Entertainment

• 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.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2012 - 14:54 UTC

  Falklands’ marathon: Brits’ win in men’s and Argentine ladies unbeatable

  

  Gradients, wind and the threat of bad weather make the Falklands Islands, the world’s most southerly certified marathon also one of the toughest courses runners are ever likely to tackle. This year’s edition attracted the highest number of entries ever for the event, 64 with a significant participation from Argentina.

• Monday, March 19th 2012 - 11:18 UTC

  Maverick Norwegian yachtsman Jarle Andhoy is in trouble again.

  

  According to press reports from Norway and New Zealand over the weekend, the 54-foot yacht steel yacht Nilaya is reported to be sailing off Antarctica with a broken boom and is heading for an unspecified Argentine Antarctic base to carry out emergency repairs and to refuel.

• Saturday, March 17th 2012 - 05:56 UTC

  Rousseff and Blatter seal peace and say all will be on time for the 2014 World Cup

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff assured FIFA chief Sepp Blatter on Friday the country would be ready to host the 2014 World Cup, easing tensions over the slow pace of preparations for the finals.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Uruguay upsets Argentina in rugby which lost its first ever South American Cup

  

  While Brazil's women maintained their perfect record in regional competition, Uruguay's men scored a huge upset by winning their first CONSUR rugby title, beating Argentina in the final 17-14 with a try on the siren.

• Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 01:48 UTC

  Blatter scheduled to meet Rousseff on Friday to patch up differences

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 01:10 UTC

  Celebrate, “we have exterminated a cancer from Brazilian football”

  

  The head of Brazil’s soccer federation resigned on Monday two years before the South American country hosts the World Cup, putting an end to a 23-year career marked by an unmatched championship record over that period and accusations of corruption off the field. He is replaced by his deputy chief Jose Maria Marin, a former governor of Sao Paulo.

• Saturday, March 10th 2012 - 16:24 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro celebrates Prince Harry’s visit to promote the UK

  

  Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain’s Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy footwork was contagious.

• Thursday, March 8th 2012 - 00:12 UTC

  Morrissey performs with “hate T-shirts” and insists the Falklands are Argentine

  

  Morrissey's band performed in front of 15,000 fans in Argentina wearing “We Hate William and Kate” T-shirts, courting further controversy over his stance on the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 02:54 UTC

  Blatter apologizes to Brazil; requests interview with President Rousseff

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter sought on Tuesday to defuse a war of words between FIFA and Brazil by personally apologising for disparaging remarks made by a top official about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup.