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Brazil will deploy the military in slums near Rio’s international airport to back up police as the city braces for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of tourists for the World Cup, authorities said Monday. Justice Minister Eduard Cardozo announced…

One description that does not fit Devils defenseman Jon Merrrill is that he talks a good game. In fact, the 22-year-old rookie doesn’t do much talking at all. So when Merrill struggled through a tough weekend in Florida just over a week ago (he was…

For about ten minutes on Monday, there was a case of mistaken identity involving a former Nets player. A report from The Post from Monday afternoon initially reported Quinton Ross, the guard-forward who played for the Nets in 2010-11, had been found…

Pep Guardiola says he will allow his Bayern Munich squad to celebrate their record Bundesliga title success if they win at Hertha Berlin on Tuesday, even with Manchester United looming. A 19th consecutive league victory will give Bayern their 24th German…

Monaco defender and captain Eric Abidal is in line for a recall after apologising for leaving the Louis II stadium on Sunday after being left out of the side that drew 1-1 against Lille. “There is no problem with Abidal,” said Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri…

Kevin Pietersen’s controversial England exit could yet prove a boon for Surrey, according to the county’s new coach, who has known the star batsman since he was a schoolboy in South Africa. The 33-year-old may be England’s leading all-time run-scorer…

Andre Villas-Boas marked his first game in charge of Zenit St Petersburg with a 2-1 home win against Samara in the Russian Premier League on Monday, Brazilian star Hulk scoring twice. Hulk netted either side of half-time and goalkeeper Yury Lodygin…

Russian fourth seed Maria Sharapova and Germany’s fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber each battled through three sets on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at the WTA and ATP Miami Masters. Sharapova rallied to defeat Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 6-4,…

Ghanaians Medeama stayed on course for a play-offs place in the Orange CAF Confederation Cup with a 2-0 home win…

Nigeria defeated Mexico with a deserved 3-0 scoreline to leapfrog their opponents at the top of Group D and set…

AS Vita of DR Congo and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia kept alive hopes of progressing to the group-stage of the…

Sri Lanka crushed minnows The Netherlands by nine wickets after bowling their opponents out for the lowest-ever Twenty20 international total of 39 in Chittagong on Monday. Ajantha Mendis took 3-12, Angelo Mathews grabbed 3-16 and Lasith Malinga grabbed…

TAMPA, Fla. — Some Blue Jays players aren’t exactly pining to see what all the hype’s about. Masahiro Tanaka set off a media firestorm this offseason when the 25-year-old became the first player under the new Japanese posting system to court the clubs…

Sami Hyypia is under mounting pressure in his first season as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen with his side winless since February following eight defeats in their last nine games. The 40-year-old former Liverpool captain took sole charge of Leverkusen…

Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a storm of criticism on Monday for condemning the referee who awarded three penalties in Barcelona’s dramatic win over Real Madrid. Ronaldo said after the 4-3 Clasico defeat on Sunday night that referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco…

Jean-Paul Duminy hit a brilliant 40-ball 86 to lift South Africa to 170-6 in the World Twenty20 crucial Group One match against New Zealand in Chittagong on Monday. The left-hander smashed 10 boundaries and three sixes while Hashim Amla made a 40-ball…

Ivory Coast superstar Yaya Toure scored his first career hat-trick at the weekend as English Premier League title-chasers Manchester City cruised to a 5-0 win over Fulham. The reigning African Footballer of the Year converted two penalties before curling…

Russian authorities on Monday declared an avalanche warning for the mountain resort used to host the Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games events, after an avalanche killed two women in the area at the weekend. The avalanche hit the Rosa Khutor…

Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino believes his side now have a great chance to retain their La Liga title as a Lionel Messi hat-trick handed them a vital 4-3 win away to Real Madrid. The Catalans still trail leaders Atletico Madrid and Real by a point…

Underrated Amit Mishra has transformed India’s seemingly inadequate bowling resources into match winners, giving the former champions a perfect start in the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. The leg-spinner picked up the man-of-the-match awards in two almost…