Brazil soccer players give hosts a winning start to Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
The first Olympics in Brazil are underway – aptly with soccer games in the sport’s spiritual home and a win for the hosts. In Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Stadium, the Brazilian women’s team eased to a 3-0 victory at the start of its quest for a first Olympic gold. It’s an early sporting high for Brazil, where reservations about the cost of bringing the Olympics to South America for the first time have produced violent reactions.