France lifts second World Cup after winning classic final
France won the World Cup for the second time in spectacular style on Sunday as a 4-2 victory in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals for decades ended battling outsiders Croatia’s dreams of a first title.
Anti-Kremlin protesters invade pitch during World Cup final
The World Cup final between France and Croatia on Sunday was briefly interrupted when four intruders affiliated to anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot ran onto the pitch before being hauled off by stewards.
World Cup final reaction
Reaction after France beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final on Sunday:
France coach and players react to World Cup victory
France beat Croatia 4-2 to win the soccer World Cup on Sunday, handing them their second victory in the competition after a successful campaign on home soil in 1998.
‘Pussy Riot’ members wore police uniforms in World Cup pitch invasion
Members of the punk rock band ‘Pussy Riot’ were wearing police uniforms when they ran onto the pitch during the second half of the soccer World Cup final on Sunday, Reuters photographs showed.
‘Pussy Riot’ member says detained after World Cup pitch invasion
Olga Kurachyova, a member of the anti-Kremlin Russian punk band ‘Pussy Riot’, said on Sunday she was one of the people who ran onto the pitch at the final of the soccer World Cup and that she had now been detained by the police.
France lead 2-1 against Croatia at halftime
France were 2-1 ahead against Croatia at halftime in the World Cup final after a pulsating opening 45 minutes at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday.
Russian punk band ‘Pussy Riot’ says invaded pitch during World Cup final
Russian punk band ‘Pussy Riot’ claimed responsibility for a pitch invasion during the soccer World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday, after four people briefly interrupted the game.
Intruders run on to pitch during World Cup final
Four intruders ran on to the pitch from the stands during the second half of the soccer World Cup final in Moscow between Croatia and France, briefly interrupting the game on Sunday, Reuters witnesses said.
Degenkolb strikes again as Porte crashes out of Tour de France
Two years after suffering a career-threatening accident, former Paris-Roubaix champion John Degenkolb claimed his maiden Tour de France win on his favorite terrain when he tamed the cobbles and powered to victory on Sunday’s ninth stage.




