Golden Griezmann delivers on the biggest stage
Not even the loudest of thunderclaps could shake Antoine Griezmann on Sunday, as the 27-year-old chose the World Cup final to live up to the star billing his talent has for so long promised.
Young France triumph and promise even more to come
Energetic, disciplined and clinical, France won the World Cup on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Croatia that, even in such a moment of achievement, still left the feeling there may be much more to come from Didier Deschamps’ outstanding young team.
VAR plays key role in final but was it the way FIFA intended?
A debatable penalty awarded with the use of FIFA’s new video replay system proved a turning point in the World Cup final on Sunday and raised more questions over whether the new technology is being used in the way it was originally intended.
Russia to extend soccer fans’ visa-free regime to end-2018
Russia will extend its visa-free travel regime for foreign soccer fans until the end of 2018, President Vladimir Putin said after the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday.
Putin says Russia can be proud of organizing soccer World Cup
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday Russia could be proud of having organized the soccer World Cup.
Stone wins Scottish Open, but misses chance for historic 59
South African Brandon Stone won the Scottish Open by four strokes on Sunday but missed a chance to become the first to shoot 59 on the European Tour.
Anderson fails to find key to unlock Big Four’s Wimbledon domination
It took Kevin Anderson an exhausting and draining 21 hours to crawl into a Wimbledon final and once he got there on Sunday there was no tea and sympathy waiting for him as Novak Djokovic dismissed the South African in three sets.
Peya and Melichar win mixed doubles title
Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar dashed hopes of a British champion at this year’s Wimbledon when they beat home favorite Jamie Murray and Belarussian Victoria Azarenka 7-6(1) 6-3 in the mixed doubles final on Sunday.
Ruthless Djokovic outplays Anderson to end title drought
Novak Djokovic proved conclusively he remains one of the biggest beasts in men’s tennis by outplaying South African giant Kevin Anderson to claim a fourth Wimbledon title on Sunday.
France fans go wild from Paris to Moscow after thrilling World Cup win
Millions of French soccer fans were delirious with joy on Sunday as France beat Croatia 4-2 to win soccer’s World Cup in a pulsating final in Moscow and spark ecstatic scenes from Paris to Marseille, Bordeaux and beyond.
