Brazil Crashes Argentina's Copa Party
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Brazil stuns favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday in Maracaibo, Venezuela, to win its second straight Copa America title.
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Brazil's leftist president was falling just short of the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff and win re-election Sunday after his party was slammed in the final days of the campaign with charges of corruption and dirty tricks.
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Brazil will appeal against the result of the Olympic marathon, after it was disrupted by a spectator.
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An understrength Brazil retain the Copa America, beating favoured Argentina 3-0 in Maracaibo.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva was battling to secure the votes needed to clinch an outright victory in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Argentina&#39;s footballers beat Paraguay 1-0 in a bad-tempered Olympic football final to give the country its first gold medal since 1952.
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Brazil and France had better learn soon that no one wins World Cups just by showing up.
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Marcelo Bielsa has resigned as coach of Argentina less than one month after steering the national football team to their first Olympic gold medal.
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Marcelo Bielsa has resigned, less than a month after steering Argentina to their first Olympic gold medal and less than two months after their Copa America final appearance, Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio
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Germany declined the chance to play in the opening game of the 2006 World Cup, with the host nation ceding the honor to Brazil, the 2002 champion.
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Brazil stunned favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday to win its second straight Copa AmÃ©rica title in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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FC Barcelona defender Edmilson was cut from the Brazil squad on Monday because of a knee injury. Edmilson, a starter for Brazil&#39;s 2002 World Cup champions, will miss qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia this month.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup opens with a shock as France lose 12-17 against Argentina.
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Thereâsa new leader atop the CONMEBOL standings after round 11 of qualifying. Ecuador handed world champions Brazil their first qualifying defeat 1-0 in Quito, and Argentina moved into first with a 3-2 win over Venezuela.
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Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and it cost them the top spot in South America&#39;s World Cup qualifying.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sports Network) - Marcelo Bielsa resigned as Argentina&#39;s coach on Tuesday, despite leading his country to the final of Copa America and to an Olympic triumph this summer.
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HONG KONG: China were sent crashing out of the 2006 World Cup by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday after a 7-0 thrashing of Hong Kong was not enough to stop rivals Kuwait pipping them at the post.