2 fans killed before test event at World Cup stadium
Two fans were shot to death on their way to a test event at a World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil, authorities said.
Two fans were shot to death on their way to a test event at a World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil, authorities said.
With nothing at stake in New Zealand’s final Oceania group World Cup qualifier, Australian-born Andrew Durante has been named among sweeping changes to the squad to play the Solomon Islands.
Uruguay and Paraguay drew 1-1 on Friday in a result that helped neither team as they struggle to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Ivory Coast has dealt with last month’s failure in the African Cup by dropping Didier Drogba in switching its focus to next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
New African champion Nigeria will also resume qualifying this weekend without a star, injured striker Emmanuel Emenike.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is set to be the first to offer special seats for obese fans.
James Strong, chairman of the local organizing committee for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, has died after complications following surgery. He was 68.
Top seed Grandmaster Wesley So drew with GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. last night and fell into a tie for the lead again with Vietnamese GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son going into the last round of the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship at Tagaytay International Convention Center.
Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic has confirmed he will step down as head of the national team when his contract expires at the end of the year.
Brazil’s Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte was ready to reopen on Friday after renovation work in preparation for the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.
Close to full strength and growing in confidence, the Philippines gets to gauge its football progress against World Cup tormentor Kuwait tonight in another international friendly in Kuwait.
ZURICH — FIFA’s bid to have goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup was backed on Thursday by the referee whose mistake at the 2010 tournament triggered calls for its introduction. Jorge Larrionda was the referee in South Africa when England lost to Germany in the second round, after his match officials failed to see [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo has little time to mope as Real Madrid delivers some group therapy to help him recover for a must-win match at Sevilla, with the Spanish champion needing to keep the pressure on leader Barcelona.
LONDON — Spain left it late to open its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Georgia on Tuesday, capping an unconvincing night for Europe’s major powers. While England needed an 87th-minute penalty by Frank Lampard to salvage a 1-1 draw with Ukraine at Wembley Stadium, Germany, Portugal and Italy all failed [...]
