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Brazilian model Angela Bismarchi will dance nearly nude ahead of a 300-person drum corps in next month's Carnival parade, hoping her sculpted beauty as a "percussion queen" will lead her samba group to the championship.
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As millions of revelers across  Brazil prepare for Carnival festivities, the country's health  ministry began on Sunday its yearly safe-sex campaign and the  distribution of free condoms.
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BASEBALL Astros righthander Brandon Backe underwent ligament replacement surgery on his pitching elbow yesterday, and his recovery is expected to last a year to 18 months. Backe was 3-2 this season with a 3.77 ERA. He is 19-14 in 42 career starts. He pitched seven shutout innings in Game 4 of last year's World Series, which the White Sox won ...
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Red-carpet fashion maven Steven Cojocaru said Monday that a genetic condition will require him to undergo a kidney transplant operation.
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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was in surgery Sunday fighting for his life a day after breaking his right rear leg in three places at the Preakness, and the colt&#039;s surgeon said he&#039;s never worked on so many catastrophic injuries to one horse.
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The iconic American Bandstand host will remain in a Los   Angeles-area hospital for Christmas--and possibly even New Year's--his   publicist said Tuesday.
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San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds, who is seeking to set the all-time home run record  in the next season or two, had minor knee surgery on Monday,  the team has announced.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD - A day after surgeons reduced the size of his stomach in a nine-hour surgery, Patrick Deuel - who once weighed 1,072 pounds - moved around and even cracked a couple of jokes from his hospital bed, his doctor said Wednesday.
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Thiago Motta, FC Barcelona&#39;s Brazil international midfielder, ruptured ligaments in his left knee in Saturday&#39;s match against Sevilla and likely will miss six months, the club&#39;s website revealed Sunday.
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Brazil striker Ronaldo is likely to face Venezuela in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier despite strains in both thighs. &quot;I believe that he won&#39;t miss out
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The mother of Brazilian football prodigy Robinho has been released following her kidnapping on November 6. Marina De Souzaâs release will now enable Robinho to play for Santos in a title-decider this weekend in the Brazilian championship.
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Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner was scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to remove a possible tumor in his head, and his doctor said he could return to the team in two to four weeks.
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Manchester United striker Louis Saha has undergone knee surgery in the United States to repair an injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season.
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Severiano Ballesteros said on Friday he  has made such a dramatic recovery from his back problems that  he hopes to play a full season next year on both sides of the  Atlantic.
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The Brazil international is said to be the subject of a Â£2 million offer from the Gunners ahead of the January market. Marcos almost joined the Gunners two seasons ago and has been out for six months following surgery on a hand injury, but is now fit.
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A close ally of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Sunday that the ailing media mogul has decided to have surgery in the United States, following days of rumors that the billionaire businessman was going to ...Comment
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Sport: Chelsea midfielder awaits hospital scan after damaging thigh muscle in training.