England's adaptability shines in Mexico, now Haaland threat looms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 6 : England left the Estadio Azteca with aching legs, frayed nerves and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
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FIFA defends Balogun decision, Trump calls red card U-turn 'brilliant'
WASHINGTON, July 6 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card ban, while Belgium challenged the striker’s eligibility and criticism spread across football and politics.
Tour de France riders brace for scorching conditions as heatwave sweeps in
LES ANGLES, France, July 6 : Tour de France riders are set to face scorching conditions as a new heatwave sweeps through the country, with temperatures around Carcassonne, where Tuesday's fourth stage begins, forecast to reach 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit).
Pekerman on the moment Messi’s World Cup legend began
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 6 : Twenty years before Lionel Messi became a World Cup-winning icon, Jose Pekerman sent a shy 18-year-old on for his tournament debut with Argentina in cruise control and a conviction that every minute on soccer’s biggest stage would matter.
Paolini ends Eala's dream run with fourth-round victory
LONDON, July 6 : Italy's Jasmine Paolini ended Alexandra Eala's trailblazing Wimbledon run in the fourth round with a 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory on a baking hot Centre Court on Monday.
FIFA rejects Belgium challenge over US striker Balogun's eligibility for World Cup clash
MIAMI, July 6 : FIFA dismissed Belgium's challenge to United States striker Folarin Balogun's eligibility for Monday's World Cup last-16 showdown as 'inadmissible', leaving the European side to approach the U.S. Soccer Federation to contest his inclusion.
Cool Cobolli beats De Minaur and eyes ice cream after return to Wimbledon quarters
LONDON, July 6 : Flavio Cobolli continued the best Grand Slam run of his career on Monday by defeating Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 and returning to the Wimbledon quarter-finals just weeks after his French Open runner-up finish.
Cafu backs Ancelotti rebuild but says Brazil must remember how to play
NEW YORK, July 6 : Brazil's World Cup wound is open again and, for Cafu, the cure will not be found only in tactics, systems or another forensic search for scapegoats. It may begin with something far simpler: letting children kick a ball without feeling the weight of a nation on their small shoulders.