Football

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez bemoaned the goal his team conceded from a corner to lose a tight World Cup semi-final to France in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday.

He may be small in stature, but Jordan Pickford is making a big name for himself at the World Cup as the Everton goalkeeper produced three stunning saves against Sweden to help England reach the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.

Brazil coach Tite has defended Neymar from criticism over his histrionics on the pitch and said he was just happy to have the team's talisman playing "at his best" ahead of Friday's quarter-final against Belgium.

The dramatic scenes at the 2018 FIFA World Cup continues and with England coming out on top in the final game of the Round of 16 after they beat Colombia in a penalty shootout. For England this is an achievement they have not managed at the World Cup befo...

The man who has marshalled the best defense in the World Cup so far will relish the task of trying to stop his old foe Cristiano Ronaldo when Uruguay and Portugal meet in Sochi on Saturday.

World Cup hosts Russia are surfing a wave of national euphoria as they head into Monday's encounter against two-time champions Uruguay after delighting their fans with a scintillating start to the tournament.

Toni Kroos rescued holders Germany from the brink of an unthinkable early World Cup exit here Saturday, curling home a sensational winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win over Sweden.

Senegal are not unduly worried about taking on Japan in Sunday's Group H clash despite the Asians possessing plenty of technical quality across the pitch, the African team's coach Aliou Cisse said on Saturday.

The Indian men's football team has been given the official go ahead to participate at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta, days after coach Stephen Constantine had appealed to the government to send a team for the mega sporting event. Constantine had made...

Despite lingering doubts about the use of video assistant referee (VAR) in Russia, FIFA's refereeing bosses insisted on Tuesday that it will help -- not hinder -- officiating at the World Cup.

France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win over Italy in a friendly on Friday.

Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Pune City today announced Brazilian Marcos Paqueta, who guided Saudi Arabia in the 2006 World Cup, as their new head coach.

Peru rejoiced Thursday after captain Paolo Guerrero won a last-ditch legal appeal to play at the World Cup despite being suspended for doping.

"I feel we have a decent chance to do that (to qualify for knock-out rounds) but we will need to be ready both mentally and physically. Thailand in the opener is a going to be a good game. We are going there to win and not to make up the numbers," Stephen...

The debate and the circus about whether Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos intentionally tackled the Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday in Kyiv rages on around the world, while the forward is in a race against time t...

Right before kickoff, the plasma TV's were still tuned to a tennis match on mute instead of the Barcelona game at a nearly empty bar owned by Lionel Messi's family in his Argentina hometown.