A row over broadcasting of the World Cup in Saudi Arabia has escalated, with Riyadh denying an allegation by European soccer's governing body that a television channel it says is illegally showing matches is based in the kingdom. UEFA has threatened action over beoutQ's airing on...

Ahmed Musa returned to the line-up with devastating effect as he scored both goals for Nigeria to help them resuscitate their World Cup hopes in a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Volgograd Arena Friday. Left out of his country's opening Group D game at the tournament in Russia, Musa showed...

Argentina's World Cups hang by a fraying thread after being thumped by Croatia in a Group D showdown that was billed as a game where Jorge Sampaoli's side had to show their credentials. From the start, they looked like a confused, nervous side with no cohesion and even fewer ambitions after the...

Cristiano's fourth minute header was all that separated Portugal and Morocco on the final whistle in Moscow. Portugal top Group B on four points.

World Cup hosts Russia eased past Egypt 3-1 on Tuesday to virtually seal their place in the last 16, while despite the return of star player Mohamed Salah the Africans face near-certain elimination. Egypt captain Ahmed Fathi's 47th minute own goal and further strikes from Denis...

And it's all over! What a win for Senegal. They were gifted both goals, but judging on performance, they finish deserved winners. Colombia and Poland sit on the bottom of Group H, Senegal and Japan on top. It's really all to play for now in this group, and we can expect Colombia and...

Harry Kane grabbed both of England's goals as they saw off a resolute but ultimately poor Tunisia side in Volgograd on Monday night. They left it late but the three points is all that matter in a tricky opener for Gareth Southgate's side. England started off with gusto and had the lead...

Switzerland came up with a spirited performance in holding five-time champions Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup opener on Sunday.  Brazil came out guns ablazing and went ahead in the 11th minute on a tantalizing long strike by Philippe Coutinho. But Switzerland stood up to...

 The Mexican government confirmed that their seismometers had registered an artificially created tremor in Mexico City at the time of the goal in the country's opening World Cup 2018 game against Germany. On the official Twitter account of government agency SIMMSA, a message was...

Cristiano spoke after his astonishing hat-trick and performance against Spain that saw them earn a point at the death on Friday night at the World Cup. Game: "The game is the work of many years. The people always believed in me and my work for the country. We tried to win it. The...

US broadcaster Fox has apologized after it showed pop star Robbie Williams giving the middle finger to viewers during the World Cup opening ceremony. The former frontman of English boy band Take That raised his finger after singing his track "Rock DJ" before the global audience Thursday...

(AP) — Jose Gimenez came to Uruguay's rescue by scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Friday in Group A of the World Cup. The Uruguay defender jumped in the area and headed home a free kick late in the 89th minute. Russia leads Group A on goal difference after...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s interior ministry has ordered police to withhold negative news from the media during the soccer World Cup and instead report successes such as crimes being solved, two police sources said on Thursday. A copy of the order, seen by Reuters, instructs police not...

Real Madrid on Tuesday announced that Spanish national team manager Julen Lopetegui will be the team’s new head coach. In a statement posted on the team's official website, the club said Lopetegui will join the team after the World Cup 2018 in Russia. "Real Madrid C. F. announce...

World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer's all-time men's record. The Spaniard edged an intense opening set, tightening...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is leaving the European champions after two years in charge, he told a news conference on Thursday. Zidane claimed an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League title when Real beat Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday, capping a remarkable period in his...

UEFA says it is taking no action against Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos for a clash with Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius in the Champions League final. A disciplinary rule which allows cases to be opened for serious misconduct not seen by the match officials "is not applied in this...

Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah will travel to Spain Tuesday for treatment on the injured shoulder that wrecked his Champions League final bid and threatens his World Cup participation. Egypt's football federation (EFA) said Salah's entourage had chosen Spain for a rehabilitation...

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea soccer club who has found himself without a visa to Britain, took Israeli citizenship Monday and will move to Tel Aviv where he has bought a property, an Israeli media report said. Abramovich has been counted as one of the...

Real Madrid toasted their Champions League victory over Liverpool, the club's 13th European crown, with their fans on the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday evening. The party started at 18:00 hours when the team boarded a bus at the Santiago Bernabéu to begin their victory...