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Coach Santana sacked by Bahia

Coach Santana sacked by BahiaRio de Janeiro, May 14 - Former South Africa national coach Joel Santana has been sacked by Brazilian top-flight football club Bahia.  Read more »

Corinthians beat Santos in Paulista final first leg

Corinthians beat Santos in Paulista final first legSao Paulo, May 13 : Brazil midfielder Paulinho and defender Paulo Andre struck either side of half-time as Corinthians defeated Santos 2-1 in the first leg of the Campeonato Paulista final.  Read more »

Kaka, Ronaldinho just the start of Brazil's dilemmas

Kaka, Ronaldinho just the start of Brazil's dilemmasRio de Janeiro, May 13 : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will Tuesday announce a 23-man squad for next month's FIFA Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Brazil's Flamengo in Ferdinand bid

Brazil's Flamengo in Ferdinand bidRio de Janeiro, May 13 : Brazilian giants Flamengo are reportedly preparing an offer to sign veteran Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.  Read more »

Scolari feeling weight of Brazil's expectations

Scolari feeling weight of Brazil's expectationsRio de Janeiro, May 7 : Brazil's football confederation (CBF) 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.  Read more »

Sao Paulo World Cup venue to miss FIFA deadline

Sao Paulo World Cup venue to miss FIFA deadlineSao Paulo, May 7 - The construction firm responsible for Sao Paulo's new World Cup stadium admitted that the venue would not be ready until March next year, missing the deadline set by world football's governing body FIFA by more than two months.  Read more »

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.  Read more »

Brasilia's World Cup stadium on track, says FIFA

Rio de Janeiro, May 4 - FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke hoped that Brasilia's Estadio Nacional World Cup stadium would be ready in time for its scheduled May 18 opening.  Read more »

Zico urges Kaka to quit Real Madrid for Flamengo

Zico urges Kaka to quit Real Madrid for FlamengoRio de Janeiro, May 4 - Brazil legend Zico has urged Kaka to quit Real Madrid for Rio de Janeiro giants Flamengo.

Kaka, who won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award while at AC Milan,  Read more »

Corinthians' Pato eager for early goal against Boca

Corinthians' Pato eager for early goal against BocaRio de Janeiro, May 3 - Corinthians will need an early goal if they are to overturn a 0-1 deficit against Boca Juniors in their Copa Libertadores Round of 16 second leg May 15, said Brazilian football striker Alexandre Pato.  Read more »

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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news Monday at a press  Read more »

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head  Read more »

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffs

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffsHyderabad, May 21 - West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league (IPL).  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »