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After 154 matches spanning 10 years and two Olympic gold medals, French judoka Teddy Riner finally tasted defeat on Sunday as he lost out to Japanese rival Kageura Kokoro at the Paris Grand Slam in a monumental upset. The 24-year-old Kokoro was tipped to give Riner problems when they first…

It seems that Kevin Lee’s trash talk will not get under Charles Oliveira’s skin ahead of their main event fight at UFC Brasilia. Not much of a talker, ‘Do Bronx’ prefers to let his actions do the all the talking for him in the Octagon, but enjoys seeing his opponent…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge indicted six people accused of hacking the phones of prosecutors in the country’s biggest corruption case on Thursday, but held off “for now” on accepting cybercrimes charges against U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald. FILE PHOTO: Author and journalist Glenn Greenwald speaks to the audience at…

The federal judge in Brasilia ruled against recognizing an employer-employee link, arguing that Uber drivers can disconnect at any time from the app and have a flexible work schedule. A Brazilian higher court for labor ruled on Wednesday that there was no employment relationship between Uber and its drivers, siding…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently released the official fight poster for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 170 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, which takes place Sat., March 14, 2020 inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. Headliners Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira are front and center, as expected.…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress late on Tuesday approved a bill laying out rules for the quarantine of Brazilian nationals returning from China who may be infected with coronavirus, as well as other measures to combat the disease.The measures will be in force as long as the…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday obtained authorization from China to fly two planes to the city of Wuhan at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak to evacuate Brazilian citizens who asked to be repatriated. Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo said …

Lightweight headliners Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira are featured in the poster for the UFC’s first event in Brazil this year. Welterweight veterans and submission experts Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns are second-billed on the poster, released on Monday by t…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said in a message sent to Congress on Monday that his legislative priorities for the year are tax reform, central bank autonomy, job creation and enacting regulatory framework for public sanitation. Bra…

By: Reuters | Brasilia | Updated: February 1, 2020 10:20:04 am Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed by an attacker on the campaign trail in 2018. (Source: Reuters)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited a hospital in Brasilia on Thursday night…