Uruguay top World Cup group beating hosts

Russia were handed a World Cup reality check on Monday, losing 3-0 to Uruguay as Saudi Arabia edged Egypt to third place of Group A. 

Iran equalise in stoppage time to hold Portugal 1-1

Portugal advanced to the World Cup round of 16 behind Spain from Group B after Ricardo Quaresma’s stunning strike on the stroke of halftime was cancelled out by a dramatic stoppage-time penalty by Iran’s Karim Ansarifard on Monday.

Petes book a date with rivals Joes

St. Peter’s College experienced some anxious moments before they prevailed 23-13 in their Milo Schools President’s Trophy Knock-Out Rugby Tournament second semi-final encounter played at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

Colombia win 3-0 to knock Poland out of WC

Goals from Yerry Mina, Radamel Falcao and Juan Cuadrado gave Colombia a convincing 3-0 win yesterday against Poland, who were eliminated from contention at the World Cup before their last Group ‘H’ match.

Honda drives Japan to deserved 2-2 draw

Substitute Keisuke Honda equalised with 12 minutes left as Japan twice pegged back Senegal in a thrilling 2-2 draw yesterday that leaves World Cup Group ‘H’ wide open.

England rout Panama with Kane hat-trick

England's young and free-flowing team banished the ghost of past national failures with a record 6-1 thrashing of a feeble Panama yesterday that included a hat-trick by Harry Kane and eased them into the last 16.

Four teams battle for a place in final

St. Joseph’s College, Kingswood College, St. Peter’s College and Wesley College will battle it out for a place in the Milo Schools President’s Trophy Knock-Out Rugby Tournament with the two semi-finals scheduled to be worked off this weekend at the Sugathadasa Stadium. 

Nigeria bounce back to beat Iceland 2-0

Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 yesterday to revive their hopes of advancing into the knock-out stages of the World Cup in Russia, as striker Ahmed Musa dramatically marked his return to the team with two fine second half goals.

Coutinho, Neymar strike late to guide Brazil past Costa Rica

Late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win of the World Cup in thrilling fashion against Costa Rica yesterday and broke Central American hearts in St. Petersburg by sending them out of the tournament.

Croatia puts Argentina hopes in peril

Lionel Messi and Argentina are facing the very real prospect of an early World Cup exit after a dreadful error from goal-keeper Willy Caballero set Croatia on their way to a 3-0 victory and a place in the last 16.

Mbappe fires France into last 16

Teenager Kylian Mbappe became France's youngest World Cup goal scorer as they beat Peru 1-0 yesterday to reach the last 16 and condemn the South Americans to an early exit.

VAR penalty hands Australia draw

Captain Mile Jedinak rode to Australia's World Cup rescue with a penalty to cancel out Christian Eriksen's superb opener for Denmark, securing a 1-1 draw yesterday that ensured Group ‘C’ would go down to the wire.

Costa strikes as VAR denies Iran

Spain squeezed 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group ‘B’ encounter yesterday thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa, but the Europeans suffered a string of second-half scares.

Suarez sends Uruguay through to last 16

Luis Suarez marked his 100th international cap by sending Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as the striker benefited from some poor goal-keeping to eliminate Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win on yesterday.

Ronaldo header knocks Morocco out of WC

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his sensational start to the World Cup with the winner as Portugal knocked Morocco out of the tournament yesterday.

Russia on brink of next stage

World Cup hosts Russia kept up their free-scoring ways to move to the brink of a second-round place with a 3-1 win over Egypt in their Group ‘A’ match at the Saint Petersburg Stadium yesterday.

Senegal beat Poland for first African win

Senegal recorded the first African win at the 2018 World Cup when they beat Poland 2-1 yesterday thanks to a deflected Thiago Cionek own goal and a terrible error by Polish ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Japan sinks Colombia in historic win

Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan yesterday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1, becoming the first Asian side ever to beat a South American team at the World Cup.

SLR angers top clubs over individual awards

A majority of the ‘A’ Division clubs have been left fuming following a bizarre selection for individual awards of the Inter-Club 7’s concluded at the Race Course on Sunday.

Two-goal Kane strikes late

England captain Harry Kane scored twice including a stoppage-time winner as he led his side to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Tunisia in their opening World Cup match on Monday.

St. Peter’s saunter into knockout semis

Wesley storm into semis with stunning 22-15 win

Lukaku scores twice as Belgium prove too strong for Panama

Romelu Lukaku netted a brace as a much-improved second-half performance gave Belgium an ultimately comfortable 3-0 victory over tournament debutants Panama in their World Cup opener in Sochi on Monday.

VAR penalty gives Sweden narrow win over South Korea

Sweden coach Janne Andersson said his side's decisive penalty in their opening match against South Korea on Monday was so obvious there was no need for the use of VAR.

Ronaldo makes mark on World Cup with hat-trick

Cristiano Ronaldo's brilliant hat-trick for Portugal that lit up the World Cup on Friday capped one of the most extraordinary days in his remarkable career.

Iran beat Morocco in injury time

Aziz Bouhaddouz headed an own goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give Iran a stunning 1-0 victory over Morocco in the first Group ‘B’ game of the World Cup yesterday.

Uruguay beat Egypt 1-0 with late Gimenez header

Uruguay's Jose Gimenez cannoned in an 89th minute header to deal Egypt a 1-0 defeat in their World Cup opener yesterday, just as the North Africans appeared to have escaped with a point despite missing key striker Mohamed Salah.

Russia thump Saudi Arabia to launch World Cup in style

Russia kicked off their World Cup in style on Thursday, thumping Saudi Arabia 5-0 in front of an ecstatic crowd in Moscow after President Vladimir Putin officially opened the tournament.

Unbeaten Royal retain league title

Unbeaten Royal College retained the Inter-Schools Under-19 ‘A’ Division League rugby title when they defeated St. Peter’s College 32-13 in the deciding encounter worked off at the Royal Sports Complex on Saturday (9).

Column: Round One goes to WI

Round One goes to the West Indies. They stood comfortably waiting to punish the weak ball to score off the wayward bowling of the three pace men that Dinesh Chandimal employed in the pre-lunch session.