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Croatia end World Cup run of hosts Russian Federation on penalties in quarters

Excitement was building in Croatia on July 11 ahead of the World Cup semi-final against England , with tens of thousands of fans expected to watch the matc...

Raptors 'Generate Buzz' As Possible Trade Spot For Kawhi Leonard

But the biggest trade piece in the National Basketball Association remains on the market. San Antonio might favor such a deal because it allow them to send Le...

Simona Halep crashes out of Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal advances

For the first time at Wimbledon, none of the top five women's seeds reached the round of 16. Zverev, playing for the third day in succession, was shocked ...

Kim sets LPGA mark with 31-under total at Thornberry

She finished at 31-under, 257 to shatter the 72-hole scoring record, which she previously owned along with Annika Sorenstam, who totaled a 27-under in 2001. The...

Former Illini Anderson braces for Federer

Federer had a match point in the third set at 4-5, 30-40 but failed to take it, before Anderson broke in the following game to earn the opportunity to serve out...

England RL stars get behind Southgate's World Cup stars in hilarious video

In an age of tattoos, tongue piercings and tensions over Brexit, a soft-spoken man in a dark blue waistcoat and striped tie is uniting England amid dreams of ...

200,000 sign petition calling for bank holiday if England win World Cup

Despite all the talk of England's placement on the "easier" side of the playoff tree, or the fact that they appear to rely on set-pieces for a large percentag...

Raheem Sterling thanks England fans after reaching 'dream' World Cup semi-final

Power, positioning and precision - three traits seem to define any striker of calibre according to European sports media, but Sterling is neither of those and s...

England vs Croatia: Croatians booking hotels for final ALREADY

That feels like an important fitness test, to me. Vrsaljko says that he expects the match against England to be completely different than the games against De...

Croatia plots 'football Brexit' as England World Cup semi looms

Olivier Giroud , who is still without a goal in Russian Federation, revelled in his childhood dream of reaching a World Cup final and hopes to emulate 1998 he...

Xherdan Shaqiri Set To Be Liverpool's Third Signing Of The Summer

One of Switzerland's star performances in Russian Federation, his last-minute victor against Serbia sent the side through to the World Cup's round of 16 before ...

Manchester City close in on £43m move for Napoli’s Jorginho

The Algerian winger looked to be on his way to the Etihad in January, but last minute demands by Leicester City collapsed the deal. The midfielder went on to ...

Croatia beat Russia in penalty shootout to reach semi-finals

The decisive penalty once again fell to Rakitic, though, and he confidently rolled the ball into the bottom-left corner to keep Croatia's dreams of a first W...

Arsenal complete £26.5m signing of Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira

Torreira, 22, appeared in three matches for Uruguay at the World Cup, including in their quarterfinal defeat in France. Guendouzi emerged as a box-to-box mi...

Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams breezes past Evgeniya Rodina and into quarter-finals

I always find something wrong", she said . "Everything right now is a little bit of a surprise, to be here, to be in the semi-finals", she said. To be here. ...

Lakers GM Reveals How LeBron James Informed Team Of Free-Agent Decision

This has put head coach Luke Walton in his third season with the team in the position of coaching arguably the best player in the league. The Los Angeles Lak...

These are the semi-final matchups at the FIFA World Cup (SCHEDULE)

France will face either Croatia or England in the final on Sunday in Moscow. Charity Bloodwise are encouraging people to get behind the campaign by wearin...

Sergio Ramos Sends Message To Cristiano Ronaldo After Juventus Move

Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to write another chapter in his illustrious career after joining Juventus in a 112 million euro ($A177 million) deal from Re...

Football fan rushes off to Russian Federation for World Cup semi-final

Phil has assured us that this is all a bit of fun and that he's not trying to exploit his pet to get rich - and we of course believe him. (Owen Humphreys/PA Ima...

Hales leads England to dramatic win over India

Since 2016, the English batsmen have raked up most number of runs when it comes to the 50-over format - 14,297 (1,533 runs more than the second highest team). R...

Deschamps Says Henry Facing France ‘Bizarre’

Belgium will take on France in the semi-finals on Tuesday and Martinez's assistant, Henry, will come up against his country of birth with a place in the World...

Gazza's message for Southgate and his England squad

For Kane, who has scored 20 or more Premier League goals four seasons running, it was not until after the 2014 World Cup that he established himself at the top ...

Best Tweets: 'Cristiano Ronaldo has conquered England and Spain - now Italy'

He said he had spent nine fantastic years at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid says Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving to join Italian club Juventus , bringing to an...

Trump nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

Since 2006, Kavanaugh has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. After lots of anticipation and the drawing of b...

Jack Wilshere joins West Ham on three-year deal

He will join up with Pellegrini's squad for their pre-season training camp in Switzerland. 'After speaking with the manager and those at the club I knew my fu...

Roger Federer becomes ICC’s ‘no. 1 Test batsman’ after emulating Sachin Tendulkar

Even by the high standards of Roger Federer , the first set of his fourth-round match at Wimbledon against Adrian Mannarino yesterday was exceptional. Willi...

Henderson hopeful on fitness for World Cup semi-final

While many outsiders view that unexpected Croatian run to the last four as a great success, inside the country many share the view of the team's then manager ...

Luc Mbah a Moute leaves Rockets, agrees to deal with Clippers

The Thunder could waive and stretch Anthony's $27.9 million salary, saving the franchise $107 million in salary and tax, within the next seven to 10 days if the...

Fred reveals his disappointment at Brazil's World Cup quarter-final exit

At this World Cup , it has been a case of teasing them in like Trippier and angling them in like Ashley. The medal you win doesn't say how you played, or the s...

Football fan honored by positioning his corpse facing a television screen

The family also placed a video game controller in his hands, laid out a few of his favorite snacks and had a Celtics game playing on the TV in front of where ...

Russian Federation celebrates team's run despite World Cup exit

In addition, the exhibition showcases Qatar's plans for the next edition of the tournament in 2022, while celebrating the country's football history, includin...

France keeper Lloris braces for 'complete' Belgium team

I was there at the Under-20 World Cup in Holland in 2005 and I can tell you a 17-year-old Messi was a more all-rounded player than Mbappe is now - already the...

Real Madrid and Juventus close to agreeing Cristiano Ronaldo deal

Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has presented the offer to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez who must now decide whether to accept or reject it, per El Ch...

Transfer News Paulinho returns to Chinese Super League 11 hours ago

After contemplating, both Barcelona and Paulinho have decided that it would be in their best interests for the player to return to China. Brazilian worl...

Mandzukic pays £3,000 for beer consumed by fans during win over Russian Federation

The Croats hadn't advanced to the semifinals at the World Cup since 1998, when the country made its first appearance. "But I do hope to talk about this World ...