Entertainment

Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:42 UTC
Montevideo ready for Paul McCartney’s On the Run show next Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney begins next Sunday in Uruguay his On the run tour of Latin America that ends next 8 May in Mexico City. Montevideo authorities have announced Sir Paul, in his first visit to Uruguay, will be declared ‘illustrious citizen’.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
FIFA ranks Uruguay among the world’s three best football national teams

Uruguay’s national football team makes history and for the first time climbs to third position in FIFA’s listing, behind Spain, which continues to lead and Germany that replaced Holland and is now in position four.
Monday, April 9th 2012 - 05:39 UTC
Wild Viking being held in Puerto Williams

Norwegian rogue yachtsman Jarle Andhøy, 34, along with four other crew members on the 54-foot yacht steel yacht Nilaya - who were arrested last week by the Chilean Navy - are being held at the Chilean Naval base in Puerto Williams, after apparently after giving a false name for the vessel when hailed by the Chilean Navy according to press reports from Chile and New Zealand over the weekend.
Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 02:25 UTC
Brazilian Senate will only deal directly with FIFA president Blatter

A panel of the Brazilian Senate on Tuesday canceled a planned meeting with FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, who last month caused uproar with his outspoken criticism of the country's 2014 World Cup preparations.
Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:06 UTC
Three players (and the tax man) share largest lottery jackpot in US history

The largest lottery jackpot in US history, 656 million dollars, will be shared by the buyers of three winning Mega Millions tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland - but their identities remained a mystery, lottery officials said on Saturday.
Friday, March 30th 2012 - 17:16 UTC
US lottery jackpot stands as a record 640 million dollars; some recommendations

US lottery officials say they are increasing the MegaMillions lottery jackpot to 640 million dollars increasing what was already a world record prize. The previous record jackpot was 390 million dollars in 2007.
Thursday, March 29th 2012 - 07:10 UTC
Brazilian congress breaks gridlock on legislative agenda including “FIFA bill”

Brazilian lawmakers on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a long-delayed measure key to preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup, breaking a gridlock in Congress that threatened to delay President Dilma Rousseff's legislative agenda.
Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:56 UTC
Brazil has a new representative at FIFA executive committee

The president of Brazil's biggest and most influential state soccer organization will replace Ricardo Teixeira as Brazil's representative on FIFA executive committee, South America's football confederation has announced.
Friday, March 23rd 2012 - 00:41 UTC
Dakar rally confirms next edition along the Pacific, Chile and Peru

Dakar Rally’s organization confirmed that next year’s 35th edition of the world’s most famous race will also be the 5th to take place on the South American continent, which has hosted the event since 2009.
Wednesday, March 21st 2012 - 04:23 UTC
FIFA cleansing advances: Brazil’s Texeira steps down from executive committee

Ricardo Teixeira severed his ties with soccer's international governing body on Monday, a week after he resigned as head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and organiser of the 2014 World Cup.