Rio De Janeiro | 9 days ago
FIFA names 10 Confederations Cup referees
Rio de Janeiro, May 14 - England's Howard Webb has been named by FIFA as one of 10 referees who will officiate at the Confederations Cup in Brazil next month.Webb, who refereed the 2010 World Cup and Champions League finals, will be aided by his regular assistants Michael Mullarkey and Darren Cann. The 41-year-old from Yorkshire joins fellow European referees Bjorn Kuipers of the Netherlands, Pedr ... read more

Lisbon | 10 days ago
Spain will emerge stronger from economic crisis: Rajoy
Lisbon, May 13 - Spain will emerge stronger from the economic crisis and will return to prosperity, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said ahead of the Iberian Summit.The crisis has had a tremendous social impact, Rajoy said in comments e-mailed to Portugal's Lusa news agency.It is logical and symptomatic of the good health of democracies that there be a social response to many of the political measure ... read more

Mumbai | 13 days ago
Didn't know TV fetches you so much love: Monica Bedi
Mumbai, May 10 - Monica Bedi, seen in a negative role in TV serial Saraswatichandra, is amazed at the kind of love and recognition television is fetching her.I knew that television had grown tremendously and you become a household name. TV is very important and very big. It's the best way to reach the hearts of audiences, people are addicted to serials, she said.But I never knew that you get so mu ... read more

Rio De Janeiro | 15 days ago
Fluminense rocked by new drug scandal
Rio de Janeiro, May 8 - Fluminense striker Michael faces a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine use, the football club confirmed.The 20-year-old had a positive sample after his team's 2-0 victory over Resende in the Campeonato Carioca April 6, reports Xinhua.This is the type of news that nobody wants to hear, Fluminense's executive director Rodrigo Caetano said Tuesday. We will talk wit ... read more

Rio De Janeiro | 16 days ago
Scolari feeling weight of Brazil's expectations
Rio de Janeiro, May 7 - Brazil's football confederation - president Jose Maria Marin has guaranteed the future of national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, even if his team fails to impress during Confederations Cup in June.Those words could be interpreted as lip service given Marin issued the same assurance to Mano Menezes in August last year following Brazil's defeat to Mexico in the final of the Lon ... read more

17 days ago
Wawrinka beats Ferrer to win Portugal Open
Oeiras -, May 6 - Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 to win the Portugal Open men's singles final here.Second seed Wawrinka avenged February's Copa Claro final loss to Ferrer in superb fashion by beating the top seed for the fourth time Sunday in 11 matches. Wawrinka played aggressively right from the start, dominating baseline rallies and forcing Ferrer well behin ... read more

18 days ago
Pavlyuchenkova wins Portugal Open
Oeiras -, May 5 - Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her second WTA title in the space of a month, defeating Carla Suarez Navarro in the final of the Portugal Open here.The 7-5, 6-2 win Saturday continues a successful season for the World No.19, who has appeared in three finals this season, winning last month's Monterrey Open and losing in Brisbane in January.The win over Suarez Na ... read more

Rio De Janeiro | 19 days ago
Deco faces ban after B test fails
Rio de Janeiro, May 4 - Portuguese star footballer and Fluminense mid-fielder Deco faces a two-year ban after results of a B sample confirmed the presence of a banned diuretic.The 35-year-old has contracted his own legal team to argue the positive test was the result of taking contaminated vitamins, Fluminense said in a statement Friday, reports Xinhua.He is expected to be suspended indefinitely b ... read more

20 days ago
Oprandi beats Kuznetsova in Portugal Open
Oeiras -, May 3 - Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to reach the Portugal Open semifinals after suffering a straight-sets defeat to World No.53 Romina Oprandi.The Swiss player didn't give her opponent a single break opportunity as she recorded a 6-2, 6-2 victory in just 63 minutes Thursday. As a former French Open champion, Kuznetsova has pedigree on clay used here.This was the firs ... read more

20 days ago
Oprandi beats Kuznetsova in Portugal Open
Oeiras -, May 3 - Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to reach the Portugal Open semifinals after suffering a straight-sets defeat to World No.53 Romina Oprandi.The Swiss player didn't give her opponent a single break opportunity as she recorded a 6-2, 6-2 victory in just 63 minutes Thursday. As a former French Open champion, Kuznetsova has pedigree on clay used here.This was the firs ... read more