Factbox on the Brazilian, who was named European Footballer of the Year.
SSerena Williams swept past Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday and into the final of the US Open to sit one win away from a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
The scorers' list after the conclusion of the group league stage at the Euro 2004 football championship.
"We have food, wine, cheese from Portugal. We set up a table, share it with people, and talk about our cultures."
Shiva Keshavan was unimpressive in the men's singles luge event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
A sneak-peek into all the backstage action.
Rediff.com presents matches that shook up US Open.
She along with Liezel Huber registered a straight-set victory in the women's doubles first round in France.
Raging wildfires have killed 74 people including small children in Greece, devouring homes and forests, in what officials are calling the worst fires the country has seen in a decade. Around 500 firefighters, aircraft and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the fires, while a state of emergency was declared in western and eastern Attica. Take a look at the devastation the fires have brought on in Greece.
Prosecutors have confirmed that 42-year-old Viktors Dembovskis, who was arrested earlier this month and is in custody in Preile in Latvia, would be handed over to the UK police, they said.
The supporters blame Advocaat for the 3-2 defeat by the Czech Republic last time out.
The captain of the Czech national team and 2003 European Footballer of the Year topped a poll of local sports journalists.
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas said he was keen to carry on racking up the international accolades after equalling the record for most caps by a European player but acknowledged he was closing in on retirement.
Men's top seed Novak Djokovic and women's number two Angelique Kerber look to book berths in the last four of the US Open as the quarter-finals of the year's last Grand Slam get underway on Tuesday.
These photos prove we live in a truly bizarre world.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named the Brazilian-born midfielder in his 20-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
Former World chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov has asked Latvian politicians to grant him citizenship to help him pursue his political activities in Russia.
Russia's no.1 goalkeeper urged media and fans to give the team due respect.
Viswanathan Anand was one step away from his seventh Chess Classic title after crashing \n\nthrough the defences of Spain's Alexei Shirov in the sixth game.
The gold went to Kluft Carolina of Sweden with a jump of 6.85 metres at the D N Galan Super Grand Prix.
Nearly two thirds of Dutch fans believe their team will beat Sweden on Saturday and the country is now offering its full support to coach Dick Advocaat.
German's Bild newspaper reported Voeller had reached the decision overnight.
The three-time champions will count on Michael Ballack and pride for their Euro 2004 Group D decider against the Czech Republic.
The veteran defender is set to make his 111th appearance for the Netherlands on Wednesday.
The major countries were kept apart in the Euro 2004 playoff draw, opening the way for Spain, Holland, Russia, Turkey and Croatia to reach next year's finals.
The major countries were kept apart in the Euro 2004 playoff draw on Monday.
The victory placed the Indian World Cup champions in the joint lead with Alexei Shirov and Judith Polgar in the Corus chess tournament.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
India, which was listed 78th last year, has improved its ranking, figuring at 75th position with a visa-free score of 51
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, including two in the first five minutes, to lead European champions Portugal to a 6-0 win over nine-man Andorra in their World Cup qualifier on Friday.
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