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'The medical people say he can play more than 45 minutes,' said England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
The endangered list includes the Western Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The striker apologised for his late return from international duty with Brazil last week, but played down reports that a late night party might have contributed to his delay.
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Argentina beat Venezuela 2-0 away in their World Cup qualifying match.
Brazil coach Dunga has told his team not to get involved in gamesmanship and petty arguments during the World Cup qualifiers.
There was no place for AC Milan's Ronaldo in the team for the South American World Cup qualifiers next month.
Flush with cash and stung by the rising value of the rupee against the US currency, Indian information technology companies are venturing into diverse geographies -- from Brazil to Ecuador.
The midfielder froze on the big occasion once again as Argentina were muscled out by the ruthless, physical Brazilians.
Dunga's appointment as Brazil coach after last year's World Cup was greeted with scepticism by many because he had no previous experience.
Argentina finished the group stages of the Copa America as the only team with a 100 percent record after a 1-0 win over Paraguay.
Defending champions Brazil beat Ecuador 1-0 to complete the quarter-final line-up at the Copa America.
Robinho scored a hat-trick to give Brazil a badly-needed 3-0 Copa America win over Chile.
Mexico striker Nery Castillo scored a sublime goal to set his team on their way to a shock 2-0 win over defending champions Brazil.
Peru produced a shock 3-0 win over Uruguay while Bolivia twice fought back to draw 2-2 with hosts Venezuela in a dramatic opening to the Copa America on Tuesday.
The Swiss top seed begins his quest for a record-equalling fifth consecutive men's singles title against Teimuraz Gabashvili, while second seed Rafael Nadal meets American Mardy Fish.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has put in a bid to buy stake in a discovered oil block in Angola, after a consortium of two Chinese companies has already reported to have bid $1.5 billion last month, confirmed a top official of OVL on condition of anonymity.
Soaring real estate prices are leaving a big hole in expatriates' pockets too, with Mumbai being ranked as the costliest city in India for them.
Shrimp exporters see a major breakthrough in the US anti-dumping duty case, with a host of countries, including Brazil, China, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea, strongly supporting India at the ongoing World Trade Organization (WTO) panel hearing.
India's shrimp exporters heaved a sigh of relief last week following the decision of World Trade Organisation's anti-dumping panel to set July 24 as the deadline for the final hearing on the issue.
Though OVL has made a solo bid of about $2.5 billion for takeover of Russia-focused Imperial Energy, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may rope in a company like Rosneft to win Moscow's approval for the acquisition, London-based investment banking sources said. OVL is mindful that no company can be successful in taking over a company having assets in Russia unless it has the backing of Moscow.
As India witnesses a spurt in property prices, its financial capital Mumbai has been ranked as one of the world's top 10 expensive locations in terms of accommodation cost.
Brazil forward Ronaldinho has asked to be left out of the squad for the Copa America because he is tired, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday.
All the Indian players in contention qualified for the main draw at the Chile Open Table Tennis championships.
Bolton Wanderers squandered a chance to leap into the Champions League places when they were held 1-1 at home by Everton while fourth-placed Arsenal drew 0-0 at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday.
M Night Shyamalan redeemed himself with his new film The Happening, which surprised many industry forecasters, grossing an estimated three-day worldwide gross of $62 million.
An inspired second half goal from Edison Mendez was enough to give PSV Eindhoven a slender 1-0 win over Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round match
Holders Brazil landed a tricky draw for the Copa America on Wednesday as they were thrown into Group B along with Mexico, Ecuador and Chile.
Federer was two points from an embarrassing exit from the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday before rallying to beat Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the third round. The world number one, who failed to retain his Australian Open crown earlier this year, was 5-4 and 30-15 down in the third set before his opponent, ranked 137th by the ATP, crumbled under the pressure.
Serena Williams fought off swirling winds and a bold challenge by Czech Klara Zakopalova to reach the second round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 win on Tuesday.
Brazil have played four international friendlies since the World Cup in Europe.
The 31-year-old says he has not given up hope of playing for England again.
Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won't be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai.
The England midfielder will don the number 16 shirt, previously worn by former captain Roy Keane.
Manchester United agreed a fee of up to $34.59 million for Tottenham midfielder Michael Carrick.
One Indian soldier was injured on Monday after shrapnel from Israeli bombing hit him.
Mumbai-based IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services has signed a four-year, $200 million (around Rs 800 crore) contract with the Social Security Institute of Mexico -- one of its biggest deals and its first government contract in the region.
India, 28 others demand end to Israeli military action
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