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With a month to go before the FIFA Women's World Cup, AFP takes a look at seven of the top teams in the 24-nation tournament who will be hoping to challenge in Canada from June 6-July 5.... more »

Silvia Neid admitted she had fallen in love with her Germany team after romping to a 4-0 friendly win over Brazil in a pre-women's World Cup friendly on Wednesday.... more »

Germany play Brazil in a women's friendly on Wednesday, but two months before the World Cup, thoughts of another 7-1 scoreline are far from the injury-hit hosts' minds.... more »

Punts on the World Cup rather than on financial instruments will kick into high gear over the next month as bleary-eyed traders in football-mad Asia tune into the tournament in Brazil, a dozen time zones away.... more »

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and US broadcaster NBC-Universal announced Wednesday they have reached an American television rights deal worth $7.65 billion that runs from 2021 through the 2032 Olympics.... more »

Rio Olympic Games organizers Tuesday countered criticism of slow preparations with an assurance they would deliver the 2016 event on time and on budget.... more »

Down on Copacabana Beach, there's plenty of talk about June's World Cup and political protest as Rio residents relax on the sand.... more »

Rio 2016 Olympic Games organizers on Thursday unveiled an operational budget of $2.9 billion, comprising private money and around 27 percent higher than initial forecasts allowing for inflation.... more »

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Tuesday he was satisfied with progress being made by organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics, pronouncing himself confident the event would be a success.... more »

The prestigious Laureus sports awards on Wednesday became the second international sports linked event in recent months to fall victim to Brazilian authorities concerns over public reaction to paying public money towards hosting the event.... more »

To residents of 2016 Olympic hosts Rio it seems an eternity ago that the likes of Michael Johnson and Sergei Bubka strutted their stuff at the Celio Barros stadium, just next door to the famous Maracana.... more »

The debate may be raging over whether the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar should be switched to the winter, but one party content to stick with the original summer dates are the local organisers themselves.... more »

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said it was "a shame" that Brazil is hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics because the country lacks a sports policy.... more »