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This World Cup is no protector of reputations. Nor is it anything other than steadfast in its refusal to reveal any clear favorite to hoist the 20th incarnation of football's prime feast. Argentina certainly counts as one of a pool of...

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has stepped down from his position after the Super Eagles' exit from the World Cup in Brazil. France scored twice in the last 11 minutes in Brasilia on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at their expense. The...

Luis Suarez has promised never to bite a player again after the Uruguayan issued an apology to Italy's Giorgio Chiellini. In a carefully worded statement on his official Facebook page, Suarez, who has been hit by a four-month ban by...

Arjen Robben will avoid retrospective punishment from Fifa after he admitted diving in the Netherlands' 2-1 World Cup win over Mexico. The 30-year-old said he did not cheat to win a decisive injury-time penalty but told Dutch TV: "In the...

Germany booked a quarter-final meeting with France after extra-time strikes from Andre Schurrle and Mesut Ozil saw them edge past Algeria to win 2-1 in Porto Alegre. Algeria had the better chances of the opening 45 minutes with Germany struggling...

A late Paul Pogba header and an own goal from Joseph Yobo saw France to a 2-0 win over Nigeria and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Didier Deschamps’ side created the better of the chances throughout an evenly-matched...

Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic refused to divulge which of his Muslim players are observing Ramadan ahead of Monday's World Cup last-16 meeting with Germany. The 30-day dawn-to-dusk fast began on Sunday and Halilhodzic, 61, bristled at a routine question about...

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has called football's world governing body Fifa "a bunch of old sons of bitches" over Luis Suarez's four-month ban. The 79-year-old described the punishment, which also included a suspension for nine international matches, as a "fascist...

Better late than never. As those in green danced with joy and celebrated the apparent end of Mexico's World Cup curse, those in orange were already planning their flights home. Mexico, which had failed to win a last-16 match in its...

Serena Williams continued her miserable run at grand slam tournaments in 2014 crashing to defeat against France's Alize Cornet in the third round at Wimbledon on Saturday. The five-time champion, who lost in the second round at Roland Garros last...