Both Ronaldo and Messi have five Ballon d’Ors each but the Juventus forward read more

The Raphaels, who live smack in the middle of the action, recall the Bandra Fairs gone by read more

Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals in Portugal’s 5-1 victory over Lithuania, which brought Portugal five points behind Ukraine at the top of Group B read more

When the Portuguese received the ball, the Serbian fans started with the ‘Messi’ chants and it continued all throughout the evening. But Ronaldo found the perfect way to silence the crowd. read more

The victory lifted the Portuguese to second place in the group on five points from three games, eight behind runaway leaders Ukraine who have 13 from five matches after their 3-0 win in Lithuania earlier on Saturday. read more

Cristiano Ronaldo’s former coach Sir Alex Ferguson sent out an emotional message after the former won his 10th Portugese Player of the Year award read more

Cristiano Ronaldo, who signed for Italian giants Juventus last year and guided them to the Serie A title, is currently one of the most celebrated footballers in the world and his rivalry with Argentina’s Lionel Messi has achieved legendary status. read more

Aishwarya, who won the first round in Dubai and was placed third (Portugal), fifth (Spain) and fourth (Hungary) in the subsequent outings, finished with a tally of 65 points, just four ahead of Portugal’s Rita Vieira in the final overall standings for... read more

Germany remains more vulnerable than less open economies such as Portugal or France to a slowdown in global trade in goods and services. read more

Virat Kohli is the number one ranked batsman in both ODIs and Tests and recently helped India reach the World Cup semifinal in England and Wales. read more

“Sea of Plastic” is a 30,000 hectares cluster of greenhouses in south-eastern Spain’s Almeria province, where much of Europe’s fruits and vegetables are grown. read more

Juventus announced the signing of the 19-year-old on Thursday, landing one of the most sought-after young players in world soccer from Ajax Amsterdam for 75 million euros ($84.39 million). read more

India had finished third in the King’s Cup in Thailand, which the organisers had said was a FIFA-sanctioned tournament. read more

The Dutch defensive pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt largely kept Cristiano Ronaldo quiet, but Valencia winger Guedes proved the match winner as his shot had too much power for Jasper Cillessen in the Netherlands goal. read more

Ronaldo sat out the early stages of UEFA’s new competition to save his 34-year-old legs for his first season at Juventus, but returned in time to ride to the host nation’s rescue once more in Wednesday’s semi-final against Switzerland. read more