Germany 2-2 Ghana Against one of the World Cup’s favourites, Ghana were excellent value in this hugely entertaining draw. The Germans opened the scoring as Mario Gotze managed to head the ball onto his […]
World Cup 2014: Group H Round-Up—Another Narrow Belgium Victory Results in Progression to the Last-16 and Algeria put Four Past South Korea
Belgium 1-0 Russia Substitute Divock Origi scored the vital winner two minutes from time to give Belgium another slender victory in Group H to ensure their qualification to the knockout stage. Origi converted […]
World Cup 2014: Group F Round-Up—Magical Messi Saves Argentina Again and Nigeria End Bosnia’s Maiden World Cup
Argentina 1-0 Iran It took another magical piece of inspiration from Lionel Messi to help Argentina cross the finishing line against Iran. Argentina 1-0 Iran. Lionel Messi scored a stunning late winner to […]
World Cup 2014: Group E Round-Up—Les Bleus Thump Switzerland and Enner Valencia Rubs Elite Shoulders in the Race for the Golden Boot
The high-scoring 2014 World Cup added further goals to its repertoire as 10 more were scored in Group E on Friday. France 5-2 Switzerland What a difference 4 years makes. From going on strike […]
World Cup 2014: Group D Round-up—Costa Rica Add Italy to Their List of Scalps and Suarez Sends England Home
England 1-2 Uruguay After both teams lost their opening matches, neither side could afford to lose in Sao Paolo. Roy Hodgson kept faith with same side that bravely battled Italy—half of whom ply their […]
World Cup 2014: Group C Round Up—Colombia Counter-Attack their Way into the Last 16
GROUP D Colombia 2-1 Ivory Coast #COLvsCIV, the two teams atop Group C are about to kick off. Watch Live on WatchESPN here »http://t.co/QzEm1chFF7 pic.twitter.com/fRxoajvLdN — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 19, 2014 […]
World Cup 2014: Group A and B Round-Up—Holland Down Brave Australia in a Thriller and Chile Signal the End of an Era by Eliminating Spain
GROUP A Brazil 0-0 Mexico The immense passion evident by Brazilian tears during the national anthems failed to translate to the Selecao’s play, as Mexico proved to be more than a match in a scoreless […]
World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben sets a World-Record Against Spain
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf clocked Arjen Robben sprinting at a stunning 37 kilometres per hour (22.9 mph) during the Netherlands victory against Spain last week. https://twitter.com/GarimaThakkar99/status/478124867066138624 This beat the previous record set by Arsenal’s Theo […]
State of Origin: New South Wales Give Queensland the Blues with their First Series Win Since 2005
After Queensland’s eight-year domination, New South Wales finally won bragging rights in the Rugby League’s State of Origin. Wednesday night’s 6-4 win at Sydney’s Olympic Park was as tense as the score […]
World Cup 2014: Dark Horses Belgium Commence their World Cup with a Comeback Win
GROUP H saw the final set of teams—Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea—commenced their 2014 World Cup campaigns on Tuesday. Belgium 2-1 Algeria World Cup dark horses Belgium kicked-off their 2014 campaign […]
