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Santos striker Gabriel Barbosa opened the scoring after 32 minutes when his shot was deflected past Japan keeper Kosuke Nakamura. Marquinhos scored a second eight minutes later when he beat two defenders to the ball to head home a corner. Brazil were dominant throughout and particularly in the first half when Neymar and Thiago Maia both hit the woodwork. Barcelona striker Neymar was the outstanding performer for the home side and was ably supported by Felipe Anderson in the first half....

http://youtu.be/UH5INa7pun0 A social media campaign called the #VEMIBRA was launched with the help of Brazilian International and Barcelona star Dani Alves, World Cup winning legends Ronaldo, Denilson, Bebeto and many more. The objective of the social media campaign is to get #VEMIBRA to tend on Twitter. The video has garnered almost around a million views on Youtube. Following this, Zlatan Ibrahimovic took to Twitter to respond to the charming message:...

The Red Devils pursued a potential deal for Cunha, 23, this past summer as Erik ten Hag looked to bolster his attacking options. No move for the Brazilian to Old Trafford ensued, but Manchester United’s interest in the forward remains. Cunha has managed just two assists in 17 appearances across competitions this season. He is dealing with the disappointment of missing out on a spot in Brazil’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup....

Jesus, who was named the best newcomer in the Brazilian Serie A Campeonato in 2015, will remain with his current club until December 2016 before moving to the Etihad in January 2017. The striker is in the Brazilian squad attempting to win the Olympic gold medal, the only major title they have never won, at their home Games in Rio de Janeiro. “Manchester City is one of the best clubs in the world so I’m really pleased to sign,” Jesus told the club’s official website (www....

The reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks tonight showed exactly why they’re the ones holding the trophy, coming into TD Garden and leaving with a gritty 110-107 comeback win over the Celtics to take a 3-2 series lead. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Giannis Antetokounmpo led the charge with 40 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, while Jrue Holiday added 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Bobby Portis chipped in with 14 points and 15 rebounds off the bench....

A 3-0 group stage defeat to Croatia left Argentina on the brink of a humiliating exit in Russia, before just about squeezing through to the knockout phase thanks to a 2-1 triumph over Nigeria. That luck failed in the last 16 against France, however, when they were beaten 4-3 by the eventual tournament winners. Sampaoli got the Argentina job after building a solid reputation in charge of Universidad de Chile, Chile and Sevilla, leaving the Spanish club at the end of the 2016-17 season after guiding them to Champions League football....

What’s new It's business as usual in Atlanta. The Braves won the NL East in 2013 and advanced to the playoffs for the second straight year under manager Fredi Gonzalez. Atlanta, however, was wiped out by Los Angeles in the NLDS. That marked the eighth time in nine playoff appearances since 2000 that the Braves couldn't advance past the NLDS. Like we said, business as usual. But Atlanta has a familiar formula that will keep the team in contention, one that worked though the 1990s....

Albies has homered in Games 1 and 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. Both home runs have landed in the left-field bullpen while Melancon was involved in varying degrees of warming up. Both times, Melancon caught Albies’ home run. “That’s more home runs I’ve caught my entire life, let alone this season,” Melancon said after Game 2. “Hopefully tomorrow night is three in a row.”...

While Braxton Hicks contractions can happen throughout pregnancy, you typically don’t feel them until your second or third trimesters. Some people may not notice them at all. Although they can seem scary or concerning if you’ve never felt them before or you suspect you’re going into labor, they’re a perfectly normal part of pregnancy. They take their name from John Braxton Hicks, a British gynecologist who first described them in 1872 after noticing his patients were experiencing contractions but weren’t going into labor....

Braxton Miller’s teammates said it. Even his AD said it. MORE: SN Top 50 players | Top 25 QBs for 2015 | SN Preseason Top 25 Still, there was doubt. Now Braxton Miller has said it: He’s playing his final college season at Ohio State. It should have been obvious by now. But it took Miller confirming it to Tim May of The Columbus Dispatch on Thursday to make if “official....

No, he is focused on one individual: The Undertaker. After weeks of talking and cajoling, he is getting his wish and will square off against The Dead Man at WrestleMania 31. It’s his dream match, the dream match he has wanted for a long, long time. MORE: NXT star Charlotte on #GiveDivasAChance | Dean Ambrose on dangerous ladder match at WrestleMania | Roman Reigns not surprised by WWE fan reaction...

Now, current WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt has weighed in with a cryptic message for the Best In The World. Wyatt simply shared two photos, with the caption, “I saw you,” as you can see below. Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue reported just last month that Punk’s return was “only a phone call away,” with Triple H also previously saying WWE were open for business regarding a potential comeback. You can watch the moment Punk made his unexpected return to WWE below, ending the show by announcing to the world:...

With the former Brazil striker watching from the VIP tribunes, promoted Valladolid conceded a stoppage-time goal in a 1-0 home loss to Alaves. Valladolid remains winless — and scoreless — after four matches on its return to the top tier in Spain. It was the team’s first match since the Brazil great became the club’s majority stakeholder and pledged to help the club succeed. Ibai Gomez’s goal came three minutes into second-half added time in a fast breakaway that immediately followed a chance by Valladolid on a corner kick at the other end....

Neymar made a world-record €222 million move from Barcelona to PSG last year, signing a deal until 2022 with the Ligue 1 giants. Despite that contract, the 26-year-old continues to be linked with a shock switch to the Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo, who spent more than four seasons at Madrid, said his former club were always looking to sign the best, and that included Neymar. “Neymar is a superb player, maybe he will be the best in the world in a few years, and Real Madrid need the best,” he said on Wednesday, via Marca ....

But this year’s hand-wringer award goes to Unidos do Viradouro, a 5,000-strong Rio ensemble that paid tribute to everything under the moon that makes the flesh crawl, ranging from Hollywood horror flicks to genocide. The planned centerpiece: a three-story-tall Holocaust float, piled high with sculptured bodies representing Nazi concentration-camp victims, and dancing Hitlers in tow. “My love, look who’s coming/It’s so cold, you get goose bumps,” the revelers sang....

This ‘work of art’ was the brainchild of Brazilian artist twins Os Gemeos who painted stuff from cartoon characters to funny faces on the aircraft. The paint job, which represents the colourful Brazilian culture, took a whole week and around 1200 cans of spraypaint to complete and will ferry its passengers to all their games. The Brazilian’s had better keep the aircraft away from Mario Balotelli who will undoubtedly want to add it to his whacky collection of automobiles....

The five-time world champions announced the date and opposition of the fixture last month during BGT’s stop in Moscow. And, on Monday, Anfield was confirmed as the venue for the first of Brazil’s two World Cup warm-up matches that month. Brazil will also meet Austria at the Ernst-Happel Stadion, Viena, on June 10. The match with Croatia will mark Brazil’s fifth official match in the city, but their first at Anfield....

His comments came less than two weeks after FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the Arena da Baixada stadium risked exclusion from the World Cup schedule due to severe construction delays. Officials have been given until Feb 18 to prove the stadium can be ready in time for the June 12-July 13 tournament, reports Xinhua. “We are doing all we can so that Curitiba remains in the World Cup. We have until Feb 18 to make a decision....

Stweart's biggest competition might come from within the Stewart-Haas Racing organization. Kevin Harvick set the track record in the opening round of qualifying and was the fastest in 10-lap average speed in the final practice Saturday. Here’s a look at the Duck Commander 500 lineup: Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Chevrolet — Winning his first pole in his past 39 starts, Stewart has two wins at Texas, including the November 2011 race....