The politics of the beautiful sport
By Karyl Walker Now that 'the greatest show on earth' is over and tears have dried up, the time may be ripe to delve into an issue which has been rightfully sidelined in favour of the beautiful gam...
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Japan advance on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup
Japan advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup in Russia on a tiebreaker, fewer yellow cards than Senegal. The Japanese lost to Poland 1-0 Thursday in their final group match, but they still...
Colombia knock Poland out of the World Cup, win 3-0
Radamel Falcao scored his first World Cup goal as Colombia revived their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout phase with a 3-0 victory over Poland, who now cannot reach the last 16. Monaco stri...
Honda goal gives Japan a 2-2 draw with Senegal at World Cup
Senegal and Japan missed the chance to take a giant stride towards the World Cup knockout stages after playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Ekaterinburg Arena on Sunday. After winning their open...
Watch: World Cup proposal in stands
This is the moment a man proposed to his girlfriend in the stands during the Poland-Senegal match at the Russia World Cup. The man can be seen dropping to one knee as the action unfolds behind hi...
Senegal beat Poland 2-1, first African win at World Cup
Senegal upset Poland with a 2-1 Group H victory in Moscow that owed plenty to poor mistakes from the European nation. Poland were widely expected to qualify for the knockout rounds but after suffer...
World Cup schedule for Tuesday, June 19
Day 5 of the World Cup was a European sweep. Three favoured teams from Europe — Sweden, Belgium and England — won their World Cup openers over squads from elsewhere. England's win was the most d...
Chocolate spill closes six-lane highway
A tractor-trailer has overturned on a Polish highway, spilling tons of liquid chocolate that is solidifying into a huge sticky mess. The private broadcaster TVN24 showed images of an overturne...
Poland rescue workers find 1 miner dead; 3 still missing
Polish rescue workers on Sunday found the body of 38-year-old coal miner, the first fatality after an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland. Three other miners have been missing some 900 me...
Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
A Polish law that makes it a crime to accuse the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi Germany took effect on Thursday, part of a larger effort by the nationalist authorities to harness ...