Brazil forward Neymar has undergone successful surgery after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, medical staff treating him said on Thursday.The 31-year-old sustained the injury during Brazil's 2-0 loss to Uruguay...

Argentine winger Jose Lopez struck a second-half winner as defending champions Palmeiras began their Brazilian Serie A campaign with a 2-1 home victory over Cuiaba.Sixteen-year-old forward Endrick Felipe put the hosts ahead with a fifth-minute volley before Raniele...

San Lorenzo rose to the top of Argentina's Primera Division standings following a fractious 1-1 draw at Huracan. Matias Coccaro put the hosts ahead by converting a 20th-minute penalty after he was brought down by Rafael Perez, reports Xinhua news agency.Jalil...

Cameron Norrie secured his fifth ATP title as he recovered from a slow start to defeat top seed Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4. 7-5 in the Rio Open final.The British second seed looked shaky on serve early and committed five double faults on the outdoor clay of the...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz continued his perfect record in 2023 with a fighting 6-4, 7-6(0) win over Serbian Dusan Lajovic and advanced to the semifinals of the Rio Open here on Friday.The 19-year-old Spaniard, the former World No. 1 who has recently returned...

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain survived a two-hour and 47-minute battle against Italy's Fabio Fognini to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 Rio Open, here.In a rematch of their 2022 Rio de Janeiro semifinal, Alcaraz earned an entertaining...

Argentine sixth seed Sebastian Baez advanced to the last 16 of the ATP 500 Rio Open with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over local favorite Thomaz Bellucci. Baez won 80 per cent of points on his first serve and 65% on his second to take the match in one hour and 35 minutes...

At least four people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed after a severe storm triggered flooding and landslides in the Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city, authorities said.According to local disaster reduction authorities, the storm dumped an estimated...

Brazil World Cup-winning captain Cafu has said that Brazil has the quality and depth of talent to win this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.The former Roma and AC Milan right-back said the five-time World Cup champions would not depend so heavily on talismanic...

At least five people were killed and three others injured in an intense shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro.The dead and injured were suspected drug traffickers, Xinhua news agency quoted the police...

At least six people were killed and two others were wounded after a shootout between police officers and alleged criminals in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, police sources said.The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police said the event took...

The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said.At least 9,302 people have been driven from their...

The death toll from heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco climbed to 91, while 26 people were still missing and more than 5,000 people were displaced, the regional government said. Since last week, Pernambuco has been suffering from rains, which...

At least 11 people were killed and dozens were injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a van in Brazil's central-west state of Mato Grosso, bordering Paraguay and Bolivia, the Federal Highway Police said. Initial investigations showed the two...

Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta has backed out-of-sorts teammate Neymar to recapture his best form in FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia.Neymar has endured a frustrating season for Paris Saint-Germain, managing just five goals in 21 games across...

A group led by Spain's La Liga has proposed the creation of a new league in Brazil that would operate independently of the national football confederation.La Liga president Javier Tebas presented the plan to representatives of clubs in the top two divisions...

Brazil manager Tite has revealed he will stand down after this year's World Cup in Qatar.The 60-year-old has overseen 52 wins, 13 draws and just five losses since taking charge of the five-time world champions in August 2016.In that time he has helped Brazil...

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz made history, becoming the youngest ATP 500 titlist since the category was created in 2009, defeating third-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 on Monday (IST).Interestingly, Alcaraz had won his first ATP Tour match...

The suspended World Cup qualifier between South American rivals Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, world football governing body FIFA has said.The match in Sao Paulo last September was halted shortly after kick-off when Brazilian health officials walked...

Brazilian football legend Pele took to social media to send a Christmas message to his followers, two days after his release from a Sao Paulo hospital."Today I hope you are living moments of love, peace and unity, just like me. Merry Christmas my friends," Pele...