World Cup, day seven: the things you might have missed
A new record for Cristiano Ronaldo, gritty wins for Portugal and Spain – and early exits for three nations. The going’s getting tough…
Croatia will play to beat Argentina – Dalic
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic thinks it would be useless not to aim for a win against Lionel Messi and Argentina in Thursday’s World Cup... Read more
Neymar returns to Brazil training after injury scare
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has returned to training with Brazil after limping out of Tuesday’s session with an ankle injury.
Salah rejects talk of rift in Egypt camp
Mohamed Salah insists there has been no discord in the Egypt camp despite their impending early exit from the World Cup.
Rakitic wary of ‘uber-motivated’ Messi
Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic expects Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi to be ‘uber-motivated’ when his side face Argentina at the World Cup on Thursday.
Highlights: Costa goal breaks stubborn resistance
A fortuitous Diego Costa goal helped Spain overcome a dogged Iran to secure a 1-0 win in their World Cup Group B clash in Kazan... Read more
Costa fires Spain past Iran
Diego Costa scored his third goal of the tournament as Spain clinched a narrow 1-0 victory over Iran in their World Cup Group B... Read more
Highlights: Centurion Suarez strikes to send Uruguay through
Luis Suarez booked Uruguay’s place in the World Cup knockout rounds, marking his 100th international appearance with the only goal in a 1-0 victory... Read more
Suarez sends Uruguay through, Salah’s Egypt out
Luis Suarez scored on his 100th international appearance as Uruguay claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their World Cup Group A clash... Read more
World Cup, day six: the things you might have missed
Russia defeated Egypt 3-1 despite Mohamed Salah’s penalty, Senegal beat a lacklustre Poland 2-1, while an early red card hindered Colombia as they lost 2-1... Read more