Croatia and Morocco will face off in Qatar for a second time after playing out a 0-0 draw in their group opener
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.
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.
A dominant India scored twice in the first and fourth quarters to beat South Africa 5-2 in a classification match and finish joint ninth in the FIH Men's World Cup.
They had a golden chance to equalise with Deep Grace Ekka taking the strike from close range as the ball took a deflection from Vandana Katariya but only to ricochet off the crossbar in the second quarter.
France striker Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Ronaldinho is bidding to lift the trophy for the third year in a row.
IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.
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 71-year-old, who has battled with cancer over the last year, concluded his third spell as the Netherlands coach with their penalty shootout loss and will be replaced by Ronald Koeman.
Brazil's players have rejected the idea that Argentina will start as favourites in Sunday's Copa America final.
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.
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.
India defeated Myanmar 5-2 in penalty shootout to move into the second round of the Pre-Olympic men's soccer.
Livakovic became only the third goalkeeper to save three penalties in a shootout at the World Cup after compatriot Danijel Subasic (versus Denmark 2018) and Portugal's Ricardo (versus England 2006).
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.
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
Pictures showed Fabio Cannavaro holding up a piece of green malachite that has broken off its base.
A look at the Portugal squad ahead of their Euro 2004 semi-final against the Netherlands.
Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an absorbing end-to-end Wembley semi-final left the exhausted winners still chasing a domestic double.
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.
The Netherlands and Sweden marched into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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.
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.
Premier League champions Manchester United beat FA Cup winners Chelsea 3-0 on penalties to win the Community Shield in a shootout on Sunday.
"The difficult thing about him is when we are attacking, he is chilling somewhere in a corner or something," remembered Van Dijk.
