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Sri Lanka pull off a historic win over Australia in the Tri-Series opener

Sri Lanka registered a thrilling win over Australia in the first match of the Women’s U19 Tri-Nation Series 2024 played today (28th March) at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Manudi Nanayakkara opted to bat first and they...

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Brazil World Cup team calls in psychologist after Chile match tears

Brazil's manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has called on a psychologist to bolster the national football team after a near emotional meltdown during Saturday's nailbiting World Cup game against Chile.

Robben will not face Fifa rap despite diving admission

The governing body has confirmed that no retrospective action will be taken against the Netherlands international after he revealed he exaggerated contact against Mexico

Luis Suarez apologises for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup

Uruguay forward Luis Suarez admits deep regret for the incident that led him to being sent home from Brazil, but no reference to Liverpool increases chance of Barcelona move

Disgraced Suarez finally admits to biting Chiellini

Having previously denied any wrongdoing, the Uruguayan has come forward to apologise to the...

Kosovo club makes bold Suarez offer

With the Balkan nation not officially associated with Fifa, a first division team has made a shock offer to secure the services of the forward for the duration of his suspension

Uruguay president curses FIFA ‘sons of bitches’

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has slammed FIFA leaders as "sons of bitches" for banning the country's star striker Luis Suarez over his infamous World Cup bite.

World Cup 2014: Dutch survive the furnace of Fortaleza

In the pressure cooker heat of Estadio Castelao, one man kept his cool. Coach Louis van Gaal could see the Netherlands were wilting, the life ebbing out of their World Cup in temperatures of 39C and in the face of Mexican resilience.

The referee put Mexico out, rages Herrera

The former America boss was furious that Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca failed to caution Arjen Robben for diving and then awarded the winger a decisive late penalty

Suarez: I did not deliberately bite Chiellini

The Liverpool striker stressed in his official defence to Fifa's disciplinary committee that he never had any intention to bite the Italy centre-back in their World Cup match

Fifa punished Suarez like I punish my kids – Ronaldo

The Liverpool striker has been suspended for nine competitive international matches and banned from all football-related activity for four months for biting Giorgio Chiellini

Adidas ‘fully support’ Suarez ban

The company say that they will be reminding the forward of "the high standards" the expect from their players and will not be using him for the remainder of the World Cup

‘He was too nervous’ – Lavezzi explains Sabella soaking

The Argentina forward was seen spraying water on his coach during their win over Nigeria but says the incident was done in good humour

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