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Uruguay punches above weight not just in football. It’s also a sustainability success story

The country runs on 98 per cent renewable energy. Investment in renewables and electrification of transport are some methods through which Uruguay has achieved that.

‘Eternal’: Brazil bids adieu to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among the first to arrive for the service and said he would ask every country to name a stadium after Pele.

From Eden Gardens to Gol Maal — how Pelè made his way into India’s popular memory

The three-time World Cup winner visited Kolkata in 1977 to take part in a friendly match for the New York Cosmos against Mohun Bagan.

‘Pele turned football into art, into entertainment’: Football ‘King’ mourned around the globe

To honour on one of the greatest athletes in modern history, the arch at Wembley Stadium was lit in the colours of Brazil while a minute’s silence was observed at Spain’s LaLiga games.

Brazilian legend football star Pele dies at 82 in Sao Paulo

Pele, the only player to have won the World Cup three times, died Thursday at the age of 82, due to cancer, said Albert Einstein hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

Haaland scores twice as Manchester City cruise past Leeds in Premier League

Manchester City secured a 3-1 victory against Leeds United Wednesday, ensuring the champions closed the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points.

Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3-1 to go sixth in Premier league

Goalscoring opportunities came aplenty, with the result leaving Aston Villa in 12th place on 18 points, while Liverpool are on 25 points, one behind Manchester United in fifth place.

Messi & Co. take choppers after heaving millions force Argentina team off open-bus parade

The Argentine capital has been in party mode since the team's dramatic victory, which has helped mask economic woes in the nation battling one of the world's highest inflation rates.

What is India’s FIFA ranking? MPs quiz govt on state of Indian football in wake of World Cup

Indian men’s football team is ranked 106th in the world while the women’s team is ranked 61, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha.

Lionel Messi confirms final at Qatar will be his last World Cup match

Messi led Argentina to 3-0 win over Croatia in their semi-final Tuesday and will earn 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring them their first World Cup title since 1986.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.