PHOTOS: Dutch leave it late to beat gritty Mexicans

Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored an injury-time penalty to send the Netherlands into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Mexico in the second round on Sunday. Arjen Robben......

La Liga: Villarreal thrash Sociedad 5-1 to claim fifth spot

Villarreal landed a stunning blow on a potential rival for a European qualification berth when Giovani dos Santos and Ikechukwu Uche each struck twice in a 5-1 drubbing of Real Sociedad in La Liga......

Zlatan shines on debut as Galaxy battle back to beat LAFC

'I heard the crowd saying 'We want Zlatan, we want Zlatan', so I gave them Zlatan!' Zlatan Ibrahimovic's second half goals rally Los Angeles Galaxy from 0-3 down. IMAGE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulls......

Sharp Mexico too good for rusty Italy

Mexico proved too sharp for World Cup holders Italy by beating them 2-1 in a warm-up match on Thursday for this month's tournament in South Africa. The world champions, whose previous match was a......

World Cup Roundup: Dutch, Costa Rica through after nerve-wracking drama

The World Cup served up more nerve-shredding drama with Netherlands scoring two late goals to beat shattered Mexico 2-1 and 10-man Costa Rica bouncing back from conceding a stoppage time equaliser......