Japan makes last 16 on disciplinary rule despite Poland loss
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Japan lost 1-0 in a dull game with Poland on Thursday but still became the only Asian side to qualify for the World Cup’s last 16 — and the first team ever to progress thanks to FIFA’s new disciplinary tie-breaker rule.
Colombia through as Senegal suffers yellow card heartache
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Colombia’s Yerry Mina thumped home a second-half header to secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over Senegal on Thursday that catapulted the South Americans into the World Cup last 16 and dumped their African opponents out of tourna…
Pragmatism likely to rule as Uruguay faces Portugal
(Reuters) – Pragmatic, difficult to beat, spearheaded by talismanic forwards and led by veteran, battle-hardened coaches — few teams have as much in common with each other as Uruguay and Portugal who meet in a World Cup round of 16 tie on Saturday.
Japan slips through to last 16 despite Poland loss
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Japan became the only Asian side to progress to the World Cup’s last 16 on Thursday, slipping through despite losing 1-0 against already-eliminated Poland thanks to their lower tally of yellow cards, which meant Senegal we…
Colombia through as Senegal suffers yellow peril
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Colombia’s Yerry Mina thumped home a second-half header to secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over Senegal on Thursday that catapulted the South Americans into the World Cup last 16 and dumped their African opponents out of tourna…
Curry, Warriors most popular in merch sales
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s reign atop the NBA’s most popular jersey sales list continued this season, as he claimed the top spot for the third consecutive year based on overall sales on NBAStore.com from April through June, the league a…
Fans make cross-border trek for England, Belgium showdown
GDANSK, Poland/KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Coachloads of English and Belgian soccer fans crossed from Poland into the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad on Thursday to watch a showdown between their World Cup teams for first place in their group…
Federer ready to lord it on the lawns again
LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s choice of practice partner at a serene, sun-drenched All England Club this week offered a reminder that the Swiss great is mortal on the most famous of tennis lawns.
Germany lacked team spirit, says 1990 World Cup winner Matthaeus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Defending champions Germany lacked personality and team spirit, contributing to their shock World Cup first-round exit, their former World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaeus said on Thursday.
Pragmatism likely to rule as Uruguay face Portugal
(Reuters) – Pragmatic, difficult to beat, spearheaded by talismanic forwards and led by veteran, battle-hardened coaches — few teams have as much in common with each other as Uruguay and Portugal who meet in a World Cup round of 16 tie on Saturday.
