Peru start with Guerrero, France with Giroud
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – France and Peru both switched their attacking lineups for their Group C match in Yekaterinburg on Thursday, with Les Bleus bringing in the experienced Olivier Giroud and Paolo Guerrero starting for Peru.
Jedinak penalty helps Australia hold Denmark 1-1
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – Australia captain Mile Jedinak slotted his second penalty at the World Cup to help Australia draw 1-1 with Denmark on Thursday and keep their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds alive.
Peru fans outnumber France’s 7-to-1 in Yekaterinburg
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Thousands of red-shirted Peru supporters streamed through the streets of Yekaterinburg on Thursday, outnumbering France’s by more than seven to one and looking to striker Paolo Guerrero to bring them an upset victory i…
Team Sky hit back at ‘ill-informed’ Hinault over strike comments
(Reuters) – Five-times Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault’s call for riders to strike ahead of next month’s race in protest against defending champion Chris Froome is “irresponsible and ill-informed”, according to Team Sky.
Top GB athletes plagued by tooth decay, oral disease – study
LONDON (Reuters) – Winning athletes love to bite their medals and smile for the cameras as they hold their trophies aloft, but their teeth may actually be holding them back.
Flowers and dragons as hats take stage at Ascot Ladies’ Day
ASCOT, England (Reuters) – Colorful blooms, buzzing bees and roaring dragons made an appearance at Royal Ascot on Thursday as revelers showed off their best millinery at the British horse-racing event’s Ladies’ Day.
Germany won’t change much despite poor start, says Sweden scout
GELENDZHIK, Russia (Reuters) – Sweden scout Roger Sandberg is not expecting Germany to make many changes for their World Cup game on Saturday, despite the world champions’ flat performance in a 1-0 defeat by Mexico in their opening match.
From school kids to warriors, Germany must get serious: Khedira
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Germany will need to transform from a schoolboy team to a fighting unit if they are to have any chance of progressing in the World Cup, midfielder Sami Khedira said on Thursday.
Messi is better than Maradona, says Ramos
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Spain captain Sergio Ramos has responded to a putdown from Argentina great Diego Maradona by making an unlikely declaration of admiration for Lionel Messi, his usual enemy as the talisman of Real Madrid’s arch-rivals Barcelona…
Uruguay unapologetic after dour win sees them through
ROSTOV-ON-DON (Reuters) – Uruguay have still not delivered a top performance at the World Cup despite winning both of their games but their players were in no mood for apologies about their soporific 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Group A which saw them …
