Brazil Heat

Brazil snatched a late leveller to share an entertaining and occasionally heated 3-3 friendly draw with Spain on Tuesday as youngsters Lamine Yamal and Endrick dazzled.

The death of a Taylor Swift fan in the midst of a heat wave in Brazil is another sign that we're not doing enough to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday backed off his heated attacks on Brazil's federal institutions, insisting that his recent jabs at the Supreme Court just came "in the heat of the moment."

The calendar says it's still spring in Rio de Janeiro, but the coastal Brazilian city is suffering through one of the most severe bouts of hot weather of the past century.

Roger Federer, seven-time Wimbledon champion, faces Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia, who he beat at the French Open this year, 2013 winner Andy Murray takes on Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan while Rafael Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, plays Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci.

Brazilian news media say passengers trapped in a plane without air conditioning in the brutal heat of the southern hemisphere summer opened the emergency exit doors.

Barcelona striker Pedro Rodriguez said on Thursday that the hot, humid weather in Brazil will be a challenge for all of the teams in the FIFA World Cup.

Asian champions Japan were welcomed into their Florida beachfront resort Sunday as players try and adjust their bodies to the hot and humid conditions they will face when they arrive in Brazil next Saturday for the FIFA World Cup.

Joachim Loew's Germany kick off their Brazil 2014 campaign in Group G against Portugal in Salvador on June 16 before facing Ghana's Black Stars in Fortaleza on June 21 then take on the USA in Recife five days later.

Brazil's Bruno Lins earned the right to challenge Usain Bolt in Sunday's 150-metre exhibition sprint on Copacabana beach by winning heat for the last remaining starting berth.

Keeping things quick in 90-degree heat, defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic wrapped up another easy victory to reach the third round, beating 112th-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 Friday.

Brazil snatched a late leveller to share an entertaining and occasionally heated 3-3 friendly draw with Spain on Tuesday as youngsters Lamine Yamal and Endrick dazzled.

The death of a Taylor Swift fan in the midst of a heat wave in Brazil is another sign that we're not doing enough to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday backed off his heated attacks on Brazil's federal institutions, insisting that his recent jabs at the Supreme Court just came "in the heat of the moment."

The calendar says it's still spring in Rio de Janeiro, but the coastal Brazilian city is suffering through one of the most severe bouts of hot weather of the past century.

Roger Federer, seven-time Wimbledon champion, faces Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia, who he beat at the French Open this year, 2013 winner Andy Murray takes on Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan while Rafael Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, plays Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci.

Brazilian news media say passengers trapped in a plane without air conditioning in the brutal heat of the southern hemisphere summer opened the emergency exit doors.

Barcelona striker Pedro Rodriguez said on Thursday that the hot, humid weather in Brazil will be a challenge for all of the teams in the FIFA World Cup.

Asian champions Japan were welcomed into their Florida beachfront resort Sunday as players try and adjust their bodies to the hot and humid conditions they will face when they arrive in Brazil next Saturday for the FIFA World Cup.

Joachim Loew's Germany kick off their Brazil 2014 campaign in Group G against Portugal in Salvador on June 16 before facing Ghana's Black Stars in Fortaleza on June 21 then take on the USA in Recife five days later.

Brazil's Bruno Lins earned the right to challenge Usain Bolt in Sunday's 150-metre exhibition sprint on Copacabana beach by winning heat for the last remaining starting berth.

Keeping things quick in 90-degree heat, defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic wrapped up another easy victory to reach the third round, beating 112th-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 Friday.