Dazzling Kyrgios downs Lopez to set up Cilic clash
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios blazed past Feliciano Lopez with a barrage of aces to reach the semi-finals of the ATP 500 Fever-Tree championships at Queen’s Club on Friday.
Nigeria reboots their World Cup with 2-0 win over Iceland
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – A revamped Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 and revived their hopes of advancing in the World Cup in Russia on Friday with, striker Ahmed Musa celebrating his return to the team with two fine goals.
Serbia leads Switzerland 1-0 at halftime after early Mitrovic goal
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Serbia led Switzerland 1-0 in World Cup Group E on Friday as a headed goal after five minutes by striker Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them a dream start in Kaliningrad.
Nigeria bounce back at World Cup to beat Iceland 2-0
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 on Friday to revive their hopes of advancing into the knockout stages of the World Cup in Russia, as striker Ahmed Musa dramatically marked his return to the team with two fine second-half goals.
Mexico keeping a level head for match against ‘robust’ South Koreans
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) – Mexico will not be over-confident when they play South Korea in their Group F game at the World Cup on Saturday, aware that their opponents may adopt any of a number of formations to outsmart the team that beat holders…
Do you speak Belgium? English bonds Martinez’s ‘boring’ squad
MOSCOW (Reuters) – With three national languages and a Spanish coach who talks in none of them, their World Cup camp might be a feuding Tower of Babel but Roberto Martinez has forged a harmony he is proud to say makes Belgium “boring”.
Switzerland unchanged for Serbia match
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic who will send out the same starting team that drew with Brazil to face Serbia in World Cup Group E on Friday.
FIFA trying to identify fans filmed fighting at World Cup match
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Soccer’s world governing body FIFA said on Friday it was trying to identify fans shown fighting in a video filmed at Thursday’s World Cup match between Argentina and Croatia.
Musa marks return with winning double as Nigeria beat Iceland
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – Ahmed Musa returned to the line-up with devastating effect as he scored both goals for Nigeria to help them resuscitate their World Cup hopes in a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.
Buford: Spurs will ‘explore’ options, but hope to keep Leonard
General manager RC Buford said the Spurs will “explore all of our options,” but ultimately hope to mend fences with Kawhi Leonard and keep the soon-to-be-27-year-old All-Star in San Antonio.
