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Argentina seek great escape via rejuvenated Nigeria 24 Jun 2018 - 06:05 pm

ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Lying a humiliating last in a group they were expected to win, Argentina must beat Nigeria on Tuesday to have...

England march into last 16 after thrashing Panama 6-1 24 Jun 2018 - 05:03 pm

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia: Harry Kane struck a hat-trick as England marched into the last 16 of the World Cup after with a record...

Harry Kane leads race for World Cup Golden Boot 24 Jun 2018 - 04:59 pm

Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia: England's Harry Kane rocketed to the top of the 2018 World Cup goalscoring charts on Sunday, netting a hat-trick against...

Messi birthday overshadowed by Argentina's World Cup crisis 24 Jun 2018 - 03:31 pm

BRONNITSY, Russia: In any other context, the gesture would have gone unnoticed: Lionel Messi received birthday greetings from Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli. The...

Mascherano shoots down Sampaoli rift rumours 24 Jun 2018 - 03:23 pm

Bronnitsy, Russia: Veteran Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano insists relations between the players and coach Jorge Sampaoli are not strained after reports of unrest...

Bad news for Messi, Argentina as Croatia threatens rotation 24 Jun 2018 - 01:06 pm

ROSCHINO, Russia: They are hardly the words Lionel Messi and Argentina wanted to hear with their World Cup future hanging in the balance....

Mexico wins again at World Cup, beats South Korea 2-1 23 Jun 2018 - 08:10 pm

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: The criticism of Mexico's national team heading into the World Cup was loud and scathing. The answer has been emphatic. The...

Serbia coach calls for referee 'to be tried in the Hague' 23 Jun 2018 - 07:31 pm

Kaliningrad, Russia: Serbia's coach has reacted to his team's World Cup defeat to Switzerland by calling for the referee to be put on...

Force India fined 100,000 euros for loose wheel 23 Jun 2018 - 06:46 pm

LE CASTELLET, France: Force India have been fined 100,000 euros ($116,550), with 85,000 of the total suspended for a year, after a rear...

Lewis Hamilton on pole for French Grand Prix 23 Jun 2018 - 05:35 pm

Le Castellet, France: Lewis Hamilton will start on pole for Sunday's French Grand Prix, with his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas joining the world...

Lukaku, Hazard score 2 each, help Belgium beat Tunisia 5-2 23 Jun 2018 - 05:15 pm

MOSCOW: Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard scored two goals each in a dominant Belgium display on Saturday, leading their team over Tunisia 5-2...

World Cup heading for record number of penalties 23 Jun 2018 - 02:45 pm

SAMARA, Russia: One of the central themes from the early stages of the World Cup in Russia is the number of penalties being...

Ioane scores three tries as All Black over-run France 23 Jun 2018 - 01:51 pm

DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Winger Rieko Ioane scored three tries while Damian McKenzie crossed twice in a full display of his attacking abilities as...

Germany face crunch Sweden clash as Belgium eye knockouts 23 Jun 2018 - 01:09 pm

Sochi, Russia: Germany can ill afford another slip-up when they take on Sweden at the World Cup on Saturday, as the defending champions...

VAR in the firing line after Serbia denied penalty 23 Jun 2018 - 12:33 pm

SAMARA, Russia: Critics of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system were handed ample ammunition when Serbia were somehow denied what appeared a blatant...

From Russia to Leicester and back for record-breaking Musa 23 Jun 2018 - 11:58 am

Volgograd, Russia: Leicester City's out-of-favour striker Ahmed Musa wrote himself into the World Cup record books by scoring twice to fire Nigeria to...

Japan boosted by 'boring' rugby win over Georgia 23 Jun 2018 - 11:34 am

Toyota City, Japan: Japan blanked Georgia 28-0 on Saturday to end a busy month of home Tests on a high note after splitting...

Sri Lanka's Lakmal replaces banned Chandimal as skipper 23 Jun 2018 - 10:53 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Saturday named Suranga Lakmal as skipper for the potentially series-saving third Test against the West Indies after Dinesh Chandimal...