Football
Brazil, Netherlands seek to ease bruised pride
AFP, Brasilia :A humiliated Brazil and downhearted Netherlands challenge for third place at the World Cup on Saturday in a match that will be quickly...
Messi one step from undisputed greatness
Argentina’s Lionel Messi will never have a better opportunity to prove he is one of the greatest players of all time than in Sunday’s World...
Humble Sabella leads Argentina to the promised land
From Bramall Lane in Sheffield to a World Cup final in Brazil, Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella’s path to the most important game in world football...
Balotelli poses with ‘shotgun’
Italian striker Mario Balotelli was at the centre of fresh controversy on Friday after posting a picture of himself on social media apparently posing with...
Who will clinch golden boot?
Sabbir Hossain :The FIFA World Cup 2014 comes to an end tomorrow. Either Argentina or Germany will clinch the title. But it is a common...
Klose to party if Germany win World Cup
AFP, Santo Andre :The World Cup’s top- scorer Miroslav Klose has threatened to abandon his strict fitness regime to become a ‘party animal’ if Germany...
FIFA fines Argentina for breaching World Cup rules
AP, Rio De Janeiro :FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 300,000 Swiss francs ($340,000) for failing to bring players to pre-match news conferences at...
Argentine president to miss WC final due to illness
AFP, Buenos Aires :Thousands of Argentine fans are expected to attend Sunday’s World Cup final but President Cristina Kirchner will not be among them as...
Neymar wants Messi to beat Germans in final
AFP, Teresupolis :Brazilian superstar Neymar said Thursday he wants Argentina and Lionel Messi to win the World Cup final against Germany. At an emotional press...