Moscow, June 21 (IANS) Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who captained the national team to its World Cup win in 2010, defended David de Gea, his successor between the posts, from critics of his performance…
Saransk (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Panama forward Luis Tejada on Thursday said Europeans usually looked down on Central American teams, referring to their upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup clash against England. On Monday, Panama played…
Saransk (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Anything is possible in the Panama-England clash in the FIFA World Cup, Panama defender Luis Ovalle said on Thursday. CD Olimpia left-back said Panama showed good performance in its 2018…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) After helping his side to a 3-0 triumph over Panama, Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku may have been one of the heroes of the World Cup first round group games but that…
Sochi, June 21 (IANS) Neymar and Brazil will need to step up their game when they take on Costa Rica in a must win Group E FIFA World Cup clash here on Friday. Brazil drew…
Sochi (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Star footballer Neymar was back in training for Brazil after tweaking his ankle the day before, allaying fears he could miss their second World Cup Group E clash with Costa…
Kazan (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Spain’s national football team captain Sergio Ramos said that he is satisfied with his squad’s 1-0 triumph over Iran in the 2018 World Cup Russia, adding that they knew the…
Kazan (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Spanish national football team midfielder Sergio Busquets expressed his satisfaction following his team’s victory over Iran (1-0) and said each day it becomes harder to win. “We know what a…
Kazan (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Iran national football coach Carlos Queiroz praised his team’s performance in their loss to Spain and blamed the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for denying the Asian side a draw. “For…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) Fast food company Burger King Russia has been forced to apologise after an advertisement offered Russian women the chance to win $47,000 and free Whoppers for life if they got impregnated…
Moscow, June 21 (IANS) A female journalist reporting at the World Cup in Russia was sexually assaulted live on air and she later posted a video of the incident on social media, the media reported….
Canberra, June 21 (IANS) The Australian public broadcaster has said it will continue to air free the Russia World Cup soccer matches to the end of the month, a statement said. The partially government-funded Special…
(180620) — ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — Martin Caceres (L) of Uruguay vies with Fahad Almuwallad of Saudi Arabia during a Group A match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World…
(180620) — MOSCOW, June 20, 2018 (Xinhua) — Faycal Fajr of Morocco leaves the pitch after a Group B match between Portugal and Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia, June 20,…
Kazan, June 21 (IANS) Diego Costa scored a scrappy second-half winner to help Spain edge past doughty Iran in a key Group B FIFA World Cup game here on Wednesday. After a barren first-half where…
Kazan (Russia), June 21 (IANS) Diego Costa scored a second-half winner to help Spain edge past doughty Iran 1-0 in a key Group B FIFA World Cup 2018 game here on Wednesday. After a barren…
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 20 (IANS) Peru coach Ricardo Gareca emphasised on Wednesday that his side will do its best to beat France in the World Cup Group C match in Ekaterinburg Arena on Thursday. Peru…
Moscow, June 20 (IANS) Portugal chief coach Fernando Santos admitted his side might need tactical changes after grinding out a 1-0 victory over Morocco in their World Cup Group B fixture here on Wednesday. The…
Moscow, June 20 (IANS) Morocco head coach Herve Renard heaped praise on his footballers after the team’s 0-1 defeat to Portugal here on Wednesday, a result that all but guarantees the African side’s World Cup…
Rostov-on-Don (Russia), June 20 (IANS) Veteran striker Luis Suarez marked his 100th international with a winning goal as Uruguay defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in a Group A clash here on Wednesday to enter the pre-quarterfinals…