Neymar overtook Ronaldo and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil's all-time goalscoring list after notching a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Peru on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier.
The Netherlands and Sweden marched into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Red Bull's Verstappen, who had been on pole at Zandvoort every year since the circuit returned in 2021 and has yet to be beaten there, will still line up alongside the Briton on the front row.
Manchester City to beat second-tier Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals but Jose Mourinho's problems piled up as his Tottenham Hotspur side were bundled out in a penalty shootout by Norwich City.
Images from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
Six players including Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo were shortlisted on Thursday for FIFA'S inaugural Gillette Best Young Player Award at the World Cup.
The under-15 East Bengal squad got a special mention for their grit by the English football legend.
ManchesterCity reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup after they finally broke down a resilient Newcastle United to win 2-0 after extra time on Wednesday, while Tottenham Hotspur needed penalties to get past Hull City.
This will be the second time India will face Kuwait in the tournament. They had played out a 1-1 draw in an acrimonious Group A match last week.
Ronaldinho is bidding to lift the trophy for the third year in a row.
FIFA discriminated against Italy when it decided to punish defender Marco Materazzi, Italy's sports minister said.
The outgoing England captain sustained knee and ankle injuries in the World Cup defeat by Portugal.
"The difficult thing about him is when we are attacking, he is chilling somewhere in a corner or something," remembered Van Dijk.
Brazil's players have rejected the idea that Argentina will start as favourites in Sunday's Copa America final.
The Kremlin dubbed the Russian national team heroes and proud soccer fans saluted their underdog host team after the side lost on penalties to Croatia, bringing an end to its World Cup challenge at the quarter-finals.
Tim Henman had his fanatical fans holding their breath through five match points before he finally defeated Australian Mark Phillippoussis.
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez said his team's chances were dashed due to the shorter than expected stoppage time.
Steven Gerrard thinks AC Milan is an improved side in 2007 but is confident Liverpool can keep them under check.
India defeated Myanmar 5-2 in penalty shootout to move into the second round of the Pre-Olympic men's soccer.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia played at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said good fortune and mental toughness were behind his team's penalty shootout win over Manchester United in Saturday's FA Cup final.
Pictures showed Fabio Cannavaro holding up a piece of green malachite that has broken off its base.
Four years ago in Brazil, Colombia romped to the quarter-finals for the first time on the back of four straight wins, salsa-dancing to celebrate their dozen goals and launching midfielder James Rodriguez on the road to global stardom.
Real Madrid did well to hold Atletico in regulation time and then win the match 4-1 in penalty shootouts.
A look at the Portugal squad ahead of their Euro 2004 semi-final against the Netherlands.
ATK Mohun Bagan will meet Bengaluru FC in the ISL final, following their semifinal win over Hyderabad FC.
Adrian fired past opposite number and Spanish compatriot Joel Robles immediately after the Everton keeper had crashed his spot kick against the crossbar as West Ham won 9-8 on penalties.
Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri said the refusal of his goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to be substituted in Sunday's League Cup final was the result of a "big misunderstanding", adding that the Spaniard "was right but in the wrong way".
Premier League champions Manchester United beat FA Cup winners Chelsea 3-0 on penalties to win the Community Shield in a shootout on Sunday.
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