Belgium end US World Cup dreams with 4-1 rout amid Balogun row
The United States’ World Cup dreams came to a crashing halt in the last 16 against Belgium on Monday as Charles De Ketelaere scored twice in a 4-1 win overshadowed by ...
Substitute Merino hits late winner as Spain end Ronaldo’s World Cup career
Spain substitute Mikel Merino broke through a stubborn Portugal defence in the 91st minute to earn his side a 1-0 win on Monday to take the former champions into the ...
Cafu backs Ancelotti rebuild but says Brazil must remember how to play
Brazil’s World Cup wound is open again and, for Cafu, the cure will not be found only in tactics, systems or another forensic search for scapegoats. It may begin ...
Pogacar wins Tour stage three to take yellow jersey from Vingegaard
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar’s final attack paid off as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider won his first stage of this year’s Tour de France on Monday, taking the ...
Cobolli dismantles De Minaur for return to Wimbledon quarter-finals
Flavio Cobolli continued the best Grand Slam run of his career on Monday by defeating Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 and returning to the Wimbledon quarter-finals ...
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UEFA slams FIFA over Balogun ban suspension after Donald Trump intervention
European soccer body UEFA has lashed out at FIFA’s decision to suspend U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban in the World Cup, after U.S. President Donald ...
Spain eye revenge as Ronaldo’s Portugal loom in Texas last-16 tinderbox
Spain and Portugal will drag a year’s worth of Iberian needle into the Texas heat on Monday, when the World Cup round of 16 serves up a rematch of last ...
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Belgium granted right to appeal FIFA’s Folarin Balogun decision
Belgium have been granted the right to appeal FIFA’s decision to suspend the one-game ban to United States national team striker Folarin Balogun, according to a report by The ...
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FIFA suspends Folarin Balogun’s World Cup ban after Donald Trump intervention, Belgian’s furious
The United States’ World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic red-card ban, clearing the striker to ...
Ten-man England hang on to beat battling Mexico 3-2 in last-16 thriller
Ten-man England weathered a Mexico storm at the Azteca Stadium to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third straight time with a rip-roaring 3-2 victory over the co-hosts on ...
Haaland double as Norway stun Brazil to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Erling Haaland struck two late goals as Norway stunned record five-times champions Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday to send the Scandinavian team into the quarter-finals for ...
Leclerc wins British GP, Hamilton third, in great day for Ferrari
Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday after the safety car led the field to the chequered flag in a race of late drama, with Mercedes’ ...
Pegula’s experience pays off as she puts out teenager Jovic
Fourth seed Jessica Pegula’s greater experience proved telling as she beat rising fellow American Iva Jovic 4-6 6-3 6-1 to equal her best Wimbledon run by reaching the quarter-finals ...
F1 drivers amuse British GP crowd with Lego car chaos
Formula One drivers took to the track in cars built of Lego bricks for a British Grand Prix parade lap on Sunday that amused the crowd with predictable scenes of ...
Horner returns to F1 paddock a year after sacking
Christian Horner stepped back inside the Formula One paddock on Sunday for the first time since he was sacked as Red Bull team boss a year ago and said a ...
Real Madrid sign Dutch full-back Dumfries from Inter Milan
Real Madrid have signed Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan on a four-year deal, the Spanish club said on Sunday.
The clubs did not disclose financial details, but media ...
What’s in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums
Watching the World Cup and hearing the music in the stadium may have left you wondering — how is that chosen? Is it just coincidence that “Wonderwall” plays after England matches? ...
Mexico chase another slice of World Cup history as England return to the Azteca
Mexico will bid to continue their remarkable World Cup run when they face England in the last 16 on Sunday, with Javier Aguirre’s side standing one victory away from a ...
Kylian Mbappe’s penalty lifts France past Paraguay into quarterfinals
France knew what they were up against with a Paraguay side that would do everything in their power to rattle the two-time World Champions.
And eventually, they overcame it.
Kylian ...
Morocco reach quarter-finals as co-hosts Canada knocked out
Azzedine Ounahi’s second-half brace helped Morocco overcome a tepid start for a 3-0 victory over Canada in Houston on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals for a second straight ...
Doubles players angry at proposed ATP cuts
Doubles players have reacted angrily to suggestions that the ATP Tour plans to reduce the size of draws and prize money at tournaments with British player Julian Cash accusing the ...
Argentina’s hard-fought win over Cape Verde raises questions
Argentina advanced to the World Cup last 16 with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Cape Verde, but the reigning champions left the match with new doubts after being pushed to the ...
Rising star Eala topples holder Swiatek to reach Wimbledon last 16
Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon title defence went up in smoke as the Polish third seed fell 7‑6(9) 6-2 to rising Filipina Alexandra Eala in the third round after a fierce gladiatorial ...
Williams sisters pull out of Wimbledon doubles after Serena injury
Serena Williams pulled out of her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside sister Venus after sustaining a knee injury during her opening-round singles defeat, stripping the Saturday draw of a major headline ...