Tag: Brazil
Mexico win Olympic football gold medal
Brazil Under 23 was left devastated at Wembley Stadium by a fired Mexican team this afternoon, losing the Olympic football…
Olympic Men’s football results
Olympic Games men’s football results on Tuesday: At Wembley Mexico 3 (Fabian 31, Peralta 65, Cortes 90+3) Japan 1 (Otsu…
Olympics men’s football results
Collated Olympic men’s football results on Saturday: Quarter-finals At Manchester Japan 3 Egypt 0 At London Mexico 4 Senegal 2…
Olympic basketball results
Olympic Games men’s basketball results on Sunday: Men Preliminary round Nigeria 60 Tunisia 56 Brazil 75 Australia 71 United States…
Olympic Men’s football results
Results from the men’s Olympic football tournament on Sunday: At London Group A Senegal 2 Uruguay 0 At Coventry Group…
Olympic soccer results today
At Coventry Group B Mexico 2 Gabon 0 At Manchester Group c Egypt 1 New Zealand 1 Brazil 3 Belarus…
China leads medals table in London
Olympics medals table on Saturday: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 4 0 2 6 Italy 2 2 1 5 United…
Olympics: Brazil maul Cameroon
Brazil striker Cristiane became the most successful goalscorer in Olympic women’s football history on Wednesday as the South Americans opened…
Soccer kicks off London Olympics
Women’s football kicks off the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday — two days before the official start — as athletes pour…
Wenger Rejects Brazil Coaching Job
Arsene Wenger has turned down an offer to coach Brazil. SunSport reports that Wenger is reported to have been sounded…
Seedorf joins Brazil’s Botafogo
Veteran former Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf has signed a two-year deal with Botafogo, the Brazilian top-flight side have confirmed.…
Rio+20 summit: The main outcomes
Following are the main outcomes from the 10-day UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which ended Friday in Rio de Janeiro,…
Jonathan On Jamboree In Brazil
Beleaguered Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan embarked on his unpopular trip to the Earth Summit in Rio de janeiro, Brazil with…
Brazilian president to lead trade delegation to Nigeria
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has accepted an invitation from President Goodluck Jonathan to visit Nigeria before the end of…
Jonathan: My critics are Liars
Ayorinde Oluokun President Goodluck Jonathan late Tuesday in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil urged Nigeria’s political class not to sacrifice the…
Jonathan Under Fire for Rio Trip
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has criticized President Goodluck Jonathan for embarking on a trip to Brazil for the…
Messi’s treble sinks Brazil
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina edged out rivals Brazil in a thrilling friendly in New Jersey on Saturday…
2014 World Cup: FIFA Wins, As Brazil Signs Beer Law
After a long run battle with the world football governing body, FIFA, over sale of beer at World Cup venues…
Brazilian leader steps in to stem 2014 World Cup Collapse
The appointment of an ally of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to the organising committee of the 2014 World Cup was…
FIBA Holds Olympic Draw Today
Federation of International Basketball Association, FIBA, will later today convene its first Central Board of 2012 at Rio De Janeiro,…
Brazil: BRICS to back consensus candidate for World Bank
The BRICS emerging economic giants will join together to back a single candidate to lead the World Bank, Brazil’s finance…
Danny Jordaan bags FIFA job
FIFA has appointed Danny Jordaan, the Vice-President South African Football Association (SAFA), as its Special Adviser on the 2014 World…
Corruption: Brazil’s Football Chief Resigns
The head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has resigned amid allegations of corruption, the confederation said Monday. Ricardo Teixeira,…
Lagos Ready For Copa Beach Soccer
Organisers of this year’s Copa Lagos Beach Soccer said they have made necessary arrangement for the success of the championship.…
Brazil Coach Hails Egypt
Coach of Brazil, Ney Franco, has described the Young Pharaohs of Egupt, as a good team, whose potentials should not…
VW’s First-Half Sales Exceed 4m Cars
Volkswagen AG (VOW), Europe’s largest automaker, said global first-half deliveries exceeded 4 million cars and sport-utility vehicles for the first time,…
Beach Soccer: Nigeria To Host 4-Nation Tourney
Nigeria will record a milestone in the game of Beach soccer as Kinetic Sports in conjunction with Beach Soccer Worldwide…
Nigerian Student Dies In Amazon Lake
Tributes have been paid to a London student who drowned in an Amazon lake while working as a missionary. Olakunle…
Furniture Maker, South African Airways Officer Face Drug Charges
A furniture maker, Junaidu Babatunde Ganiyu, who was arrested with 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, on his trip back to Nigeria…
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Holland v. Brazil: Live Report
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) – FAVOURITES BRAZIL ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP after Holland subjected them to a…