Brazil, Spain, Germany Are Favorites For 2018 World Cup
According to a data company, Brazil is the statistical favorite to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But there is a 35 percent chance that it will have to beat nemesis Germany along the way.
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According to a data company, Brazil is the statistical favorite to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia. But there is a 35 percent chance that it will have to beat nemesis Germany along the way.
Julie Ertz came in off the bench and scored in the 89th minute and the United States overcame a late two-goal deficit to beat Brazil 4-3 on Sunday night in the Tournament of Nations.
The U.S. Homeland Security Department says nearly 740,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the country during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas.
Former Syracuse University and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo has died in his native Brazil, military police said Sunday. He was 26.
Brazilian UFC fighter Cris 'Cyborg' Justino became a U.S. citizen on Tuesday. The 31-year-old veteran fighter took her oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles.
Brazilian police have charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has taken to twitter to apologize for his behavior last week.
The lawyer for U.S. Olympic swimmer James Feigen says he will pay about $10,800 Friday and then leave Brazil following the robbery scandal involving the U.S. swim team.
A Brazilian judge has ordered that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen be seized as authorities investigate their claim they were robbed at gunpoint during the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They're booing U.S. athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home.
Hope Solo wasn't bothered by the chanting. The veteran USA goalie was teased by fans chanting "Zika, Zika" at her as the U.S. women's soccer team defeated New Zealand in its Olympic debut on Wednesday.
Japanese Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura may be a record six-time world champion, but he won't be encountering much success in his "Pokemon Go" efforts after running up a huge roaming bill in Rio.
There were no bumps on this road to Rio. Next up for the U.S. men's basketball team is the trip to Brazil, where the Americans think that they can play even better now that they're done having to go from place to place.
There has been a lot of talk about the possible corruption, danger, Zika and filthy water around some of the venues. But it seems that's only the tip of the iceberg, the reality that is Rio in 2016.
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Health officials on Wednesday said that there is no longer any doubt that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects. Experts had previously been cautious about making a definitive link.
Brazil is signing an agreement with the University of Texas to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus.
For the first time, scientists in South America discovered the presence of an active Zika virus in urine and saliva samples, according to a Brazilian Health Institute.
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed there are six travel-related cases of Zika virus disease in the state.
The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company's 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue.
Brazil's attorney general is investigating allegations that bribes were paid to a powerful lawmaker to help secure contracts for the building of venues and other works for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Looking for ways to spend a day in beautiful Brazil? Lucinda Riley, author of "The Seven Sisters," shares her top recommendations.
A dismal 4-1 exhibition loss to Brazil on Tuesday night left the United States facing a month of questions ahead of its playoff against Mexico on October 10 for the region's berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup.
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