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Sao Paulo, Jul 10: The rainy evening at the Corinthians Arena grew colder as the second semifinal between Argentina and the Netherlands progressed to a dead end after 120 minutes. Two saves from Sergio Romero settled the shootout and the issue for Argentina 0-0 (4-2) who are set for a date at the Maracana with Germany in four day's time. Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder were the culprits for the

Rio De Janeiro, Jul 9: Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday. After the fifth goal, well before half-time, hundreds of people left their expensive seats at the stadium in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte. A section of the crowd chanted sexually

Belo Horizonte, Jul 9: Brazil's World Cup dream crumbled in spectacular fashion on Tuesday in a record 7-1 semi-final defeat. Here is is a blow-by-blow account of a Germany's night of triumph: ONE (Thomas Mueller 11') Brazilians wondered how their team would cope without the injured Neymar, but the absence of captain Thiago Silva, such a reassuring presence at the back, was just as big a blow. The

Belo Horizonte, Jul 8: Brazil and Germany collide in a heavyweight clash of continental superpowers here Tuesday as the World Cup semi-finals get under way. The prize for the winner is a place in Sunday´s final where they will meet either Argentina or the Netherlands, who face off in another South America-Europe semi-final duel on Tuesday. Brazil face Germany missing star striker Neymar and

Nottingham, Jul 7: Being instinctive is seen as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's best attributes but the man who has captained India to unprecedented highs in the last seven years reveals that his often talked about gut feeling is backed by cold logic. In a rare interview on his 33rd birthday, Dhoni recollected the time he was made captain before the World Twenty20 in 2007, how he dealt with the senior

Colombo, Jul 6: Opener Hashim Amla smashed 109 off 130 balls to steer South Africa to a formidable 304-5 in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Amla, 31, shared a 151-run stand for the third wicket with skipper AB de Villiers (75) after the visitors won the toss and chose to bat at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Unorthdox spinner Ajantha Mendis was the most successful of the

New Delhi/Salvador, Jul 6: Substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saved two penalties in a dramatic shoot-out on Saturday as the Netherlands edged Costa Rica 4-3 to reach the World Cup semi-finals. After a goalless 120 minutes, the towering Newcastle United custodian came on at the end of extra time and he saved from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana to win the quarter-final for the Dutch. It was another

Brasilia/New Delhi, Jul 6: Gonzalo Higuain smashed home an early goal as Argentina dashed the World Cup dreams of much-fancied Belgium with a 1-0 win in the quarter-finals in Brasilia on Saturday. Higuain struck in the eighth minute at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium to send Argentina into the last four for the first time since 1990 and thwart Belgian hopes of avenging their defeat in the 1986

Fortaleza, Jul 5: Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra in his back in the closing stages of the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia on Friday in a major blow to the host nation. Neymar, who has scored four goals in the tournament, will miss the semi-final against Germany in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday and the final should they progress. He is expected

Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, Jul 5: Mats Hummels headed Germany into the World Cup's last four as his first-half goal sealed a 1-0 win over France in Friday's quarter-final at Brazil 2014. Hummels, re-vitalised and bounding with energy just days after he was flattened by flu and fever, rose from his sick bed then above his opponents to send Germany into the semi-finals. While most of his team mates