Football

Asian champions Japan have proved to be the most disappointing of the quarteret from asia in the ongoing world cup

Varela helped Portugal snatch a point with a 2-2 draw and stay in the hunt for a place in the last 16 with an equaliser in the final minute of stoppage time.

Algeria became the first African nation to score four goals in a World Cup match which kept them in the hunt for last 16.

Teenage forward Divock Origi scored in the 88th minute as Belgium beat Russia 1-0 on Sunday to secure a spot in the Round of 16.

Defender Bruno Martins Indi will not play for the Netherlands in their last World Cup Group B match against Chile.

Bosnia striker Dzeko laid the blame for their first round exit on the "shameful" referee in charge of the loss to Nigeria.

All the goals came in the second half as the African nation kept its chances of reaching the last-16 stage alive with a 2-2 draw.

"We won't play against Messi. We will play with him. We have to control the spaces. If Messi isn't in a specific position, we will have to react," Queiroz said.

Ecuador forward Enner Valencia scored twice in a 2-1 comeback victory over Honduras on Friday that kept his team in contention at the World Cup.

Rooney's equalizer in the 75th minute gave England hope but ten minutes later, Suarez scored his second goal of the night sending Uruguay to a 2-1 victory.

The draw keeps both alive in Group C and sends rival Colombia to the next round of the World Cup.

The Bayern Munich midfielder says he relishes the role of "making my teammates look good."

The Belgians, who breezed through the qualifiers unbeaten, have arrived in Brazil as one of the top title favourites with arguably their best team in a generation.

Five-time world champion Anand kept himself in contention by notching up 3.5 points on the penultimate day of the World Rapid Chess Championship.

Algeria's coach conceded his inexperienced team were exposed by a much fitter Belgium on Tuesday.

Defender Mat Hummels may miss Germany's next World Cup match against Ghana on Saturday after suffering a thigh injury in the team's opening match.