Brasilia

The South American master-planned capital is monumental hubris—and soul-crushing to its inhabitants.There is a popular legend that 19th-century Italian priest Don Bosco, the founder of the Catholic Salesian Order and a revered saint, had a prophetic dream in 1883 that predicted a flourishing, futuristic city between parallels 15 and 20…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his supporters in an address to the nation on Thursday to suspend rallies they had planned in the country’s main cities on Sunday due to the risk of coronavirus contagion. The demonstrations were aimed at pressing Congress to approve his legislative…

The latest sports news as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts the globe. Pull down the page to refresh.For more details on European soccer-related coronavirus updates, tap here.What you need to know(Updated: March 16, 9:55 a.m. ET) The Masters - scheduled April 9-12 - has been postponed, the tournament announced Friday. The…

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony to mark the International Women's Day at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File PhotoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been tested for coronavirus and is awaiting the result, though he is not showing any symptoms…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight talents Renato Moicano and Damir Hadzovic will square off this Saturday (March 14, 2020) at UFC Fight Night 170 from inside Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil. After a relatively short but rather successful run at Featherweight that saw Moicano climb into the Top 10…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s Congress overturned a presidential veto on Wednesday in an ongoing battle over appropriations with President Jair Bolsonaro, doubling social assistance for elderly and disabled people that will cost an extra 20 billion reais ($4.2 billion) this year. The defeat added to the fiscal woes of a…

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Mar 11, 2020Ariel HelwaniESPN Staff Writer With two title fights out of the way this weekend, I thought this would be a good time to do another state of the UFC champions address.Let's hit it:Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic Next fight: TBDAccording to his manager, Jim Walter, Miocic still isn't cleared to…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a fan-friendly fight card for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 170 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, which takes place this Sat. (March 14, 2020) inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. Headlining the event will be a battle of lightweight title hopefuls…

It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson of ozy.com and author of “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking” and host of the ‘Ozy Confidential Podcast’,…