St Petersburg pizza art gives fans a shot at biting Suarez
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – A restaurant in St Petersburg has struck a chord with the hordes of soccer fans in town for the World Cup by serving up pizzas featuring the faces of some of the tournament’s biggest stars.
Argentina drop Higuain, France revert to team that beat Peru
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli sprung a surprise when he dropped striker Gonzalo Higuain and replaced him with midfielder Cristian Pavon for the blockbuster World Cup round of 16 clash against France on Saturday.
Free-scoring Belgium target 16 goals to get free TVs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belgium scored nine goals in their three World Cup group games, more than any other country, and forward Dries Mertens said on Saturday he was motivated by more than just winning the trophy.
Former final ref says corners would make good tiebreaker
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former World Cup final referee Arnaldo Cezar Coelho disapproves of fair play as a tiebreaker at the tournament and thinks a corner count would be a better way of separating teams who finish level on points and goals, he told Reuters….
Colombia outscores Brazil, Argentina over two World Cups
MOSCOW (Reuters) – England’s Round of 16 opponents Colombia may not be a major South American football force like Brazil or Argentina but Los Cafeteros have outscored both of them over the last two World Cups while having played fewer matches.
Major League Baseball roundup: Yankees rout Red Sox in series opener
CC Sabathia pitched seven effective innings and Greg Bird hit a pair of solo homers as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox with an 8-1 victory Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
England’s Loftus-Cheek trains separately
REPINO, Russia (Reuters) – England trained on Saturday with two players from their 23-man squad missing from the session as Ruben Loftus-Cheek did ‘individual recovery’ while Fabian Delph flew home for the birth of his child.
Magic Modric living the dream for Croatia
NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Reuters) – After scoring one of the goals of the tournament and upstaging Lionel Messi by leading his team to the top of their group, Croatia captain Luka Modric hopes to fulfill a dream that began when he watched his nation record a b…
Baseball: Orioles honor shooting victims of Maryland newspaper
(Reuters) – The Baltimore Orioles honored the victims of the Capital Gazette newspaper before and during their game against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
Ainge: ‘Unlikely’ Celtics will make blockbuster trade
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said the team will consider any possible trade scenarios to improve this offseason, but also added that any blockbuster-type of trade is “unlikely.”
