Ronaldo's early strike against Bolivia turned an expected war of attrition into an comfortable stroll, said coach Carlos Alberto Parreira.

Brazil registered a 3-1 win over Bolivia in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday.

Ronaldo took his new girlfriend to watch him training with Brazil on Tuesday while coach Carlos Alberto Parreira thanked her for helping the Real Madrid forward lose weight.

Brazil remain optimistic over striker Ronaldinho's chances of being fit for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Bolivia.

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There is only one team in the world which can rest high profile players and still win.

Striker Andy Herron scored with virtually the last kick of the game to give his team a 2-1 win over Chile and a place in the Copa America quarter-finals.

Peru fought back to draw 2-2 with Colombia in the Copa America.

They can if they beat Paraguay and the world champions lose to Chile in Sunday's South American World Cup qualifiers.\n\n

In the Global Corruption Index, a survey of 133 nations conducted by Transparency International (an anti-graft watchdog), India stood 83rd, recording a score of 2.8 out of 10.

Argentina's road to redemption after their 2002 World Cup failure will be long and hard but worth the effort, says the striker.

Argentina have been treated with suspicion by the public since the World Cup last year.

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The World Trade Organisation agreed on Monday to an Indian demand for a probe into special trade deals granted by the European Union to countries fighting drug trafficking.