Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Felipe Scolari took over as the coach of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil on Thursday, returning for a second stint to lead his country's bid to win a sixth world title on home soil in little more than 18 months' time. The man known as Felipao (Big Phil), who led Brazil to their fifth and last World Cup win in 2002, was officially presented by the...
07:06 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to return to the role as the country prepares for the 2014 World Football Cup on home soil. According to reports, Scolari, 64, is expected to be confirmed as Brazil's new coach during a press conference at the Brazilian Football Confederation's (CBF) headquarters in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Brazil's 1994 World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira...
03:17 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Ferrari are considering whether to lodge a protest that could lead to the result of the Formula One world championship being overturned. British and Italian media reports said Ferrari were "evaluating footage" to see if it shows Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel making an illegal overtaking move in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, where he finished sixth to clinch the title. The German beat Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by three points to rack...
08:28 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Brasilia: Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to be named as the new coach of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil on Thursday, a source close to Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) told Reuters on Wednesday. Scolari, who led Brazil to their last World Cup title in 2002 and was heavily favoured to take over, will replace Mano Menezes who was sacked last Friday. Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Jose Maria Marin confirmed...
08:15 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Rio De Janeiro: A walk along Rio de Janeiro's beachfront opened Roy Hodgson's eyes to how dedicated Brazilians are to honing their football skills and convinced the England manager his country must do better. "I saw a couple, a women and a well-built man, about 25 metres apart, playing keepy-up on the beach. He was knocking the ball up to her head and she was heading back to his feet,"...
08:24 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Sebastian Vettel has been backed by his Red Bull principal to get even better as a driver having become the youngest triple Formula One world champion in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Christian Horner, who also said McLaren would be weakened by Briton Lewis Hamilton's departure to Mercedes, was full of praise for German Vettel as the Red Bull team arrived home to their Milton Keynes base in...
11:06 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Rio De Janeiro: Brazil's decision to sack coach Mano Menezes has opened a rift in the country's football federation (CBF) and left a key director saying he was on the brink of quitting. As speculation over Menezes' eventual replacement increased, Andres Sanchez, the CBF's national teams director and a friend of the coach, said he was not consulted over Friday's surprise firing and was likely to abandon ship. Brazil's 2002...
08:44 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Sao Paulo: Nico Hulkenberg ended his partnership with Sahara Force India on a high as he secured 10 points for the side at the season-closing Brazilian Grand Prix with a fifth place finish, here on Monday. History was beckoning the young German when he was locked in an intesne race-lead battle with Mercedes' bound Lewis Hamilton but an overtaking manoeuvre in lap 49 brought him a costly drive through penatly,...
12:24 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Sao Paulo: Jenson Button took his third race win of the season as Sebastian Vettel secured his third consecutive drivers title at the Brazilian Grand Prix under challenging slippery conditions. Vettel overcame a horrendous start, where he endured a lap 1 accident which pushed him to back of the grid, to finish a superb sixth and become only third driver in F1 history to won three consecutive drivers title. Ferrari's...
11:59 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Sao Paulo: Sebastian Vettel created history by becoming the youngest ever triple champion in Formula One after finishing sixth at the chaotic season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, which was won by McLaren's Jenson Button under challenging slippery conditions. It was a hat-trick of titles for the 25-year-old German, who had come into the last race of the season with a 13-point over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and pipped his closest rival by...
11:31 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Sao Paulo: Michael Schumacher's fans made their presence felt at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday as the seven times Formula One champion prepared to say farewell to the sport at the age of 43. "On 25 Nov 2012, last day of the golden age of F1," declared one banner in the grandstand overlooking the main Interlagos straight. Michael, F1 is nothing without you" and "Michael, we love you,"...
09:29 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Sao Paulo: Nissan's premium car brand Infiniti will become title sponsor of Formula One world champions Red Bull next season under a new four-year deal, both parties announced on Sunday. The team, winners of the constructors' title for the past three years, have had a partnership with Infiniti since March 2011. "As part of the expanded partnership, Infiniti's involvement with the team will evolve from being purely commercial to a...
08:18 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Sao Paulo: A poor qualifying run has left Fernando Alonso hoping for chaos Sunday in the Brazilian Grand Prix. He wants the season-ending race to be as out of the ordinary as possible so he can increase his chances of overcoming Sebastian Vettel and winning his third Formula One title. Alonso will start only seventh for Ferrari at Interlagos, while Vettel and his Red Bull will be fourth on the...
05:12 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Sao Paulo: Lewis Hamilton won the pole position for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel will start fourth and title challenger Fernando Alonso only eighth. Hamilton set a lap of 1 minute, 12.458 seconds with his McLaren at Interlagos, just .055 in front of teammate Jenson Button. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber will start third after a lap of 1:12.581, with Vettel...
10:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Sao Paulo: Sahara Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg had good outings as they finished sixth and seventh respectively in the third free practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, here on Saturday. Great Britain's Di Resta took 1:13.486 to complete 21 laps while Hulkenberg of Germany needed 1:13.602 to finish 22 laps at the Interlagos Racing Circuit. Hulkenberg should have fond memories of this circuit as it...
10:23 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Sao Paulo: Jenson Button set the fastest time in the final practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, with Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel second and title challenger Fernando Alonso only eighth. Button set a lap of 1 minute, 13.188 seconds at Interlagos, just .057 in front of Vettel. Mark Webber, also with Red Bull, was third in 1:13.385. Lewis Hamilton, who dominated the practice sessions with his McLaren...
08:07 PM, Nov 24, 2012
It will be a duel between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso as both men, separated by 13 points, vye for the third title. Both drivers are all set for the final showdown of the year at Interlagos on Sunday. The situation will be like a Champions League football final, with both teams 2-2 with one minute to go. Red Bull, who have already clinched the constructor championship,...
05:14 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Sao Paulo: Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel admits his Red Bull team needs to make changes ahead of Saturday's qualifying for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel posted the second-fastest time in the two practice sessions on Friday amid scorching heat at the Interlagos, behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third-fastest in the morning and afternoon. "It was very hot today and the track...
04:44 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Sao Paulo: Brazil fired Mano Menezes on Friday, little more than 18 months before the country hosts the 2014 World Cup and just as the coach seemed close to finding his ideal team after two years of experimenting. The five-times world champions have won six of their last eight games, scoring 26 goals in the process, and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the surprise decision had little to do...
07:53 AM, Nov 24, 2012
