FC Pune City’s new coach Miguel Portugal brings realistic nous to the job, given he is ex-Delhi Dynamos. However, the club are only concerned with results... as are the fans. So what does Portugal think... read more

Cristiano Ronaldo skipped Portugal’s Nations League win over Italy to focus on Juventus after failing to score in their opening three Serie A games. read more

Lain Hume is the player to watch this season, but all eyes are on new coach Miguel Angel Portugal read more

Mancini, in only his second competitive match in charge, made nine changes to the team which started Friday’s 1-1 draw at home to Poland but his side were on the back foot for most of the match and struggled to create any real danger. read more

Mario Balotelli came under fire for his performance in their Nations League opener against Poland on Friday, where the Azzurri were held 1-1. read more

Mario Balotelli, whose only contribution was a first-half shot which sailed high and wide, was replaced by Andrea Belotti, although Mancini noted the forward was short of match practice. read more

Roberto Mancini was appointed as Italian football team head coach in May after the four-time winners’ shock failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. read more

Even though Ananya Birla launched a series of successful start-ups and NGOs in the field of e-commerce and mental health, she appears to be a musician at heart. read more

Rows of sunflowers are seen on a cereal intensive farm near Portel, Portugal. As wildfires scorched California yet again this summer, Jose Dariush Leal da Costa, a Bay Area native with Portuguese roots, was harvesting his first almonds in a sun-drenched, watery oasis in southern Portugal.

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Lionel Messi will miss out on UEFA’s Player of the Year award, which will go to Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo or Mohamed Salah. read more

Bento took the Portuguese reins in 2010 after four seasons in charge of Sporting Lisbon, but was sacked in 2014 after an ignominious home defeat to Albania. read more

Measuring up to six inches, the bluebottle — also known as the Portuguese man o’ war — is known to deliver a lethal sting that causes burning pain and welts accompanied by muscle weakness. read more

Officials of the Portuguese embassy responded to queries and distributed registration forms to the Goans, who acquired Portuguese nationality extended to people born before the liberation of the erstwhile Portuguese colony of Goa, Daman and Diu on December... read more

People cool off under water sprays in Lille, northern France. Temperatures passed 40 C in France for the first time this summer on Friday as millions hit the roads for August vacations, with sweltering conditions forecast to persist into next week.

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Real Madrid came back from a goal down to register a win against Juventus, while Barcelona succumbed to a late goal against AC Milan. read more