The Manchester City forward set up the opening goal and scored the second but was then sent off with 20 minutes to go.
Mon, 08 Jul, 2019
Gabriel Jesus was sent off as 10-man Brazil lifted the Copa America for the ninth time with a 3-1 victory over Peru.
Lionel Messi was controversially sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to win the Copa America third-place play-off in Sao Paulo.
Sat, 06 Jul, 2019
Brazil midfielder Casemiro has given his backing to national team coach Tite ahead of tomorrow's Copa America final on home soil.
Peru have reached their first Copa America final since 1975 after beating two-time defending champions Chile 3-0.
Thu, 04 Jul, 2019
Edinson Cavani scored a late winner to seal a 1-0 victory for Uruguay over defending champions Chile in the Copa America.
Tue, 25 Jun, 2019
Brazil cruised into the quarter-finals of the Copa America with a thumping 5-0 victory over Peru at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo.
Sat, 22 Jun, 2019
Colombia got their Copa America campaign off to a flying start by securing a long-awaited win over Argentina.
Sun, 16 Jun, 2019
Philippe Coutinho scored a quickfire double as hosts Brazil kicked off their Copa America campaign with a 3-0 victory over Bolivia.
Sat, 15 Jun, 2019
Wales boss Ryan Giggs says Gareth Bale is “50-50” to face Ireland at Aviva Stadium in their Nations League clash next Tuesday.
Thu, 11 Oct, 2018
Manchester City star Leroy Sane has been warned by Germany teammate Toni Kroos that he will not fulfil his enormous potential for club and country unless he improves his attitude.
Thu, 06 Sep, 2018
Drought? What drought?
Sat, 07 Jul, 2018
What this World Cup could really do with is a team to capture the imagination, says Brendan O’Brien.
Fri, 06 Jul, 2018
Paul Pogba has hit back at spectators who booed France and Denmark players before, during and after the first goalless draw of the World Cup on Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Jun, 2018
Paul Pogba has hit back at spectators who booed France and Denmark players before, during and after the first goalless draw of the World Cup on Tuesday.
Paul Pogba has hit back at spectators who booed France and Denmark players before, during and after the first goalless draw of the World Cup.
Wed, 27 Jun, 2018
France 0 Denmark 0
Chris Hatherall looks ahead to today’s World Cup action as eight teams go into Day 13 looking to finish the group stage on a high.
Tue, 26 Jun, 2018
Denmark coach Age Hareide’s withering assessment of opponents France last month has added “salt, pepper and vinegar” to their World Cup match today, his counterpart Didier Deschamps said.
Here’s your round-up of what’s on today and tomorrow at the World Cup.
Mon, 25 Jun, 2018
Sat, 23 Jun, 2018
I’m not sure if I ever noticed before that Father’s Day falls around Bloomsday.
Mon, 18 Jun, 2018
When does an underdog need to stop behaving like an underdog?
Fri, 15 Jun, 2018
A scintillating goal from Neymar drew him level with Romario in Brazil’s all-time top scorers list as they cruised to a 3-0 win against Austria yesterday.
Mon, 11 Jun, 2018
Ireland return to the familiar surroundings of the Stade de France this evening, caught between feelings of what might have been and what they hope is to come.
Mon, 28 May, 2018
Doping is one of the key topics in any sports law course. Students generally want to talk about the excuses athletes resort to in trying to reduce the length of their ban.
Thu, 24 May, 2018
Peru's congress has voted by a wide margin to reopen impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, thrusting the Andean nation into renewed political turmoil.
Thu, 15 Mar, 2018
Latest: Donald Trump has rejected a request from the Venezuelan president to speak with him on the phone.
Sat, 12 Aug, 2017
The intense rains, overflowing rivers, mudslides and flooding being experienced in Peru are the worst seen in two decades, the authorities have said.
Sun, 19 Mar, 2017
Argentina winger Angel Di Maria admits he considered retiring after more final heartbreak in the summer.
Wed, 05 Oct, 2016
Peru’s government said its initial investigation into allegations of police death squads has identified nine officers, including a general, who purportedly masterminded the disappearance of at least 20 civilians since 2012.
Wed, 24 Aug, 2016
Brazil were controversially eliminated from the Copa America after suffering a 1-0 Group B defeat to Peru in Foxborough.
Mon, 13 Jun, 2016
Wed, 13 Jan, 2016
Around the Argentina base in Santiago, there’s not much of a sense they’re on the brink of history, that they are “one little step” — as Leo Messi put it — from ending a 22-year wait for a trophy.
Sat, 04 Jul, 2015
Peru beat 10-man Venezuela 1-0 in Valparaiso to throw Copa America Group C wide open.
Fri, 19 Jun, 2015
Brazil came from behind to open their Copa America campaign with a win, courtesy of a last-gasp strike from Douglas Costa.
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015
Negotiators have reached a watered-down deal at UN talks in Peru that sets the stage for a global climate pact in Paris next year.
Mon, 15 Dec, 2014
Roy Hodgson claims his critics are talking “b******s” if they think England are destined for failure under his rule.
Thu, 04 Sep, 2014
Just when Brazilians thought it couldn’t get any worse after Tuesday night’s total humiliation in Belo Horizonte, they must now dry their tears and play host to their final from hell.
Thu, 10 Jul, 2014
Colombian football seemed to die with Andrés Escobar and drug dealer Pablo Escobar, says Ewan MacKenna.
Thu, 12 Jun, 2014
Neymar masterminded an easy 4-0 win for World Cup hosts Brazil over Panama at the Estadio Serra Dourada last night.
Wed, 04 Jun, 2014
England’s departure for the World Cup was hit by a moment of farce yesterday when comedian Simon Brodkin gatecrashed the travelling party as they arrived at Luton Airport.
Mon, 02 Jun, 2014
Fan's paper plane really gets crowd going as it flies all the way from the back of the stands to hit Peru player on head.
Sat, 31 May, 2014
Liverpool hope to be able to confirm Rickie Lambert as their first signing of the summer on Monday.
Fri, 30 May, 2014
Southampton striker Rickie Lambert is expected to undergo a medical at Liverpool on Saturday after the two clubs agreed a fee for the England international.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has told his Liverpool team-mates in the England camp that he will be fit for next month’s clash between the two nations in Brazil.
Wed, 28 May, 2014
England captain Steven Gerrard approaches the World Cup in a good frame of mind, having overcome the slip that was a catalyst to the capitulation of Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge.
Sat, 24 May, 2014
England boss Roy Hodgson’s decision to let his players decide whether to take their wives, families and girlfriends on their travels this summer is a “smart move”, experts have said.
Wed, 02 Apr, 2014
Wembley Stadium will host Carl Froch’s defence of his IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles in a much-anticipated re-match with George Groves on May 31.
Tue, 04 Mar, 2014
The family of Michaella McCollum - the Tyrone woman sentenced to almost seven years in jail for trying to smuggle €1.7m of cocaine out of Peru has insisted she is innocent.
Wed, 18 Dec, 2013
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