Miroslav Klose says he was confident Mario Gotze would make the difference for Germany in Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina. The veteran striker, 36, made way for the Bayern Munich star after 88 minutes of play and head coach Joachim Low's ...

England captain Alastair Cook should step down temporarily if he fails again in the second Test against India, according to Geoffrey Boycott. Cook has gone 25 Test innings without a century and made just five in the first innings of England's draw against India ...

The father of swimming champion Ian Thorpe was caught off guard by his son's coming out, saying the revelation was a shock. "It was a shock because we never had any inclination that Ian was that way inclined," Ken Thorpe told the Seven Network on ...

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Fortaleza (Brazil): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his first multilateral engagement with BRICS leaders, giving top priority for the establishment of the BRICS development bank with equal share holding for all the five members. India is keen on the ...

John Kerry said on Sunday there were still substantial gaps with Iran on how to reduce its nuclear fuel-making capacity. Photograph: Hans Punz/EPA. The US secretary of state, John Kerry, will press his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, to make "critical ...

Costa Concordia salvage operation, live updates. Salvage workers begin lifting the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship at the start of a complex operation that should see the vessel towed away for scrapping later this month. The ship ran aground on a reef ...

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contact, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup. Scolari said that he would let the CBF ...

... * Violence in Libya, Iraq could boost prices this week. * Uncertainty over Iran nuclear deal as July 20 deadline looms. * Kurds seize northern oilfields as Baghdad tensions escalate. By Keith Wallis. SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - Brent crude bounced off of ...

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