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Blues for Indian footie

With the national football associations at loggerheads, the Indian football team will not make it to the Asian Games to...

5 July 2018 12:00 AM IST

$PSG is under pressure from UEFA to raise cash from selling players. The French club needs to comply with \Financial Fair Play\ rules which monitor overspending on transfers and wages. (Photo: AFP)$ Sports

Real Madrid denies world-record offer for Kylian Mbappe from Paris...

The denial comes days after Madrid dismissed a report that it had offered to buy Neymar from PSG for a world record 310...

4 July 2018 7:31 PM IST

Despite the glut of silverware, however, the five-times world player of the year has had frequent fallouts with Real and has declared on several occasions that he wants to leave the club. (Photo: AP)

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Will Cristiano Ronaldo leave Real Madrid after big-money offer from...

Ronaldo is Real Madrid's all-time top scorer with 451 goals in all competitions.

4 July 2018 7:12 PM IST

While France lock horns with Uruguay in the early kick-off on Friday, that match will be followed by the Brazil-Belgium clash, as the Selecao chase a sixth world title. (Photo: AP / AFP)

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FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-finals: Schedule, teams, live streaming...

Here's your one-stop guide to the World Cup quarterfinals.

4 July 2018 3:02 PM IST

The giant Pacific octopus had successfully predicted Japan would lose that match but he was unfortunately not around to see his prophecy come true. (Photo: AFP)

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Japan's oracle octopus, who rightly predicted World Cup matches turned...

The mollusc, named Rabio, chose the winners of Japan's matches during an experiment in a paddling pool.

4 July 2018 1:31 PM IST

It is the second time Mikels father has been abducted. (Photo: AP)

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Police rescue kidnapped father of Nigeria football captain John Obi...

Mikel has been playing in the World Cup in Russia, although Nigeria failed to make it out of the group stage.

4 July 2018 11:47 AM IST

Sampaoli is resisting intense pressure to resign following Argentinas 4-3 defeat to France on Saturday during a World Cup campaign that was fraught with tension and disputes. (Photo: AP)

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Diego Maradona offers to coach Argentina for free after Sampaoli's...

Maradona, who coached Argentina for two years from 2008-10, said it was painful to see the current state of the national...

4 July 2018 11:14 AM IST

There were celebrations after the penalty shootout drama as the roaring middle-aged men ripped off their shirts and women danced after England beat the Colombians 4-3 on penalties in Moscow to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2018 quarterfinals on Tuesday. (Photo: AP / AFP)

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Shootout curse banished, England fans dare to...

England banished a decades-long curse of flunking penalty shootouts thanks to a nail-biting 4-3 win over Colombia.

4 July 2018 9:34 AM IST

Yerry Mina headed in an equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time. (Photo: Fifa official site)

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England beat Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

England took the lead in a scrappy match when Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot in the 57th minute.

4 July 2018 2:44 AM IST

Fans without tickets enjoy live action at the Fifa Fan Fest zone in Russia. (Photo: DC)

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Fan Fest is fantastic at World Cup

A visit to the Moscow Fan Fest for the Belgium-Japan last 16 match on Monday was revelatory.

4 July 2018 1:12 AM IST

At the same time, the Brazilian superstar has also irritated his opponents and fans alike in Russia with petulant play-acting.

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Actor' Neymar annoys fans

The Brazlian's performance is tarnished by his tendency to overreact.

4 July 2018 1:09 AM IST

Cynics who cavilled at Japans progression to the second round on account of their superior disciplinary record over Senegal had a fitting replay in the Blue Samurais splendid show on Monday. (Photo: Fifa official site)

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Fifa World Cup 2018: Japan punch above weight, leave Russia proud

The match was a spectacle as both teams played positive, clean football.

4 July 2018 1:05 AM IST