Luis Suarez broke down in tears after his shootout miss saw Uruguay dumped out of the Copa America by unfancied Peru on Saturday, the 15 times champions losing 5-4 on penalties after having three goals ruled out in a scoreless draw. Suarez spurned (...)
Colombia enjoyed a 1-0 win over Paraguay despite fielding a second-string side to make it a clean sweep of victories in their Copa America group stage campaign, leaving Paraguay's hopes of staying in the tournament hanging by a thread.
Colombia were (...)
The Copa America's official song is titled "A Continent Vibrates" but if the strikingly low attendances at some matches are anything to go by, many in South America, especially in the host nation Brazil, seem wholly unenthused by the tournament.
The (...)
James Rodriguez got the best of Lionel Messi in the Copa America on Saturday, leading Colombia to a 2-0 win over Argentina in the teams' debut in the South American tournament.
Rodriguez set up Roger Martinez's opening goal in the second half with a (...)
Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto has called on FIFA to keep an eye on Netherlands winger Arjen Robben amid fears
his side could be a victim of diving in Saturday's World Cup
quarter-final, dpa reported.
Robben was accused of diving during the Dutch (...)
The Cameroon Football Federation said on
Friday it was investigating an incident of on-pitch violence during
this week's 0-4 loss to Croatia at the World Cup and might impose
sanctions against its players, dpa reported.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (...)
Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has declared himself fit and ready to play in Portugal's World Cup opener against Germany on Tuesday.
According to AP, Ronaldo says has recovered from the left-knee injury that has bothered him recently.
Ronaldo tells (...)
Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has declared himself fit and ready to play in Portugal's World Cup opener against Germany on Tuesday.
According to AP, Ronaldo says has recovered from the left-knee injury that has bothered him recently.
Ronaldo tells (...)
Germany's World Cup campaign begins with a tough encounter against Portugal on Monday, though they arrive in Brazil with confidence having won their last three encounters, not to mention every opening match of the tournament since 1990, Reuters (...)
Italy beat Uruguay in a penalty shoot-out
in Salvador Sunday in the match for third place at football's
Confederations Cup, dpa reported.
The teams had finished 2-2 after 90 minutes and extra-time.
Italy won the shoot-out 3-2 after keeper Gianluigi (...)
Akhir 18, 1432, March 23, 2011, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama is leaving Central America earlier than scheduled, the Associated Press reported.
The President eliminated a visit to Mayan ruins from his itinerary Wednesday, permitting him to (...)
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook El Salvador
Monday, although no damage or casualties were immediately reported.
Many people left their homes and offices in fear when the quake
struck at 11:21 am (1721 GMT), according to dpa.
The quake's (...)
Hijjah 04, 1431 H/Nov. 10, 2010, SPA -- At least 16 minors died and a further 24 were
injured in a fire at a youth detention centre in the Salvadoran town
of Ilobasco, dpa quoted El Salvador's police as saying Wednesday.
The authorities did not (...)
Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week, according to AP.
El Salvador"s Civil Protection agency says in a statement that 89 of the victims were killed in the state (...)
At least 124 people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flooding and mudslides that buried communities and left a swath of destruction in El Salvador, officials said.
President Mauricio Funes declared a national emergency (...)
El Salvador"s interior minister says that 40 people have died throughout the country following three days of heavy rains, AP reported.
Minister Humberto Centeno says the deaths happened in at least five of the 14 provinces of the mountainous (...)
Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people, the government said Sunday.
Dozens are still missing, and about 7,000 are in shelters, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told a news (...)
El Salvador has confirmed
its first swine flu death, according to AP.
A federal health department statement released today says
a 9-year-old boy died of respiratory problems from the
virus in a private hospital in the capital of San (...)