U.S. face World Cup nemesis Ghana in Natal opener
NATAL Brazil (Reuters) – Notions of righting wrongs and exacting revenge will add an extra pinch of spice when Ghana take on the United States on Monday in a World Cup Group G match that looks like a must win for both teams.
Colombia thrash Greece in joyous World Cup return
BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) – Colombia celebrated their first World Cup appearance since 1998 by sweeping aside Greece 3-0 on Saturday with a free-flowing display that showed their abundance of attacking talent even without top striker Radamel Falc…
Colombia signal South American World Cup intent
(Reuters) – Colombia’s emphatic 3-0 win over Greece on Saturday, hot on the heels of Chile’s win over Australia, shows South American teams’ World Cup ambitions do not stop at Brazil and Argentina.
Slow-burning Ivanovic reaches Birmingham final
(Reuters) – Top seed Ana Ivanovic reached her first final on grass after a convincing 6-2 6-2 victory over ninth seed Zhang Shuai at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England on Saturday.
Forgetful Federer left wondering ‘what’s the point?’
(Reuters) – Roger Federer has won a record 17 grand slam titles and played in over 1000 tour matches but even a champion of his standing can forget when he is on match point – as he showed at the Gerry Weber Open on Saturday.
Italy confirm Buffon will miss England game
MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) – Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon will miss their opening World Cup Group D match against England later on Saturday in Manaus because of injury, officials said.
Dimitrov displays his all-round skills to down Wawrinka at Queen’s
(Reuters) – Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov stood one win away from proving he is a force to be reckoned with on all playing surfaces after he toppled top seed Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to reach the Aegon Championships final at Queen’s Club on Saturday.
Porsche lead as early rain causes Le Mans spills
(Reuters) – Intermittent rain showers caused a spate of minor accidents in the opening four hours of the Le Mans 24-hour race in France on Saturday as Porsche fought Toyota for the early lead.
Aggressive Colombia take 1-0 halftime lead vs. Greece
BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) – Colombia tore into Greece from the off in their opening Group C match on Saturday, with a goal by left back Pablo Armero giving the South Americans a deserved 1-0 halftime lead.
Protesters smear FIFA headquarters with paint
ZURICH (Reuters) – About 150 protesters gathered outside FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich on Saturday with banners criticizing the ruling body’s management of the World Cup in Brazil, causing minor damage to the building.
