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THE MATCHES GROUP E Brazil v Costa Rica (St Petersburg, 1.0, RTÉ/ITV) Betting: Brazil 2-9, Costa Rica 18-1, Draw 11-2 GROUP D Nigeria v Iceland (Vo(...)

Manchester United have made a habit of getting creative when unveiling signings in recent years. Stormzy was called in to help announce Paul Pogba’s r(...)

Nigeria (200-1) The Super Eagles are flying again, under the stewardship of German manager Gernot Rohr. Nigeria are one of the most consistent sides (...)

The wider country may be locked in a battle just now over the attempt by its president to impose what is politely described as reform but as Didier De(...)

By the time talk turned to Antonio Conte’s future on Saturday night, the Italian’s hair was lank with champagne, silverware was acting as a shield and(...)

Newcastle United 3 Chelsea 0 Antonio Conte began the afternoon in highly animated form in the technical area and, for a while, became almost hysteric(...)

Chelsea 1 Huddersfield 1 Huddersfield Town’s sojourn in the Premier League was supposed to be fleeting, a one-season dalliance with the elite, but Da(...)

Swansea 0 Chelsea 1 Chelsea’s chase for a top-four Premier League spot gathered pace as Cesc Fabregas scored a landmark goal to deepen Swansea’s rele(...)

Burnley 1 Chelsea 2 The FA Cup may have assumed greater importance than Antonio Conte dared imagine at the start of the season but Chelsea are not gi(...)

Ottmar Hitzfeld, the former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich manager, used to speak of the red zone, a central area of the pitch just outside the p(...)