Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel expects France to defeat Croatia in the final of the 2018 World Cup. ...
Kevin Anderson advanced to his first Wimbledon final by outlasting John Isner 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 26-24 in the longest semi-final in Grand Slam tennis history. ...
Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has said that all 4.5 million of his compatriots will be behind the team when they battle France in the 2018 World Cup final....
Croatia's prominence in the football World Cup freshened memories of its origin in the war which expanded after German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher recognised Croatian and Slovenian independence, ahead of other European Union countries which were palpitating because German reunification in 1989 had already added to their anxieties....
Serbia's Novak Djokovic was leading Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9) in the second Wimbledon men's semifinal here when the match was suspended to comply with the tournament's 11 p.m. curfew. ...
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday congratulated athlete Hima Das for bringing laurels to the country by winning India's first ever track gold in the 400-metre final at the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland....
Brazilian woman football star Marta Vieira da Silva was named by UN Women as a goodwill ambassador to work for gender equality in sports and other areas. ...
FIFA has confirmed that all the dope tests carried out before and during the 2018 World Cup finals have returned negative. ...
The Indian U-16 football team, currently on an exposure tour to Thailand, defeated Buriram United FC U-17 2-0 on Friday. ...
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic praised team captain Luka Modric, stressing that the midfielder deserved the award for being the best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. ...
