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Pretoria - Brazilian striker Robinho is hoping that Brazil can erase Thursday against the United States the poor impression they made in their Confederations Cup debut against Egypt.

"We are tired, but that doesn't matter. Tired or not, we will seek to do our best. We have to make the most of this moment that we are with the national team, away from our families, to return to Brazil as champions," Robinho told German Press Agency dpa in an interview.

Los Angeles - David Kahn's first order of business as Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations was a big one, relieving Kevin McHale of his coaching duties.

McHale, who has spent 15 years with the organization, said he got the news during his third formal meeting with Kahn on Tuesday night to discuss the team's coaching job.

"He didn't really give me any reasons, other than the fact he wanted to make a change," McHale told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Kahn made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Bloemfontein, South Africa - David Villa had many reasons to be happy Wednesday, but he was not exactly smiling after scoring a goal that booked Spain's place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

A low look, earphones in place, and a quick pace alongside a Spanish federation press official: that was the picture of the Valencia striker after the game. Indeed, in recent days, Villa keeps remembering his love of music every time he sees a reporter.

Lima - The Peruvian government and indigenous communities who have been demonstrating for more than two months over land rights finally started talks aimed at ending the conflict in the Andean country.

Prime Minister Yehude Simon met late Tuesday in Lima with representatives of the Amazonian Indios who have been protesting over controversial decrees on foreign investment in the Amazon region, which they say impacts their claims on land.

Washington - The European and Russian space agencies on Wednesday called on NASA to lengthen its commitment to the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2015.

The comments came as part of a review that the Obama administration is conducting of the US manned spaceflight programme. An independent review committee is re- evaluating all aspects of human spaceflight, including the retirement of the space shuttle, the creation of the Orion spacecraft to replace the shuttle and plans to return to the moon.

Ostrava, Czech Republic - World record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica recorded his first sub-10 second time of the season in the 100 metres on his way to victory Wednesday at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava.

The three-time Olympic champion claimed victory in a time of 9.77 seconds, just eight hundredths of second slower than the world record time of 9.69 he set on his way to taking gold at last summer's Beijing Games.