Paris: Striker Neymar scored his 43rd international goal and midfielder Willian set up two as Brazil beat France 3-1 on Thursday in another step in rebuilding its credibility.It was France's first defeat since last year's
Rio de Janerio: The Rio 2016 Olympic organising committee on Tuesday released its daily competition schedule as the countdown to the Games hit the 500-day mark.The Games will officially begin on August 5 when the
Rio de janeiro: The Brazilian city of Rio has started the 500-day countdown for the 2016 Olympic Games.This means that the planning phase is over and the city is now in the execution phase of
Rio de Janeiro: Developers brag that the athletes' village for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will rival a five-star resort.The village will be turned into a private condominium complex after the games with some
Zurich: The World Cup's commercial power led to record revenue of $2 billion for FIFA last year, with $337 million in profits coming from the four-year cycle leading up to the 2014 soccer tournament in
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has presented anti-corruption bills which, if approved by the Congress, will toughen punishment fo r corruption charges.The measures on Wednesday came at the time when the latest poll
Brasilia:Brazil has issued a dengue warning for at least 340 cities amid fears of an outbreak.By March 7, the number of registered dengue cases reached 224,100, a 162 percent increase year-on-year, Health Minister Arthur Chioro
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian authorities said Saturday they arrested a self-professed minister put on a U.S. most-wanted list for allegedly molesting two girls in a "Maidens Group" at his religious fellowship in rural Minnesota.A statement
Sao Paulo: A judge says he has ordered the suspension of the globally popular instant messaging system WhatsApp across Brazil because it has allegedly failed to help in an investigation.Judge Luiz de Moura Correia ordered
Beijing: China today said it respects the aspirations of India and Brazil to play bigger roles at the UN Security Council, while keeping mum on Japan's candidature.About the Indian and Brazilian applications to become permanent
Montevideo: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Colombia booked their berth at this year's New Zealand U-20 FIFA World Cup after the penultimate round of the South American U-20 Championship here.Top scorer Giovanni Simeone from Argentina, son
Despite opposition from different corners, the future of food could well be lying in genetically modified crops .It is evident by their growing popularity in emerging economies like India and Brazil. With 11.6 million hectares
Rio de Janeiro: The Rio 2016 Olympic torch relay will visit each one of Brazil's 26 states, carried 20,000 km by 10,000 torchbearers, reaching 90 percent of the Brazilian population, organisers said of the first
Rio de Janeiro: Football superstar Neymar has vowed to end Brazil's Olympic gold duck by leading his nation to its first title on home soil in 2016."I think we can learn from everything and if
Davos (Switzerland): The economies of BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are constantly growing through planned structural reforms, experts said at the 45th World Economic Forum annual meeting here Thursday.In
Rio De Janeiro: Football's world governing body FIFA said Tuesday it had set up a $100 million World Cup Legacy Fund for Brazil, aimed at sports facilities, youth and women's football, and medical and health
Hollywood, Florida: Brazilian star Ronaldo says he will attempt to make a playing comeback this spring with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the second-tier North American Soccer League.The world player of the year in 1996,
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's star footballer Neymar said he has learnt important lessons from his 2014 FIFA World Cup heartbreak and he looks to the next year for redemption.The Brazil captain Tuesday reiterated that a
Mexico City: Ronaldinho, two-time world footballer of the year, has been threatened with the sack if he doesn't return to his Mexican club Queretaro on time.The Brazilian had said he would return to the club
New Delhi: India can achieve a growth rate of 8-9 per cent provided there is a “national consensus” on methods to take advantage of globalised world, said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose tenure saw
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