Deschamps ponders how to get the best out of Mbappe
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – Just how to ensure Kylian Mbappe gets a plentiful supply in his efforts to prise open a notoriously stingy Uruguay defense will be France coach Didier Deschamps’ main preoccupation before Friday’s World Cup quarter-f…
Roused and reassured, England fans come late to Russian party
MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – To an England soccer fan before the World Cup, the idea of going to Russia wasn’t that enticing. There was the diplomatic chill between London and Moscow, the warnings about violent Russian fans – and the expectation of…
Golf: Confident Watson ready for latest challenge at Greenbrier
(Reuters) – Bubba Watson has been inconsistent this season, but with three PGA Tour wins under his belt he is considered one of the men to beat at this week’s Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.
Venus rolls over qualifier after slow start
LONDON (Reuters) – Five-times Wimbledon champion Venus Williams dropped her opening service game and lost the first set before finding her rhythm to beat qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru 4-6 6-0 6-1 in the second round on Wednesday.
Wimbledon: Pliskova beats Azarenka to reach third round for first time
LONDON (Reuters) – Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova won a battle of former world number ones as she beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-3 to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time on Wednesday.
This time England left nothing to chance in shoot-out
MOSCOW (Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate knows all about the pain of missing a crucial kick in a penalty shootout and as he sportingly consoled Colombia’s Carlos Bacca on Tuesday night at the Spartak Stadium, the memories couldn’t have been …
Maradona calls English win ‘monumental robbery’
NIZNHY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) – Argentine great Diego Maradona said England perpetrated a “monumental robbery” in their World Cup victory over Colombia and accused referee Mark Geiger of not being up to such a game.
UK PM May couldn’t watch ‘nerve-wracking’ England shootout win
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May found it too nerve-wracking to watch the final moments of the England soccer team’s nail-biting win over Colombia late on Tuesday night, her spokesman said.
Brazil’s Neymar should drop the injury act: World Cup winner Matthaeus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Brazil winger Neymar is a world class footballer who does not need to exaggerate when his is fouled because it does not earn him any sympathy with the fans, former Germany captain and World Cup winner Lothar Matthaeus said on Wednesd…
Fresh feel as Europe and South America resume World Cup combat
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Europe and South America will do battle again for soccer supremacy in the World Cup quarter-finals but with many of the usual combatants having already exited, there is a fresh feel to a line-up that promises a new or long-ab…
