Salvador (Brazil) (AFP) – Colombia will take "a lot of confidence" into the Copa America quarter-finals after winning Group B with a perfect record following Sunday's 1-0 success over Paraguay, match-winner Gustavo Cuellar said. Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz made 10 changes to his side with Colombia already guaranteed to top Group B, but the second […]

Salvador (Brazil) (AFP) – Colombia will take "a lot of confidence" into the Copa America quarter-finals after winning Group B with a perfect record following Sunday's 1-0 success over Paraguay, match-winner Gustavo Cuellar said. Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz made 10 changes to his side with Colombia already guaranteed to top Group B, but the second […]

Cairo (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez scored as an untroubled Algeria cruised to a 2-0 victory over Africa Cup of Nations underdogs Kenya in their first game of the competition in Cairo on Sunday. Regular underachievers Algeria have lifted the trophy just once, on home soil in 1990, but are among a group of potential contenders in […]

Le Havre (France) (AFP) – Women's World Cup hosts France survived a scare to beat Brazil 2-1 in extra time and reach the quarter-finals on Sunday as captain Amandine Henry scored a dramatic winner in Le Havre. Lyon midfielder Henry struck in the 107th minute after Thaisa's equaliser for Brazil, following Valerie Gauvin's opener, had […]

Milan (AFP) – Germany joined Spain in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 championships on Sunday with a 1-1 draw against Austria ensuring the defending champions finished top of Group B. Luca Waldschmidt put the Germans ahead after 14 minutes in Udine with his fifth goal of the tournament before Kevin Danso replied from the […]

Porto Alegre (Brazil) (AFP) – An early goal by Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero's late second gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday that qualified them for the Copa America quarter-finals. Already-qualified Colombia beat Paraguay 1-0 in the other Group B match to secure a place in the last eight for both Peru, […]

Cairo (AFP) – Morocco coach Herve Renard expressed his unhappiness at the absence of any water breaks in Sunday's 1-0 win over Namibia after Africa Cup of Nations organisers said an extreme heat policy would be in place amid sweltering temperatures in Egypt. "Why were the players not allowed to drink during the first half […]

Valenciennes (France) (AFP) – England coach Phil Neville said he was left "utterly ashamed" by the behaviour of the Cameroon players which overshadowed a 3-0 English victory at the women's World Cup on Sunday. Goals from captain Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood in Valenciennes took England through to the quarter-finals, where they will […]

Valenciennes (France) (AFP) – England coach Phil Neville launched a scathing tirade at Cameroon after his team's 3-0 win at the women's World Cup on Sunday, saying he was "utterly ashamed" of the behaviour of the African side. "I sat through the 90 minutes of football there and felt ashamed — proud of my own […]

Cairo (AFP) – Africa Cup of Nations hopefuls Senegal kicked off their quest for an elusive maiden title on Sunday with a dominant 2-0 win over a Tanzania side making a first appearance at the tournament since 1980. Senegal are tipped as leading trophy contenders alongside hosts Egypt, and the Teranga Lions proved far too […]

Valenciennes (France) (AFP) – Cameroon coach Alain Djeumfa insisted his team remained "very professional" and did not refuse to carry on playing during their bad-tempered 3-0 defeat against England at the women's World Cup on Sunday. The Indomitable Lionesses raged at several decisions made by the Chinese referee as they were dumped out of the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Africa Cup of Nations hopefuls Senegal kicked off their quest for an elusive maiden title on Sunday with a dominant 2-0 win over a Tanzania side making a first appearance at the tournament since 1980. Senegal are tipped as leading trophy contenders alongside hosts Egypt, and the Teranga Lions proved far too […]

Valenciennes (France) (AFP) – Captain Steph Houghton set England on their way to the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup on Sunday with a 3-0 win over a Cameroon side who were left furious with several refereeing decisions and at one point appeared ready to walk off the pitch. Houghton, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood […]

Cairo (AFP) – Namibian Itamunua Keimuine headed an 89th-minute Hakim Ziyech free-kick into his own net to gift Morocco a 1-0 victory Sunday in the opening Africa Cup of Nations Group D match. It was cruel blow for the minnows from southern Africa, who lived up to their Brave Warriors nickname by taming the much-vaunted […]

Reims (France) (AFP) – United States coach Jill Ellis believes the emergence of nations such as Spain and Italy as forces in women's football bodes well for the future despite the potential threat to her country's dominance on the world stage. The USA are the World Cup holders and are widely expected to beat Spain […]