansion in Guaruja, a seaside resort town south of Sao Paulo, where the couple lived, according to her lawyer Luiz Kignel
09 March,2023 09:51 AM IST | Sao Paulo | AFP
In order to pay homage to Pele, who passed away last year on December 29, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) put together a laser show on the football legend.
13 January,2023 10:37 AM IST | Kolkata | Debasish DattaADVERTISEMENT
