World Cup - Brazilian president Rousseff defends World Cup costs

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has defended the government's spending on facilities for next year's World Cup.

Around 1 million people have been taking part in protests in the country during the Confederations Cup tournament, which is currently taking place as a rehearsal for the World Cup.

In a statement, the president said:

"With regard to the World Cup, I want to clarify that the federal money spent on the stadiums is in the form of financing that will be duly repaid by the companies and governments that are exploiting these stadiums."

Why Always Him? Balotelli suffers racial slur from his own coach...

Balotelli should have a record- The most abused man in the history of football! We could write a book on how much the striker has been discriminated and trust me the book will be a best seller after the Bible.

After being abused by his club's hierarchy earlier this year, his own country coach yesterday segregated him when he said Mario Balotelli was let out of the hotel 'because his colour is a little different than ours'.

Gay sprints to fastest time of the year to defeat Gatlin, Bolt wins 100m at Jamaican trials.. Asafa Powell OUT!

Tyson Gay overcame Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin's quicker start and sped to the year's fastest 100 metres, clocking 9.75 seconds at the US trials for the world championships.

Fully fit for the first time in years, Gay took control mid-race with a dominant run to equal the 10th fastest 100m of all time. Gatlin finished second in 9.89 seconds in the race at Des Moines, Iowa. 

Beyoncé Posted This Great Photo Of Young LeBron James On Facebook After He Won The NBA Title

Beyoncé took to Facebook today to congratulate LeBron James on winning back-to-back NBA championships.

How are these two connected?

Beyoncé is married to Jay-Z. Jay-Z made an album with Kanye. Kanye had a lyric on the original draft of "Black Skinheads" where he referred to LeBron as his "homey."

... Or they are just both really famous.

Either way, Beyoncé put "BOW DOWN" over a picture of LeBron as a toddler by way of congratulations:



She did the same thing for Serena Williams a few weeks ago:

Hilarious! Raheem Sterling does not know when his daughter's birthday is

When Raheem Sterling took to social media to wish his daughter a happy first birthday, little did he know his sweet gesture would make him the latest footballer to land in a Twitter controversy.

But the Liverpool winger’s message plunged him in hot water because he posted it a week early.

The 18-year-old England winger took to Twitter yesterday to send birthday greetings to Melody Rose.

However Melody’s mum, Melissa Clarke, quickly shot back informing Sterling he had got her birthday wrong.

FIA Verdict Revealed: Mercedes and Pirelli reprimanded after controversial tyre test

The FIA tribunal has come to a close in Paris today with Mercedes being “reprimanded” and banned from the young driver test.

Pirelli have also received a reprimand.

The FIA said that Mercedes has been found guilty for a breach of regulations and as a punishment will miss the 3 day young driver test.

Newcastle's Cheick Tiote spends birthday in court on fraud charge.

Newcastle United star Cheick Tiote has appeared in court charged with five offences, which include using a false identity document and fraud.

The Ivory Coast international, who turns 27 today, is accused of using a fake Belgian driving licence in a bid to obtain a UK licence.

Shocking! Drake denied access to the Heat locker room... Rapper manages to get on stage with King James and Wade

Drake, who sat courtside during Game 7 and has been a Miami Heat supporter since it became cool to like them, wasn't allowed into the locker room after LeBron James and Co clinched their second consecutive NBA title in a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The Canadian was denied entry by the security personnel.

Confederations Cup could be CANCELLED as violent protests sweep through Brazil.... Julio Cesar's wife is held at gunpoint.

Violent clashes continue to mar the Confederations Cup as more than a million Brazilians took to the streets of at least 80 towns and cities on Thursday night.

The eight team tournament could be abandoned because of the protests which have swept Brazil, local media said today.

CBN radio and the website of the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper, both respected, mainstream media, carried reports that the eight-team tournament, considered a dry run for next year's World Cup, was in danger.

Djokovic gets easiest Draw ever as Murray, Federer and Nadal are In Bottom Half of Wimbledon Draw!

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a second title at The Championships against Florian Mayer, following the draw ceremony at the All England Club today. Fourth seed David Ferrer, who takes on Martin Alund, is in the same half of the draw.

TRANSFER BATTLES: Higuain, Rooney, Alberto, Isco, Thiago Alcantarra, Ramires, Kevin De Bruyne, Wanyama, Mannone, Mignolet

Arsenal have finally joined the Premier League’s biggest spenders after finalising a record-breaking deal to sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain that could be worth a staggering £50million.

And the club’s billionaire shareholder Alisher Usmanov has also urged manager Arsene Wenger to keep splashing the cash with a move for Wayne Rooney.

Athletics - Gatlin and Gay Cruise in US qualifying... Bolt, Powell qualify for the semi-finals at Jamaican trials

Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin cruised through the opening round of the 100 metres at the US trials as America's top sprinters launched their bids for August's world championships.



Former world champion Gay, the year's fastest man, won his heat in 10.28 seconds while Olympic bronze medallist Gatlin, racing into a stronger head wind, finished behind collegian Charles Silmon in 10.37 in the next race. Silmon ran 10.35.

The Miami Heat Win The NBA Title In A Game 7 Thriller, LeBron Has His Best Finals Game Ever

The Miami Heat are NBA champions for the second-straight year.

They beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in a thrilling Game 7, clinching one of the most evenly-matched NBA Finals in recent history.

Confederations Cup - Torres hits four as Spain dismantle Tahiti, Uruguay edge Nigeria.

Spain hit double figures in their Confederations Cup Group B clash against minnows Tahiti in a 10-0 win at the Maracana with Fernando Torres helping himself to four goals.

Ryan Giggs' father calls on footballer to apologise over affair with brother's wife

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs’ cancer-hit father has pleaded with his footballing son to apologise to his brother, who he has not spoken to since an eight-year affair with his wife was revealed in 2011.