BRASïLIA, July 6 (AFP): Gonzalo Higuain smashed home an early goal as Argentina dashed the World Cup dreams of much-fancied Belgium with a 1-0 win in the quarter-finals in Brasilia on Saturday. Higuain struck in the eighth minute at the...
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) : Brazil star Neymar says his World Cup may be over because of a fractured vertebra but his World Cup dream of celebrating the title with his teammates at the Maracana Stadium next Sunday is still...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Colombia defender Camilo Zuniga has sent a letter of apology to Neymar, saying he is "deeply sorry and sad" for causing the injury that knocked the Brazil striker out of the World Cup. "Although I feel...
Neymar left the World Cup on a stretcher, James Rodriguez in tears. Luis Suarez was thrown out in disgrace. Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney failed to sparkle and Zlatan stayed at home. But Lionel Messi, arguably the biggest star of...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (AFP): Two commentators sat in a broadcast booth at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, put on their mics and looked down at the pitch before narrating a World Cup game for an exclusive audience. As...
Pele admitted Sunday that his heart ached for Neymar after Brazil's star player was ruled out of the rest of the FIFA World Cup, but also noted that the team lifted the 1962 Trophy despite his own injury, according to...
BBC Sport looks back on the history of the Brazil national team shirt, and why they changed their shirt colour from white to the now-distinctive yellow. Brazil wore white shirts the last time the World Cup was held in their...
FE Report | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
The country's realtors seek long- term loan from the commercial banks for the expansion of the real estate sector. They placed the demand to commerce minister Tofail Ahmed at a meeting at the latter's secretariat office on Sunday to resolve...
PARIS, July 6 (AFP) : As the world's reserve currency, the dollar gives Washington a powerful influence over global financial markets -- a point underlined again this week when a record fine was levelled against France's leading bank. French banking...
NEW DELHI, July 6 (PTI): Reliance Industries and its partners BP plc of UK and Canada's Niko Resources have slapped an arbitration notice on the government seeking implementation of a delayed gas-price rise. The trio had on May 9 issued...
WILLISTON, ND, July 6 (Reuters) : Foreign investors more familiar with projects in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and tropical escapes of Southeast Asia are finding a new destination for their dollars and francs: Western North Dakota's oil patch...
OSLO, July 6 (Reuters) : Norwegian labour union Industri Energi will ballot its members over a wage deal it reached early on Sunday with oil services companies, following state-mediated talks to avoid a strike, the negotiating parties said. "A little...
LONDON, July 6( Reuters): Palladium prices hit 13-year highs on Friday, driven by expectations that South African supply will remain constrained after a lengthy strike and that demand from Chinese and US carmakers will improve. Spot palladium hit a high...
Former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani is leading the race to replace Hamid Karzai as president, according to preliminary results. Mr Ghani won 56.44pc of votes in the 14 June run-off, election officials said. His rival Abdullah Abdullah had 43.56pc....
Rajesh Kumar Singh of Reuters from New Delhi | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi never had a high opinion of the Planning Commission, an institutional vestige of the country's attempts to mimic the Soviet command economy during the infancy of its independence more than half a century ago. As leader...
Jared Ferrie of Reuters from Yangon | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
With elections looming next year, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is stepping up efforts to change a constitution that bars her from the presidency and gives substantial political power to unelected military members of parliament. Suu Kyi became...
Matthew Rojansky and Kenneth Yalowitz of Reuters | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
Russia and the West are again at odds, eying each other with suspicion over Moscow's annexation of Crimea and support of armed separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Basic rules of the game for security, stability and prosperity in Europe and beyond...
Gustavo Palencia of Reuters from El Guantillo, Honduras | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
Pregnant and with a young child in her arms, 17-year-old Andy Lizette Navarro says she has lost hope for the future in her semi-deserted mountain hamlet deep in rural Honduras, and dreams of America. There are precious few options in...
COLOMBO, July 06 (AFP): Opener Hashim Amla smashed 109 and Ryan McLaren took two wickets in three balls as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 75 runs in their first one-dayer on Sunday. Amla, 31, hit eight fours in his...
FORTALEZA, Brazil, July 6 (AFP): The hangover from a World Cup quarter-final win over Colombia was a little more potent than Brazil expected as it awoke on Saturday still dealing with the news star striker Neymar will play no further...
BRASïLIA, July 6 (AFP): With a single swish of the right boot in his side's World Cup quarter-final against Belgium, Gonzalo Higuain finally showed there may be more to Argentina than Lionel Messi after all. Higuain had been under scrutiny...
SALVADOR, Brazil, July 6 (AFP): Costa Rica take leave of the World Cup stage after Saturday's dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out loss to the Netherlands their heads held high, Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas says. The small Central American nation may...
LONDON, July 6 (AFP): Roger Federer can become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era on Sunday when he targets a record eighth All England Club title in his 35th career meeting with Novak Djokovic. Federer (32) won the...
Tamim fails for World X1 at Lord's, Yuvraj hit ton Tamim Iqbal, the lone representative of Bangladesh in Rest of the World XI Team, scored just a single off 6 balls in a match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at...
FE Report | 2014-07-07 00:00:00
The market ended lower for the four consecutive sessions Sunday with turnover dipping below six-week low as investors remained watchful amid shaky market sentiment. The market opened the week on a positive note, gaining around eight points within first 30...
Former Real Madrid football star Alfredo di Stefano, 88, has died in a Madrid hospital two days after suffering a heart attack, Spanish newspapers reported on Monday. Argentina-born di Stefano, who helped turn Real Madrid into a leading side in...
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