Followinginhisfather'sfootsteps,orthopaedicsurgeonRodrigoLasmar'soperationonsuperstarNeymarhasprovedcrucialinpreparingBrazil'sbillion-dollarteamfortheirtiltatWo
Iscoscoredahat-trickasSpainwarmedupforthe2018WorldCupbycrushing2014finalistsArgentinainMadrid.Spainracedintoa2-0leadwhenDiegoCostastabbedpastSergioRomerobeforeI
LiverpoolgoalmachineMohamedSalahsatonthebenchasEgyptbarelycreatedachancewhenlosing1-0toGreeceTuesdayonamixednightforAfricanWorldCuphopefuls.TunisiaandMoroccowon
Iscoscoredahat-trickasSpainhammeredanArgentinasidewithoutLionelMessi6-1inafriendlyonTuesday,whileBrazildefeatedGermany1-0intheirfirstmeetingsincethe2014WorldCup
EnglandmanagerGarethSouthgatebelievesalackofclarityoverthevideoassistantreferee(VAR)systemcouldblightthe2018WorldCup.Southgate'ssideweredeniedanotherimpressiveW
LegendarybatsmanVivRichardssaysWestIndiancricketwillbenefitfromqualifyingfortheWorldCup,andthatitwouldhavebeenahugeblowhadtheynotmadeittoEnglandin2019.TheWestIn
TwooftheWorldCup'sleadingcontenderswillmeetinMadridonTuesdaybutneitherSpainnorArgentinahaveyetsettledonaforwardlineforthissummer.ForArgentinaandJorgeSampaolithe
ArgentineWorldCupwinnerRene"Loco"Housemandiedoftonguecancerattheageof64onThursday.HousemanwasatrickyrightwingerinhisdaywhodrewcomparisonstoBraziliangreatGarrinc
EnglandmustnotjustpointthefingeratRussiaforhavingaracismproblem-becausetheirownunder-17teamweresubjectedto"disgusting"onlineabuse,saysThreeLionsbossGarethSouthg
MattHancocksaysbestwaytorespondtoSkripalpoisoningwouldbetowinfinalinMoscow.MattHancocksaidtheUKneededtomakesurethattheteamandfansaresafe.Photograph:ADavidson/SH
WestIndiesbeatScotlandbyfiveruns(DLS)intheICCWorldCupqualifiersSuperSixesmatchatHarareSportsClubonWednesdaytoqualifyforthe2019CricketWorldCup.Optingtobowlafterw
LionelMessibeginshisroadtoWorldCupredemptiononFridayasArgentinatakeonItalyinaglamourfriendly,desperatetowinamajorinternationalprizetocrownhisgloriouscareer.InBa
Beforethissetoffriendlies,wecanfocusonRussia2018contenders,darkhorses–andEngland–butalsothedesperateneedforasuccessfultournament.Asthefriendlyinternationalsprin
FrenchOpendirectorGuyForgethitoutonTuesdayattheATP'splanstorestarttheWorldTeamCup,sayingitcouldhurtthefortunesofthehistoricDavisCup.TheInternationalTennisFedera
ZenitStPetersburgcoachRobertoMancinihasrevealedinanemotionalinterviewhowcoachinghisnativeItalywouldbe"extraordinary".Mancini,53,isamongthefavouritestoleadthefou
Videoassistantrefereetechnology(VAR)willmakeitsdebutattheWorldCupinRussiathissummerdespitelingeringoppositionfromwithinandoutsidefootball,FIFApresidentGianniInf
Russia'sinternationalforwardAlexanderKokorinwilllikelymisstheWorldCupaftersufferinganinjurytothecruciateligamentsofhisrightkneeduringThursday'sEuropaLeaguematch
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