Sports

Tiago has signed a new two-year deal with Atletico Madrid, the La Liga champions confirmed, ruling out a possible return to former club Chelsea.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped a 1yr suspension on Kenya's head coach Adel Amrouche for his undisciplined behaviour against a match official.

Brazil are set to name their new national team coach, with reports suggesting Carlos Dunga is likely to return to the post.

English Premier League club Sunderland have agreed a fee with Liverpool for Italian striker Fabio Borini.

Dunga, previously coached Brazil from 2006 to 2010, where he won the 2007 Copa America and the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Del Bosque says he plans to lead the team into Euro 2016 and has the backing of the national federation despite their shock early exit at the World Cup last month.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rated Brazil's organisation of the World Cup as 9.25 out of 10.

Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said that the sadness caused by losing the World Cup final will last forever.

Argentina's 1-0 defeat by Germany in the final prevented Messi, who was named Player of the Tournament, from cementing his place in the pantheon of the truly great.

Catch all the updates from the third-place play-off match between Brazil and Netherlands at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia.

Germany expect the experience that runs through their team to give them the edge over Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final.

Third place would be scant consolation, Thiago Silva said the players would try to lift the spirits of a nation still in shock after the semis mauling.

After Brazil's 1-7 surrender against Germany in the semis, Argentina's win over the Netherlands in the second semi-final added salt to the hosts' wounds.

Fans, sportsmen and politicians said goodbye to Real Madrid legend Stefano at the Santiago Bernabeu, the stadium of Real Madrid.

The defeat at Belo Horizonte was Brazil's first competitive loss on home soil since stumbling 3-1 to Peru in the 1975 Copa America.

Klose put Germany ahead 2-0 for his 16th career World Cup goal in his fourth tournament to break the mark of 15 goals he shared with Brazil's retired star Ronaldo.