Lucy Li has a blast - except for 3 holes

Lucy Li showed her age only when she finished her historic round at the US Women's Open on Thursday.

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Take that England, says joyful Suarez

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez said his two-goal match-winning performance against England in Thursday's 2-1 win in World Cup Group D was the perfect response to his critics.

Fingers crossed: Family roots for Brazil's sixth title

A family is counting on the fingers of a single hand its hopes for Brazil to win a sixth World Cup championship.

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Impressed by ochoa

British press says sloppy side found out

England is simply not good enough to compete against the best teams and is just too sloppy to pull off its new expansive approach, Britain's press said on Friday.

Fans need math to figure out scenarios

Every four years, the World Cup forces fans to remember their math lessons.

Party finally over for sad Spaniards

After watching Spain miss one chance after another and suffer a second straight humiliating loss at the World Cup, Victor Serra and other Spanish supporters walked out of Rio's Maracana stadium to hordes of Chilean fans yelling "It's over! It's over!"

Cameroon bust-up 'disgusting'

Cameroon coach Volker Finke said an on-field bust-up between two of his players during the team's abject 4-0 defeat against Croatia on Wednesday was "disgusting" and bemoaned a lack of discipline and effort by his players.

Coach lavishes praise on Mandzukic

Croatia coach Niko Kovac lavished praise on striker Mario Mandzukic who returned from suspension to score two goals in the 4-0 win over Cameroon in World Cup Group A on Wednesday.

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