Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has been invited to take a leading 2014 World Cup role and a formal announcement is expected in the coming days, a local organising committee (LOC) source told Reuters on Tuesday.
Red Bull's double Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to a record 15th pole position of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand bounced back as he jumped to joint second spot at the end of the fourth round after outplaying Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the fourth Bilbao Final Masters in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
World champion Viswanathan Anand could do little with his white pieces as he settled for a draw with world number one Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the fourth Bilbao Final Masters, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned Brazil on Monday that they needed to speed up preparations to host the 2014 World Cup.
Formula One world champion Jenson Button escaped unhurt from an attempted armed attack as he was driven away from the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit on Saturday, he and his McLaren team said.
Plunged from a nationwide party into deep despair, Brazilians lambasted their team's lack of heart and style on Friday and begged for a return to the "beautiful game" by the time they host the World Cup in 2014.
Argentina can look forward to a mouthwatering Copa America semi-final clash with Brazil after delivering a much-improved display to beat Venezuela 2-0 in the quarter-finals in their first game at the Maracana since losing the 2014 World Cup final.
Manchester City's Brazil forward Robinho is returning home to his former club Santos immediately on a six-month loan deal, both clubs said on Thursday.
Jenson Button celebrated the greatest night of his Formula One career alone in a Sao Paulo hotel room, lying in bed with a smile on his face and a pinch mark on his arm to prove it was not a dream. The 29-year-old had promised on Sunday, after clinching the title in the Brazilian Grand Prix with a race to spare, that he would enjoy the long-awaited moment "like you would not believe".
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello seized pole position on Saturday for his home grand prix in a nightmare scenario for championship-leading Brawn team mate Jenson Button.
Formula One champions Ferrari could replace stand-in driver Luca Badoer if the Italian does not raise his game significantly in Belgium next weekend.
Olympic organizers are still scrambling to finish everything from a beach volleyball venue to a new subway line, set to open just days before the opening ceremony. At the village, where lines formed Sunday as athletes began checking in, work crews were still making last minute repairs.
Brazil held 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail on Friday as police combed their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
A report says though 2008 was a tumultuous year for outsourcing and clients should remain cautious in the year ahead, there are opportunities and potential still very much evident in the market. The outsourcing industry will develop in the coming years to become more mature, efficient, dynamic, and ultimately more resilient.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday but the battle for the Formula One title will go on to the season finale in Brazil.
Adriano was recalled by Brazil for next month's World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, only the second time he has been picked by his country since the 2006 World Cup. The 26-year-old was included in a 25-man squad for the matches away to Paraguay in Asuncion on June 15 and at home to arch-rivals Argentina in Belo Horizonte three days later.
Vitantonio, or Tonio for short, Liuzzi joins Force India Formula One Team as its new test and reserve driver for its 2008 Formula One campaign.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen turned the Formula One title battle into a three-way fight down to the wire with victory in China on Sunday after McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton skidded out.
Economists warn of the impact that a Fed rate rise could have on emerging economies.
Alonso, who will make his McLaren debut after winning the Formula One championship for the past two years with Renault, had to make do with second place on the starting grid.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to get his McLaren career off to a winning start on Sunday in an Australian Grand Prix that is far more than just a season-opener.
The Brazilian now looks much more like the real deal, no longer simply plugging a hole at Ferrari until someone better comes along.
Felipe Massa is no longer simply plugging a hole at Ferrari until someone better comes along.
It is not only Mumbai's Dalal Street that is witnessing firecrackers on its skies in the run-up to Diwali, markets across the world tend to soar higher during the festival days -- be it Christmas in the United States or the Rio festival in Brazil.\n
The Kolkata club were grouped with Ferencvarosi TC, Athletic Club Bilbao, São Paulo FC and the hosts in the under-15 Manchester United Premier Cup.
Tele Santana, one of Brazil's greatest coaches, died aged 74 in a Belo Horizonte hospital where he had been in intensive care since March.
Italy striker Antonio Cassano is joining Real Madrid on a four and a half-year deal from Serie A club AS Roma.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
Lewis Hamilton has competed with Alonso, Raikkonen, Button, Rosberg, Schumacher and Vettel, champions all of them, and he has come out on top.
The six-team competition begins at the weekend but is unlikely to heat up until Liverpool and Brazil's Sao Paulo join the fray at the semi-final stage.
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The Indian ace will aim to become the first player in the long tradition of Wijk Aan Zee to win the Corus chess tournament five times.
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