Carlo Ancelotti’s confirmation as Real Madrid’s new coach on Tuesday has ended Blancos president Florentino Perez’s long search for a successor to the departing Jose Mourinho, while marking the start of the Italian’s huge challenge in replacing the “Special One.” Ancelotti’s arrival draws a line under the debate concerning his exit from Paris Saint-Germain and …
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Honda announces fourth return to Formula One grid
HONDA Motor Co. recently announced that it would be participating in Formula One beginning 2015 under a joint project with McLaren. Honda will be in charge of the development, manufacture and supply of the car’s engine and energy recovery system while McLaren will work on the chassis, as well as managing the new team called …
Brazil’s protests raise fears for World Cup as a million take to the streets
Football supporters fleeing rubber bullets, roads into stadiums blocked by angry crowds, mobs throwing stones at Fifa offices, Confederations Cup placards being ripped down and burned in the midst of mass protests. These are unlikely scenes in a football-mad country and the last thing organisers of the World Cup wanted to see in Brazil before …
In the favelas on the frontline of protest, Brazilians ask: who is this World Cup for?
Wednesday night was due to be a celebration in Fortaleza. This north-eastern coastal city was the first in Brazil to complete its World Cup stadium in readiness for the 2014 contest. Things didn’t quite work out as planned. “After the first teargas bomb, my brother and I ran with a few others to flee the …
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1 – 15 (daily updated)
Open Studio in July – Andrea Radai and NGUYEN Trinh ThiOpening: Sat 13 Jul 2013, 10 am – 10 pm Nhasan COLLECTIVE 3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi Please join us in the first Open Studio event of our programme, with newest works “Landscape Series #1″ (Video, 2013), “Landscape Series #1, 2, …
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 15 – 30 (daily updated)
Screening of “L’exercice de l’Etat” Fri 28 Jun 2013, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the screening of “L’exercice de l’Etat” (The Minister) (France, 2011, 112 minutes) by director Pierre Scheoeller, starring: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman. The film premiered in the “Un Certain Regard” section at the …
Dream final: Host Brazil vs world champion Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Confederations Cup has the final nearly everyone wanted: a long-awaited matchup between world champion Spain and host Brazil. The most dominant national team in recent years and the most successful team ever in international play will meet Sunday at Maracana Stadium for the title of the eight-nation warmup tournament …
How did America’s police become a military force on the streets?
Editor’s Note: In a remarkable speech at the National Defense University in May, President Barack Obama signaled an end to the war on terrorism; maybe not an end, it turns out, but a winding down of the costly deployments, the wholesale use of drone warfare, and even the very rhetoric of war. Click here to …
Rio mayor dares to dream as World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016 loom
Among the nightmares haunting the mayor of Rio de Janeiro before next year’s World Cup is the possibility that his city could go down in history as the scene of a neighbour’s greatest triumph. “If Argentina beat Brazil, in the final, I’ll kill myself,” Eduardo Paes joked. “They have Messi and the pope. They can’t …
Williams battles past Sharapova to claim French Open title
Story highlights Serena Williams wins French Open title Top seed beats defending champion Maria Sharapova in final 16th grand slam triumph for Williams She last won French Open back in 2002 Serena Williams powered her way to the French Open title Saturday with a straight sets victory over defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in …