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Soccer - Blood donors offered free tickets to watch Copa do Brasil final

Soccer - Blood donors offered free tickets to watch Copa do Brasil final

The first 100 fans to donate blood at the Hemorio on matchday will get the tickets.
Tue Sep 12 2023
Messi breaks drought, win first major title with Argentina

Messi breaks drought, win first major title with Argentina

Messi has been in superb form over the last few weeks, scoring four times, including two trademark free kicks and setting up five goals.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Rio 2016: Pele congratulates Brazil for gold medal

Rio 2016: Pele congratulates Brazil for gold medal

Brazil clinched their first ever Olympic football title - the only major prize to elude the five-time World Cup winners - by beating Germany 5-4 on penalties at the Maracana on Saturday.
Mon Aug 22 2016
Olympics: Neymar's nerves of steel hand Brazil first football gold

Olympics: Neymar's nerves of steel hand Brazil first football gold

Neymar struck the winning penalty as Brazil claimed a first ever Olympic football gold medal with victory over Germany on penalties at Rio's Maracana on Saturday.
Sat Aug 20 2016
'Pocket Rocketman' will land in Rio on Saturday

'Pocket Rocketman' will land in Rio on Saturday

However, Azizulhasni and Fatehah will be missing the Rio Olympic Games opening ceremony a day earlier at the Maracana Stadium.
Fri Aug 05 2016
Ronaldinho joins Fluminense

Ronaldinho joins Fluminense

Fluminense have announced that Brazilian icon Ronaldinho is set to call the Maracana home until the end of 2016.
Sun Jul 12 2015
Olympics: 1.2 million Rio Games tickets sold

Olympics: 1.2 million Rio Games tickets sold

Brazilians have solicited some 1.2 million tickets for next year's Rio Olympics a week after tickets went on sale, organizers said Tuesday.
Wed Apr 08 2015
A whole lot of love in Rio: nearly 4,000 tie the knot

A whole lot of love in Rio: nearly 4,000 tie the knot

It was Rio's biggest mass wedding: a total of 1,960 couples who exchanged vows Sunday in a hall next to the famous Maracana stadium.
Mon Dec 01 2014
World Cup Final: Germany beats Argentina for fourth title

World Cup Final: Germany beats Argentina for fourth title

The Germans added to a trophy haul that included the 1954, 1974 and 1990 crowns, and capped a 10-year project to restore greatness.
Mon Jul 14 2014
Fan on pitch stops play at World Cup final

Fan on pitch stops play at World Cup final

The World Cup final was interrupted for nearly a minute by a spectator running on to the Maracana Stadium pitch.
Sun Jul 13 2014
Argentine fans face Brazil-Germany alliance in final

Argentine fans face Brazil-Germany alliance in final

Still smarting over their team's humiliating World Cup elimination, many Brazilians were backing Ger.over their South American neighbors and football arch-rivals in the game at the iconic Maracana.
Sun Jul 13 2014
The showdown has begun - the World Cup final in Brazil

The showdown has begun - the World Cup final in Brazil

The World Cup final kicked off at the Maracana Stadium on Sunday with Germany wearing its traditional white shirts and Argentina playing in dark blue.
Sun Jul 13 2014
Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas

Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas

Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protestors who tried to march toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium before the Arg-Ger final.
Sun Jul 13 2014
Brazil's World Cup exit: Worse than 1950 trauma?

Brazil's World Cup exit: Worse than 1950 trauma?

Brazil's humiliating exit from the World Cup is as close as it gets to a national trauma in a football-mad nation whose identity is closely associated with its team.
Wed Jul 09 2014
World Cup: Brazil press decry World Cup 'Shame of Shames'

World Cup: Brazil press decry World Cup 'Shame of Shames'

Brazil's media dubbed the country's defeat to Germany as the "Shame of Shames" and the most humiliating defeat in it's history.
Wed Jul 09 2014
The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.
Sat Nov 23 2024
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024