Lukaku eyes Belgium return after training session
Agency :Romelu Lukaku trained on Friday ahead of Belgium’s World Cup match against Morocco after missing their tournament opener in Qatar with a thigh injury.The...
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With last 16 in sight, Japan look to inflict more misery on Costa Rica
Agency :Few would have given Japan much chance of getting out of a group that included Germany and Spain when the World Cup draw was...
End of Qatar’s football project or just the start?
Agency :The muffled anger from the fans was evident outside Al Thumama Stadium after Qatar’s 3-1 loss to Senegal on Friday and hours later they...
Brazil face Swiss without Neymar
Brazil will face Switzerland on Monday without their talisman Neymar, ruled out by an ankle injury suffered in their opening 2-0 win against Serbia at...
Duke header downs Tunisia to keep Australia alive at World Cup
Agency :The whistles were deafening, drowning out every skerrick of doubt this crowd belonged completely, unconditionally, to Tunisia. A red vortex, a black hole threatening...
Clinical edge crucial for US to reach last 16: Berhalter
Agency :United States coach Gregg Berhalter admitted his team need to be more clinical if they are to stand a chance of reaching the knockout...
Ecuador not one-man team despite Valencia’s latest heroics
Agency :Veteran striker Enner Valencia, who has gone from selling cows’ milk for his first boots to scoring Ecuador’s last six World Cup goals, is...
England suffer reality check in 0-0 draw with US
Agency :England suffered a sobering reality check as they were outplayed for long periods by a youthful United States side in a tense 0-0 draw...
Germany pin hopes on Spain match after shock Japan loss
Agency :Germany’s players have processed their shock World Cup opening defeat to Japan and despite bad tournament statistics in recent years they are determined to...
Neymar injury scare after Brazil win
Brazilian striker Neymar should be fine to continue in the World Cup despite limping off with a swollen ankle during his team’s 2-0 victory over...
Richarlison stars as Brazil defeat Serbia in Group-G match of WC
AFP, Doha :Richarlison scored twice as tournament favourites Brazil beat Serbia 2-0 in their World Cup (WC) opener on Thursday, but the win was soured...
Messi on brink as Argentina look to salvage World Cup
AFP, Doha :It was not supposed to be this way. Before the World Cup started, hopes were high in Argentina that Lionel Messi was set...