SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JULY 09: Jasper Cillessen of the Netherlands sits on the pitch after failing to save the penalty kick of Maxi Rodriguez of Argentina (not pictured) during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match between the Netherlands and ...

The semi-final World Cup encounter between Argentina and Holland turned out to be an intense 'war' of attrition with Argentina finally getting the job done after full and extra time via the route of penalty kicks. Argentina won the penalty shootout 4-3. Argentina ...

In a Reddit AMA session on Tuesday, Mike Tyson said he could understand where soccer player Luis Suarez was coming from when the Uruguay star sunk his teeth into a competitor's shoulder during a World Cup match last month. The former undisputed ...

Defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome said he was 'devastated' after injury forced him out of this year's race. Froome, 29, had to withdraw after the second of two crashes on Wednesday's rain-soaked fifth stage from Ypres to Arenberg Porte du ...

JERUSALEM -- Civilian casualties mounted in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as Israel intensified its airstrikes on targets across the territory in an escalating offensive against the Islamist group Hamas. The militant faction, which controls Gaza, deepened its ...

MOSCOW: A female Ukrainian airforce navigator known as “G.I. Jane” in her home country has been arrested in Russia and charged over the deaths of two Russian journalists, in a move condemned by Kiev. Russian investigators said Nadiya Savchenko, ...

BEIRUT: The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees denied reports that it was seeking to naturalize Syrian refugees Wednesday. On July 9, Al-Liwaa newspaper had quoted Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas as saying the UNHCR had requested the ...

England were left cursing a pitch that played more like Nagpur than Nottingham on a tough old day for their bowlers. But to their credit, they kept India on as tight a leash as possible and despite a fourth Test ton for Murali Vijay that helped India to 259-4 at the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - FIFA suspended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday on account of government interference, world football's ruling body said in a statement. FIFA sent a letter to the NFF last week expressing its concern after the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - FIFA suspended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday on account of government interference, world soccer's ruling body said in a statement. FIFA sent a letter to the NFF last week expressing its concern ...

Argentine fans at Copacabana Beach after a victory over Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinals. Soccer fans in Argentina entered the tournament in Brazil expecting their team to do very well. Credit Mario Tama/Getty Images. The World Cup's second ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia have demanded Israel to cease its military aggression towards the Palestinian people after military air strikes conducted by Israelis killed at least 24 Palestinians including 7 children. In a press statement by the Ministry of Foreign ...

The morning after Brazil suffered one of the most stunning losses in sport history to Germany at the FIFA World Cup, newspaper headlines across the soccer-mad country -- and 2014 host nation -- attempted to convey the fans' crushing emotions. Brazilian ...

HILLA, Iraq—. Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, in a town south of Baghdad early Wednesday, local officials said. They said the bodies had been left in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim village of Khamissiya, about 15 miles southeast ...

HILLA, Iraq—. Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, in a town south of Baghdad early Wednesday, local officials said. They said the bodies had been left in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim village of Khamissiya, about 15 miles southeast ...

What a difference a year makes. After winning the Tour de France last year, Team Sky leader Chris Froome abandoned the race Wednesday after crashing out. The defending champion's bad luck began on Tuesday when he crashed and sustained injuries all ...

Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days. Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days. The 29-year-old Team Sky rider tumbled ...

Smoke trails are seen after missiles were fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City towards southern Israel July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Agence France Presse. CAIRO: Egypt urged Israel and ...

A combination photograph shows Indonesian presidential candidates Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, left, voting in Jakarta and Prabowo Subianto voting in Bogor. Picture: Darren Whiteside/Beawiharta. Jakarta - Both candidates claimed victory in Indonesia's ...

Confrontation with the US would be disastrous for both countries as well as the world, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday addressing an annual bilateral dialogue in Beijing. "Both sides should keep the big picture in sight and grasp the general goal of ...