Sports / Football

Lukaku double as Belgium outclass brave Panama 18 Jun 2018 - 08:49 pm

SOCHI, Russia: A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their...

Sweden bury World Cup opening jinx to beat South Korea 18 Jun 2018 - 04:56 pm

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, Sweden won an opening World Cup game for the first time since 1958 and ended their worrying goal drought with...

Ronaldo bust swapped at Madeira airport 18 Jun 2018 - 02:53 pm

Lisbon, The controversial bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo at the airport on Madeira which bears his name has been replaced, Portuguese media reported...

Germans awake to doom and gloom after Mexico loss 18 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am

MOSCOW: Germany woke to gloomy headlines of "chaos" and "humiliation" on Monday after the defending World Cup champions fell 1-0 to Mexico in...

Messi's penalty miss not to blame for draw with Iceland: Maradona 18 Jun 2018 - 08:57 am

Diego Maradona says Lionel Messi's second-half penalty miss was not the reason Argentina failed to defeat Iceland at the World Cup on Saturday....

Coutinho scorcher not enough as Brazil held 1-1 by Swiss 17 Jun 2018 - 11:36 pm

ROSTOV-ON-DON: Brazil joined the host of big guns who have failed to fire in their opening World Cup game as lax defending from...

World Cup holders Germany crash to Mexico defeat 17 Jun 2018 - 08:04 pm

Moscow, Defending champions Germany crashed to the first defeat in their opening game of a World Cup since 1982 as Hirving Lozano's clinical...

Captain Kolarov strikes as Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 17 Jun 2018 - 04:58 pm

SAMARA, Russia, Aleksandar Kolarov produced a moment of captain's inspiration, curling home a superb free-kick as Serbia got their World Cup Group E...

Neymar to make World Cup bow as Germany launch campaign 17 Jun 2018 - 04:20 pm

Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Neymar makes his World Cup bow on Sunday as five-time winners Brazil kick off their quest for redemption while defending champions...

Iceland boss hails 'schoolbook' defending against Argentina 17 Jun 2018 - 04:01 pm

Gelendzhik, Russia, Iceland's battling 1-1 draw against Argentina in their first-ever World Cup match was a "schoolbook" example of how to keep Lionel...

Croatian master Modric schools Nigeria's young guns 16 Jun 2018 - 10:14 pm

Kaliningrad, Russia: A Luka Modric penalty and an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo gave former semi-finalists Croatia an easy 2-0 win over Nigeria...

Poulsen goal powers Denmark to 1-0 win over Peru 16 Jun 2018 - 09:01 pm

SARANSK, Russia: Yussuf Poulsen bounced back from conceding a penalty to score the goal that gave Denmark a hard-fought 1-0 win in their...

Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina for famous draw 16 Jun 2018 - 06:13 pm

Moscow: Argentina were held to a draw by World Cup debutants Iceland Saturday, with Lionel Messi blowing a gilt-edged opportunity for victory when...

Video Assistant Referee system used for first time in World Cup history 16 Jun 2018 - 02:32 pm

Kazan, Russia: The Video Assistant Referee system was used for the first time in World Cup history on Saturday, when France were awarded...

Ronaldo hat-trick earns Portugal draw with Spain in thriller 15 Jun 2018 - 11:14 pm

SOCHI, Russia: Portugal's irrepressible captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning late free kick to complete a World Cup hat-trick and rescue a dramatic...

Bouhaddouz own goal hands Iran late victory over Morocco 15 Jun 2018 - 08:40 pm

Saint Petersburg: Iran's players stormed the pitch at full-time as if they had won the World Cup rather than just their opening match...

FIFA probes Empty seats at World Cup match in Yekaterinburg 15 Jun 2018 - 06:32 pm

Moscow: FIFA is investigating why Egypt and Uruguay were playing in front of thousands of Empty seats at their World Cup match in...

Godin bristles at suggestion of physical approach to Salah 15 Jun 2018 - 02:01 am

YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Uruguay captain Diego Godin bristled at the suggestion that his team might resort to a physical approach to neutralise Egypt forward...