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Southgate tells England stars: 'Be bigger than 1966 heroes' 09 Jul 2018 - 12:21 pm

Repino, Russia: England manager Gareth Southgate says winning the World Cup would make his players even bigger heroes than the 1966 generation because...

Vettel wins, Hamilton second at Silverstone 08 Jul 2018 - 08:21 pm

SILVERSTONE, England: Sebastian Vettel won the British Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday to deny Lewis Hamilton a fifth successive home victory and...

Sharma hits 100 as India edge England in T20 finale 08 Jul 2018 - 08:01 pm

Bristol, United Kingdom: Rohit Sharma backed up the heroics of pace bowler Hardik Pandya by hitting 100 not out as India clinched the...

Cult of Gareth Southgate grows, England World Cup fever mounts 08 Jul 2018 - 07:03 pm

London: England is basking in unexpected World Cup success as coach Gareth Southgate is elevated to national hero status, cathedral organs belt out...

Pakistan beats Australia in T20 tri-series final by 6 wickets 08 Jul 2018 - 04:00 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman smashed 91 off 46 balls as No. 1-ranked Pakistan romped to six-wicket win over Australia in the...

Pickford reshaping opinions of English goalies at World Cup 08 Jul 2018 - 03:44 pm

SAMARA, Russia: It was just about the only thing Jordan Pickford got wrong all game. "It was a daft injury by myself," the...

'Scapegoat' Ozil should quit German team: father 08 Jul 2018 - 12:31 pm

Berlin, The father of Mesut Ozil said Sunday his son should quit Germany's national squad after he was "made the scapegoat" for Die...

Russia record holder Ignashevich retires after World Cup exit 08 Jul 2018 - 10:15 am

MOSCOW: Russia's most-capped player Sergei Ignashevich announced his retirement from soccer on Sunday after the hosts were eliminated by Croatia on penalties in...

Croatia end Russia's World Cup dream on penalties 07 Jul 2018 - 11:36 pm

SOCHI, Russia: Croatia ended Russia's unlikely World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalties to eliminate the gallant hosts after a dramatic...

Federer, Serena aim to advance on Wimbledon's 'Manic Monday' 07 Jul 2018 - 10:50 pm

London: Roger Federer and Serena Williams will be expected to maintain their flawless progress at Wimbledon as the title favourites head into the...

Nadal taken to extra time but still downs Australian teenager 07 Jul 2018 - 08:56 pm

LONDON: Never mind the tennis, there was only one thing Rafael Nadal cared about after he completed a hat-trick of straight-set wins to...

England sink Sweden to clinch World Cup semi-final berth 07 Jul 2018 - 06:58 pm

Samara, Russia: Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored as England comfortably defeated Sweden 2-0 in Samara on Saturday to reach the World Cup...

Hamilton snatches pole position from Vettel for British GP 07 Jul 2018 - 05:59 pm

SILVERSTONE, England: Lewis Hamilton prevailed in a tight battle with Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel to snatch pole position on Saturday for the...

Top seed Halep stunned by Hsieh in Wimbledon third round 07 Jul 2018 - 05:38 pm

LONDON: Women's top seed Simona Halep crashed out in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday when she was beaten 3-6 6-4 7-5...

Spot the England fan: World Cup showdown attracts few supporters 07 Jul 2018 - 03:45 pm

SAMARA/MOSCOW: England have not been in the quarter-finals of the World Cup since 2006 when tens of thousands of England fans travelled to...

'I cried': Serena reveals she missed her baby's first steps 07 Jul 2018 - 02:41 pm

London: Serena Williams is so focused on winning an eighth Wimbledon title that she missed baby daughter Olympia's first steps. Williams has travelled...

Sweden evacuate team hotel after false alarm 07 Jul 2018 - 12:27 pm

SOCHI, Russia: Sweden's players suffered a rude awakening ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash with England when the fire alarm went off...

Teary Uruguay exit World Cup dreaming of next one 07 Jul 2018 - 11:03 am

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: Uruguay's never-say-die players fell to the floor in tears after losing their World Cup quarter-final to France, but they depart...