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Real Madrid, Barcelona top Forbes rich list
AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money after they were named as the world's two richest sports franchises.
Windsurfing makes waves in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» AVAZA (TURKMENISTAN) - Better known for its inhospitable desert plains than beach breaks, isolated ex-Soviet Turkmenistan this month welcomed an unlikely group of visitors: a sun-tanned crop of the world's top windsurfers.
After World Cup success, concern at Rio Games
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil defied dire predictions to deliver one of the best World Cups in history, but with two years until the Rio Olympics, organizers are racing against the clock all over again.
Brazil celebrates rival Argentina's World Cup defeat
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil.
Joy in Berlin after World Cup thriller
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BERLIN - Germany erupted in ecstasy Sunday, with fans dancing the night away, after the World Cup final win against Argentina that handed the country its historic fourth title.
Joy, fireworks in Berlin after World Cup thriller
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BERLIN - Germany erupted in ecstasy Sunday, with fans dancing the night away, the World Cup final win against Argentina that handed the country its historic fourth title.
Brazil celebrates Argentina's defeat
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil.
World Cup final Germany v Argentina: Live Report
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» 21:37 GMT - FULL-TIME EXTRA-TIME: Germany 1 Argetina 0 - GERMANY ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS
World Cup excitement peaks with Germany-Argentina clash
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» World Cup fever swept the globe Sunday ahead of the tournament final between Lionel Messi's Argentina and a formidable German team seeking a fourth title.
Brazil congratulates itself for World Cup success
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Well before the first kick-off, the World Cup was playing against the odds, with Brazil rushing to finish stadiums, chaos at airports and violent protests in the streets.