Joao Havelange stadium, due to host athletics competition during 2016 Games, will shut down until matter is resolved.

The region’s premier football tournament will take place from January 9 to 31.

Haas stuns world number one; Murray, Serena advance after fourth-round wins.

Montenegro hold England to preserve lead in World Cup qualifiers.

The withdrawal and next year's presidential election have lent urgency for a negotiated settlement.

Telecommunications regulator ordered two leading Internet sites to remove hundreds of posts by seven bloggers.

Several weeks ago N Korea severed Red Cross hotline that had been used for government-to-government communications.

Organisers of Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympics say public support for their campaign had risen to 77 percent.

Scolari’s side were given a fright against Fabio Capello’s Russia.

The Royals have offered Adkins a contract until the summer of 2016.