[wpResize]  Win is Nigeria’s first in a World Cup match after 16 years CUIABA, Brazil: Nigeria ended a 16-year wait for a victory in a World Cup match Saturday, beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 courtesy of Peter Odemwingie’s first-half goal and

[wpResize] FORTALEZA, Brazil: Germany was held to an entertaining 2-2 draw by Ghana on Saturday and needed Miroslav Klose’s second-half equalizer to avoid another second-game letdown that has plagued the team in recent tournaments. Klose now has 15 career World

[wpResize] RIO DE JANEIRO: The World Cup of surprises is turning into a sweet samba party for teams from the Americas. Having already stunned one former world champion, little Costa Rica shocked another on Friday and sent a third one

[wpResize] • Honduras score first World Cup goal in 32 years • Ecuador face group leaders France in final group game. CURITIBA, Brazil: Enner Valencia struck twice to give Ecuador a 2-1 World Cup win over Honduras on Friday and

[wpResize] SALVADOR, Brazil: France is striking at the World Cup again, this time in a way the fans back home will approve of. Four years ago to the day, France’s players shamed the nation by going on strike at the

[wpResize] LEEDS, England: Stuart Broad became the first England player to bag two test hat-tricks and Liam Plunkett claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 257 on the opening day of the second test. The

[wpResize] Before the World Cup, Uruguay was worried about Luis Suarez’s knee and Colombia was fretting over injured Radamel Falcao. Considering the wild celebrations Thursday, neither should have. Less than a month after surgery, the incomparable Suarez came back Thursday

[wpResize] NATAL, Brazil: Greece promised goals that didn’t come. Japan pressed for a victory that eluded it yet again. The ultimate result of what has turned out to be a rarity at this World Cup — a 0-0 draw —

[wpResize] CORK, Ireland: Finland’s Mikko Ilonen ignored the script to easily outshine his more-fancied local rivals, including double major winning Rory McIlroy, on the opening day of the Irish Open on Thursday. Illonen, 34, celebrated his 300th European Tour event

DHAKA: Paceman Stuart Binny grabbed a record six wickets for just four runs as India thrashed Bangladesh by 47 runs in a low-scoring second One-Day International in Dhaka on Tuesday. Binny, 30, upstaged the efforts of Bangladeshi debutant Taskin Ahmed

NATAL, Brazil: After Clint Dempsey’s historic early goal, the United States spent more than an hour struggling to hold off wave after wave of Ghana attacks. It was no surprise when Ghana tied the game in the 82nd minute. Once

LONDON : Number 11 Nuwan Pradeep survived five dramatic balls from Stuart Broad to help Sri Lanka avoid defeat after James Anderson ripped through the visitors to almost force an England win in the first test at Lord’s on Monday.

SALVADOR: Striker Thomas Mueller scored a hat trick as Germany opened their World Cup campaign on Monday with a 4-0 rout of 10-man Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo enduring an afternoon to forget. A decisive first-half saw Germany race into 3-0

BRASILIA, Brazil — A goal deep in stoppage-time by Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ecuador in their Group E opener at the World Cup on Sunday. A low-quality match looked destined to end in a draw