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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) — Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host millions of revelers who will flock to the city’s beaches to ring in New Year 2017 during its annual New Year’s Eve celebrations on the famed Copacabana Beach and other points throughout the city. Copacabana alone, the heart of New Year’s celebrations in the Marvellous City, is expected to see more than 2 million people turnout for the annual fireworks display which […]
Rio de Janeiro will open its first aquarium, the largest in South America, in November. https://youtu.be/jbfgd9zwpIk
(Reuters) A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America’s first Games. It was far from a perfect execution by Brazil, which battled with empty seats, security scares and a mysterious green diving pool. But two late gold medals for the host country in its two […]
Spectators and delegates file out of Rio’s Maracana stadium after colorful fireworks closed down the Summer Olympics opening ceremony under the watchful eye of the military. (video courtesy AFP)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The Maracana stadium erupted in jeers as Brazil’s unpopular interim president Michel Temer opened the Rio Olympics on Friday — and the hostility spread far beyond the sports venue. The colorful opening ceremony in the famous football stadium was meant to be Brazil’s moment of coming together as first host of the Olympics in South America. The booing in response to Temer’s less than 15 second statement put an […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Record-seeking Britain have pulled out all the stops for their Rio Olympics campaign — to the extent of employing their own plumber for the leaky athletes’ village. Water leaks and even a small fire have been among the problems reported at the newly built tower blocks, along with blocked toilets, exposed wiring and unlit stairwells. Australia had to delay moving in because of concerns over the accommodation, and the […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the chief of the World Health Organization said on Friday, a week before the event kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. Nearly half a million people are expected to visit for the Games, many from the United States. Worries about security, the Zika virus and an economic crisis could deter travelers, with just under a third […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The USA, warming up for a run at their third straight Olympic men’s basketball gold, romped to a 106-57 friendly victory over China on Sunday. The game at Staples Center, home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, was a preview of the teams’ scheduled August 6 clash in Rio de Janeiro, in the first-round opener for each. Kevin Durant, the erstwhile Oklahoma City Thunder star […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Michigan judge agreed on Wednesday to bring forward a pre-trial conference for Draymond Green, the NBA star and US Olympic team member accused of striking a university football player at a restaurant at the weekend. Documents posted on Thursday on the webpage of the 54B District Court in East Lansing, Michigan, showed that Green’s conference was brought forward from August 4, the day before the Rio de Janeiro […]
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four weeks, but crime and economic crisis mean the party-loving Brazilian city is glum and struggling to find its vibe. Stadiums are just about ready and local businesses, hammered by Brazil’s deep recession, look forward to the arrival of an estimated 500,000 tourists. For an already sports-mad city, the Games — the first ever held in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Argentina guard Manu Ginobili said Sunday he will return to the NBA for a 15th campaign next season after considering retirement. Ginobili is expected to play for Argentina next month in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and to return to the San Antonio Spurs, the club for which he has played his entire NBA career. But Ginobili, who turns 39 on July 28, did not say what club he […]
by Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) — France will have the perfect opportunity to avenge their defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup when they take on their old foes in the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Thursday, according to star striker Olivier Giroud. “It will be a great match, we have a lot of desire to get our own back for the World Cup,” Giroud said after his two goals helped France thrash Iceland […]
