BRA/BLR ? Belarus edge Brazil in OT to reach Olympics
Belarus beat Brazil 86-79 in an overtime thriller to reach the Olympics for the first time. In an incredibly dramatic last game, Brazil captain Iziane refused to enter the game in the second half following a heated discussion at half-time with coach Paulo Bassul and has been dropped from the national team.
In a sharp turnaround, the Republican candidates has opened a 5-point lead on his Democratic rival and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll.
AFP - Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions planned rallies Thursday to ask Russia for recognition as independent states, two weeks after Russian troops occupied both provinces.