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Actor Kani Kusruti attended the Cannes Film Festival to see Payal Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light, in which she starred. Zico Maitra, Chhaya Kadam, Kani Kusruti, Payal Kapadia, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon and Thomas Hakim danced as they arrived for the screening of All We Imagine as Light at Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. And since we were …

The rupee’s steep slide to the 79-to-a-dollar range is bound to impact importers, widen the current account deficit and increase the value of India’s external debt burden. Zico Dasgupta and Indranil Pan discuss whether the declining rupee presents a crisis or an opportunity, in a conversation moderated by Bharat Kumar K. Edited excerpts: The declining rupee has several consequences. If …

Brazil's 1982 World Cup team are feted as heroes but Zico claims Italy defeat scarred the game

It is lunchtime and Paulo Cezar ‘Caju’ is sitting in a bustling cafe in Leblon, an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Marcos Uchoa, a respected former sports journalist who is standing for election as a federal representative this autumn, was working at Galeao airport on the outskirts of the city when Zico, Socrates and their team of football gods …

Brazil great Zico celebrates Tokyo torch relay, blasts Rio’s

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil soccer great Zico blasted organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday after carrying the torch for the Tokyo Games. “After my country and my city denied me this opportunity of carrying the Olympic torch, today I realized my dream of taking part in the Olympic Games,” the 68-year-old Zico wrote on Instagram. “I …

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Brazilian football legend Zico runs Olympic Torch Relay in Ibaraki

The Olympic Torch Relay kicked off its leg in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sunday as Brazilian football legend Zico ran as one of the last torchbearers in Kashima city. As the former Brazil national team member, Zico went to three FIFA World Cups and was part of the 1982 squad -- widely considered as one of the best teams in the …

There is a grainy video on YouTube of what Zico says is the best goal of his career. It is why we remember Cristiano Ronaldo, then with Real Madrid, leaving Juventus goalie Gianluigi Buffon looking stunned; Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 30-yard effort against England; Wayne Rooney’s goal in a Manchester derby; Gareth Bale’s volley against Liverpool that had Real Madrid coach Zinedine …

Liverpool's new midfielder Thiago Alcantara's vision and passing range is reminiscent of Brazilian great Zico's in his prime and the 29-year-old ticks all the boxes to be a big success in the Premier League, former club captain Graeme Souness said. “I suspect that many current Premier League players may find Thiago as difficult to deal with,” former Liverpool captain Souness …

Liverpool’s new midfielder Thiago Alcantara’s vision and passing range is reminiscent of Brazilian great Zico’s in his prime and the 29-year-old ticks all the boxes to be a big success in the Premier League, former midfielder Graeme Souness said. “I suspect that many current Premier League players may find Thiago as difficult to deal with,” former Liverpool captain Souness wrote …