Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 
 

By Andrew Downie

RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil will benefit with more than just new soccer stadiums from hosting the 2014 World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said as unrest in the country continued to overshadow the Confederations Cup.

"In football, the whole country gets the legacy," Blatter said in an interview with Rio's O Globo newspaper.

"Football involves the whole country. The country improves   [READ MORE]
 
 
By Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co. <GM.N> vehicles won eight awards in the annual J.D. Power & Associates survey of initial quality, a marked improvement since the largest American automaker turned itself around after a 2009 bankruptcy.

GM ...   [READ MORE]
By Maria Sheahan

PARIS (Reuters) - From their roots in spying and stealth military attacks, unmanned planes are spreading into the civilian sphere and could soon be put to work in tasks as diverse as inspecting oil pipelines, catching rhino poachers and even flying travelers.

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By Guy Faulconbridge and Timothy Heritage

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/MOSCOW (Reuters) - At the end of a tense two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama - slumped over and serious - tried to lighten the mood with a joke about their favorite sports.

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By Justin Palmer

LONDON (Reuters) - Scraping around the fringes of professional tennis, at tournaments in unglamorous locations, without umpires and ball boys and against players not old enough to remember his golden moment, George Bastl is determined for one last hurrah.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal could face world number one Novak Djokovic, defending champion Roger Federer or home favorite Andy Murray as early as the Wimbledon quarter-finals after he was seeded fifth for the grasscourt major on Wednesday.

Friday's draw for the tournament, which begi...   [READ MORE]
(Reuters) - Indian Grand Prix organizers on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that they may not host a Formula One race next year as totally baseless and malicious.

Our agreement with Formula One Management is to hold F1 races at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) till 2015, and we a...   [READ MORE]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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