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  • brazil great ronaldo buys stake in us outfit

    Brazil great Ronaldo buys stake in US outfit

    Football | December 12, 2014 13:57 IST

    Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's soccer great Ronaldo has become a part-owner of US football outfit Fort Lauderdale Strikers.The two-time World Cup winner Thursday said he hoped his involvement would help turn the club into a

  • india can produce more mary koms

    India can produce more Mary Koms

    Other Sports | December 07, 2014 17:35 IST

    Gurgaon: India has the potential to produce many Mary Koms, the Asian Games gold medal winning boxer from Manipur said Sunday.Mary Kom said she was working hard to win a gold at the 2016 Olympics

  • mark webber in horror crash in brazil

    Mark Webber in horror crash in Brazil

    Other Sports | December 01, 2014 11:35 IST

    Sao Paulo: Mark Webber was undergoing medical checks on Sunday after a horrific crash during the final race of the World Endurance Championship in Brazil.The Australian's Porsche collided with Matteo Cressoni's Ferrari before slamming into

  • brazil and colombia to meet in copa america

    Brazil and Colombia to meet in Copa America

    Football | November 25, 2014 8:18 IST

    Vina Del Mar, Chile: Brazil will face Colombia and Argentina will play defending champion Uruguay after the group-stage matchups were drawn for the 2015 Copa America on Monday.Brazil was drawn against Colombia, Peru and Venezuela

  • hyundai to build train factory in brazil

    Hyundai to build train factory in Brazil

    November 20, 2014 7:51 IST

    Brasilia: A subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai announced on Wednesday it will invest 100 million reais ($38 million) to build a train factory in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.Hyundai-Rotem said the facility will

  • pele s son arrested in money laundering case

    Pele's son arrested in money laundering case

    Football | November 19, 2014 8:01 IST

    Sao Paulo: The 44-year-old son of soccer legend Pele was arrested in Brazil after losing an appeal in a money laundering case involving a drug gang.Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, known as Edinho, had been convicted

  • artistes from colombia brazil palestine and mali to perform

    Artistes from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali to perform at Amarrass music festival

    Bollywood | November 17, 2014 19:41 IST

    New Delhi: An eclectic array of musicians from Colombia, Brazil, Palestine and Mali, along with India's shining stars, will perform at the third edition of Amarrass music festival in the capital beginning Nov 21, said

  • 18 arrested over petrobras corruption case in brazil

    18 arrested over Petrobras corruption case in Brazil

    World | November 15, 2014 11:04 IST

    Brasilia: Brazilian authorities have arrested at least 18 people linked with state oil giant Petrobras corruption case.The investigation named "Operation Car Wash" has led to arrests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco

  • india need to make the best out of isl zico

    India need to make the best out of ISL: Zico

    Football | November 13, 2014 8:36 IST

    New Delhi: Comparing Japan's rise in Asian football after the advent of J-League to that of Indian soccer post Indian Super League, Brazilian great and FC Goa head coach Zico yesterday said that the 159-ranked

  • germany s world cup win immortalized in film

    Germany's World Cup win immortalized in film

    Football | November 11, 2014 12:06 IST

    Berlin: Germany's World Cup winners were given the Hollywood treatment Monday for the premiere of a film celebrating their victory.Players, coaching staff, football emissaries and invited guests gathered at glitzy Potsdamer Platz in Berlin to

  • neymar on path to greatness with brazil

    Neymar on path to greatness with Brazil

    Football | November 09, 2014 10:56 IST

    Sao Paulo: Despite being only 22 years old, Neymar has already done enough to be ranked among Brazil's greatest players of all time.   If he can keep it up, not even the great Pele may

  • kaka sao paulo stay doesn t depend on me

    Kaka: Sao Paulo stay doesn't depend on me

    Football | November 02, 2014 11:09 IST

    Rio de Janeiro: Brazil star Kaka has given his strongest indication that he could remain in Brazilian football club Sao Paulo next year.The 32-year-old former Real Madrid and AC Milan playmaker is due to join

  • neymar scores all 4 as brazil beats japan 4 0

    Neymar scores all 4 as Brazil beats Japan 4-0

    Football | October 14, 2014 21:37 IST

    Singapore:  Say "Neymar," and say no more. The 22-year-old Brazil striker scored all four goals Tuesday  and hit the post once  in a 4-0 friendly rout of Japan.    "Neymar really enjoys playing, he has a

  • dengue blocking mosquito released in brazil

    Dengue-blocking mosquito released in Brazil

    World | September 25, 2014 8:58 IST

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian researchers have freed a batch of mosquitoes infected with a dengue-blocking bacteria they hope can combat the tropical disease naturally.Scientists at the Rio de Janeiro-based Fiocruz research institute are taking part

  • bellucci helps brazil level davis cup playoff

    Bellucci helps Brazil level Davis Cup playoff

    Tennis | September 13, 2014 10:07 IST

    Sao Paulo: Thomaz Bellucci rallied from two sets down and saved a match point in a 3-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 victory over Pablo Andujar on Friday that helped Brazil level the Davis Cup

  • fire in brazil shantytown leaves 2 500 homeless

    Fire in Brazil shantytown leaves 2,500 homeless

    World | September 09, 2014 7:18 IST

    Sao Paulo: A huge fire destroyed around 500 homes in a shantytown - or favela - here in Brazil's largest city, leaving about 2,500 people homeless, the fire department said on Monday.The blaze destroyed about

  • us open stan wawrinka gets into tiff with fan

    US Open: Stan Wawrinka gets into tiff with fan

    Tennis | August 29, 2014 12:13 IST

    NEW YORK :  In the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to "Shut up."  

  • national mourning declared in brazil over presidential

    National mourning declared in Brazil over presidential candidate's death

    World | August 14, 2014 7:21 IST

    Brasilia: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff declared three days of official mourning following the unexpected death of Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos."All of Brazil is in mourning, we lost a great Brazilian, we lost a

  • brazil firm s steel plant in andhra to be opened in october

    Brazil firm's steel plant in Andhra to be opened in October

    August 07, 2014 7:58 IST

    Hyderabad: Brazilian steel giant Gerdau's plant in Andhra Pradesh will be inaugurated in October this year.Executives of Gerdau Special Steel yesterday called on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here to invite him for the inauguration.The

  • luis suarez verdict likely days after friday hearing

    Luis Suarez verdict likely days after Friday hearing

    Football | August 07, 2014 7:03 IST

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland : Luis Suarez should find out next week whether he has won his appeal against a four-month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup.   The Court of Arbitration for Sport says

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