Saturday, June 27, 2009 JOHANNESBURG: A goal by Dani Alves before the end of regulation time gave Brazil a 1-0 victory over host nation South Africa and a spot in the Confederations Cup final against the United States, the surprise of the tournament.The South African squad put up a valiant effort and was just one well executed play away from making its dream of victory a reality against a rival that seemed out-of-sorts for much of the match.The win sends Brazilians into the final against the United States, a team they handily defeated 3-0 in the round-robin phase of the tournament.The United States advanced to the final with a stunning 2-0 victory over Spain, ending the Iberian nation’s long winning streak dating back to last year’s Eurocup.Brazil is the defending champion of the Confederations Cup, which is played every four years and is held in the same country that will also host the following year’s World Cup.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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