Brazil has one hand on trophy-Parreira

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's right-hand man said on Monday Brazil was good enough to win the World Cup and already had "one hand on the trophy".

Plans in place for massive fleet of private airplanes

The number of private jets operating in Brazil will nearly double during the World Cup, with more than 700 expected to arrive from overseas, the Valor business daily said on Monday.

Cup games that rocked the world

The biggest shocks in the history of the World Cup:

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IN BRIEF (Page 23)

Back to drawing board for Wawrinka

The positive vibes and big-deal victories began for Stan Wawrinka at last year's US Open, back when he still went by "Stanislas", and picked up steam at this year's Australian Open, where he earned the right to forever be called "major champion".

Youngster stuns Li Na in first round

Another day on the clay at the French Open, another reigning Australian Open champion bites the red dust.

'Djoker' makes a new friend

Second seed Novak Djokovic distracted the Roland Garros crowd but kept his focus as he made light work of Portuguese Joao Sousa to reach the second round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win on Monday.

French open watch

Poor Nicolas Mahut. Probably was deflating enough that he lost his first-round match at the French Open. Then the Frenchman went to his news conference.

Newly-single McIlroy keen to dominate again

Rory McIlroy put personal turmoil behind him to win the European PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday and said he hopes it will help him become the dominant player in world golf.

Beckett pitches no-hitter, Dodgers stop Phillies

Josh Beckett started talking about throwing a no-hitter in the fourth inning, ignoring traditional superstitions and making his catcher nervous in the process.

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