by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2014 | Sports
Belo Horizonte, Reuters—Germany and France snuffed out African hopes and reached the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday with hard-won victories over Algeria and Nigeria, while Uruguay striker Luis Suarez broke his silence to apologize for biting. Both European...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2014 | Sports
Salvador, Reuters—Germany, the United States and Algeria sealed last 16 World Cup places on Thursday but much of the spotlight was on the tournament’s bad boys as Uruguay’s Luis Suarez got a nine-match ban for biting and Ghana sent two players home in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2014 | Sports
Rio De Janeiro, AP—FIFA banned Uruguay striker Luis Suárez from all football activities for four months on Thursday for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment that rules him out of the rest of the tournament and the start of the upcoming English Premier...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2014 | Sports
Sao Paolo, Associated Press—Neymar showed why he is carrying Brazil’s hopes at the World Cup, scoring twice on Thursday to help the underwhelming hosts escape a disappointing start to the tournament. With Brazil struggling and down a goal against a spirited...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2014 | World
Rio De Janeiro, AP—A Rio de Janeiro slum erupted in violence late on Tuesday following the killing of a popular local figure, with angry residents setting fires and showering homemade explosives and glass bottles onto a busy avenue in the city’s main tourist...
