NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - For anyone who has ever missed a penalty at any level, there was some consolation on Saturday - Lionel Messi can miss them too.
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia has proved the doubters wrong - for the moment.
Saudi Arabia coach Juan Antonio Pizzi brushed off suggestions that his position is under threat after his team's humiliating 5-0 loss to Russia in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
Last month Chinese e-sports club Royal Never Give Up conquered the world - and now the industry as a whole here is confident it can follow suit.
BRONNITSY, Russia - Lionel Messi's arrival in Bronnitsy, a quiet town with 20,000 residents some 50 km southeast of Moscow, has brought an unprecedented level of attention to a place most renowned for its Russian Orthodox cathedral.
France forward Antoine Griezmann has rejected a move to Barcelona in order to stay at Atletico Madrid, he said on Thursday in a remarkable documentary broadcast on Spanish television.
Elation and elevation make fitting bedfellows in this week's selection of our favorite sports pics.
SOCHI, Russia - Cristiano Ronaldo will launch his latest and probably last attempt to crown his career with a World Cup title when European champion Portugal faces archrival Spain in their opening match on Friday.
SEOUL - Son Heung-min sported a shock of dyed yellow hair at the last World Cup in Brazil to stand out from the crowd.
Chinese youngster Zhang Jin starts this weekend's 1.5-million-yuan ($230,000) Kunming Championship at Yulongwan with big expectations after finishing runner-up to American Charlie Saxon in Guilin last week and soaring to ninth on the PGA Tour Series-China order of merit.
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