England expects, well, something a bit better
REPINO, Russia (Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate has done his utmost to lower the expectations on his young team at the World Cup but they enter their opening Group G game against Tunisia in a mood of quiet confidence.
Argentines tighten their belts at World Cup as peso plummets
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Argentine fans visiting Russia for the soccer World Cup are keeping a wary eye on the sliding value of the peso, with some avoiding credit card spending and cutting back on unnecessary purchases.
Fans rage on social media over empty seats at World Cup
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian fans took to social media on Saturday to demand why whole rows of prime pitch-side seats were empty during the World Cup match between Egypt and Uruguay, while locals had to pay nearly a third of an average mon…
Iceland hit back to hold Argentina 1-1 at halftime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iceland were holding Argentina 1-1 at halftime in their World Cup Group D match on Saturday after Alfred Finnbogason hit back to cancel out Sergio Aguero’s opener for the South Americans.
Technology helps France to 2-1 win over Australia
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – France needed the help of the first World Cup penalty awarded after a video review and a deflected Paul Pogba goal to get their World Cup campaign underway with a scrappy 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday.
Gatlin, Coleman to miss U.S. championships, World Cup
(Reuters) – World sprint champions Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman will miss next week’s U.S. championships and as a result will not be eligible for track and field’s new premier event, the Athletics World Cup in London in July, officials tell Reut…
Griezmann scores first ever World Cup penalty by VAR
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – France striker Antoine Griezmann put his country 1-0 up in their World Cup opener against Australia early in the second half on Saturday after a penalty was awarded by the Video Assistant Referee system for the first-ever time…
Murray to make competitive return against Kyrgios next week
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray will make his return from hip surgery at the Queen’s Club tournament next week where he will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in the first round.
Chechen fans bring smile to Salah’s face with 100kg cake
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – Egypt forward Mohamed Salah might have had a forgettable 26th birthday as his team lost to Uruguay in their World Cup opener on Friday, but a group of fans from Chechnya brought a smile to his face with a 100kg cake decorated…
Pique says Ronaldo ‘prone to diving’ after thrilling draw
SOCHI (Reuters) – Spain defender Gerard Pique accused Cristiano Ronaldo of diving to win a penalty and a crucial free-kick in Friday’s epic 3-3 draw with Portugal and praised his side for battling back after a chaotic week in which coach Julen Lopetegu…
