Italy showed the way to beat Spain but failed to put away their chances. Brazil adopted the same approach and duly took their chances, showing their intent with a goal within the first two minutes, Fred the scorer.
Nadal back to winning ways
Rafael Nadal has won his first title since last year’s French Open after beating David Nalbandian 6-2 6-3 in the final of the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo. Nadal, who has slipped to fifth in the world rankings, was playing only his second tournament following a seven-month absence with a knee injury. The eleven-time Grand Slam winner is next scheduled …
Blueberries to Brazil
The first ton of blueberries from Huelva, fortunately somehow overlooked by the German health authorities, has been successfully exported to Brazil as part of an experiment to open up a new market in that country.
Police break up male prostitution network
For the first time in Spain, police have broken up a network involved in the sexual exploitation of men brought in from Brazil for the purpose of prostitution.