Passionate Messi ready to join Maradona in the pantheon
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are great Argentine footballers with very different personalities but “Leo” became “Diego” for a brief moment when he scored in the World Cup group game against Bosnia.
Brazil defensive woes quickly resurface against Dutch
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s defensive woes were again evident just 90 seconds into their World Cup third place playoff against the Netherlands on Saturday when skipper Thiago Silva gave away a penalty and was fortunate to avoid a red card.
Warren eyeing home victory in Scottish Open
(Reuters) – Scot Marc Warren is eyeing a home triumph at the Scottish Open but will have to hold off the formidable challenge of the 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose to prevail at Royal Aberdeen.
Defenses set to dominate in tight cagey final
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – It might not be the way Brazilians wanted the World Cup to end but Sunday’s final between Argentina and Germany will provide a nerve-jangling climax to the best tournament in history – even though the goals that have lit it u…
Reuters flops of the World Cup tournament
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Flops of the tournament as selected by Reuters journalists (4-3-3):
Two-stroke penalty costs Ahn lead at Women’s British Open
(Reuters) – South Korean Ahn Sun-ju cost herself the third round lead when she was penalized two strokes for a rules violation at the Women’s British Open on Saturday.
Score does not matter just as long as Germany win: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will watch Germany play Argentina in the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, said she did not mind what the score line was, so long as Germany win.
The A-Z of the 2014 World Cup
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The A-Z of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Seasoned Germany expects to edge past Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Germans expect the experience that runs through their team to give them the edge over Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final after admitting they restrained themselves when they thumped Brazil in the semi-finals.
Brazil desperate to salvage some pride against Dutch
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Hosts Brazil are determined to end their home World Cup with a victory against the Netherlands in Saturday’s third place playoff and try and move on from the humbling 7-1 defeat by Germany in the last four.
