Brazil mourns loss of 'King' Pele

IMAGE: Renato Souza, a fan of Brazilian soccer legend Pele holds a placard outside the hospital as people mourn his death, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Brazil......

Soccer great Pele hospitalised with urinary infection

IMAGE: Brazil soccer legend Pele and France's Kylian Mbappe pose ahead of their meeting in Paris on April 2. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters Brazilian soccer great Pele was hospitalised in......

Football great Pele recovering well from hip surgery

IMAGE: Fans hold up cutouts of Pele. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Pele is recovering well from a small operation to repair his replacement hip, an official who works with the former......

All Blacks salvage some pride

New Zealand gained some consolation for their loss to France in the rugby World Cup 1999 semi-finals by crushing the Europeans 40-13 in Thursday's playoff for the third place.The All Blacks ran in......

Bright campaigns meet a dull end

New Zealand and France completed rugby World Cup campaigns so bright with promise less than a week ago with a third place playoff on Thursday that neither side wanted, nor appeared to enjoy.The......