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.

Colombia got their Copa America campaign off to a flying start by securing a long-awaited win over Argentina.

Philippe Coutinho scored a quickfire double as hosts Brazil kicked off their Copa America campaign with a 3-0 victory over Bolivia.

Wales boss Ryan Giggs says Gareth Bale is “50-50” to face Ireland at Aviva Stadium in their Nations League clash next Tuesday.

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.

Drought? What drought?

What this World Cup could really do with is a team to capture the imagination, says Brendan O’Brien.

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 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.

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.

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.

I’m not sure if I ever noticed before that Father’s Day falls around Bloomsday.

When does an underdog need to stop behaving like an underdog?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Latest: Donald Trump has rejected a request from the Venezuelan president to speak with him on the phone.

The intense rains, overflowing rivers, mudslides and flooding being experienced in Peru are the worst seen in two decades, the authorities have said.

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria admits he considered retiring after more final heartbreak in the summer.

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.

Brazil were controversially eliminated from the Copa America after suffering a 1-0 Group B defeat to Peru in Foxborough.

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.

Peru beat 10-man Venezuela 1-0 in Valparaiso to throw Copa America Group C wide open.

Brazil came from behind to open their Copa America campaign with a win, courtesy of a last-gasp strike from Douglas Costa.

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.

Roy Hodgson claims his critics are talking “b******s” if they think England are destined for failure under his rule.

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.

Colombian football seemed to die with Andrés Escobar and drug dealer Pablo Escobar, says Ewan MacKenna.

Neymar masterminded an easy 4-0 win for World Cup hosts Brazil over Panama at the Estadio Serra Dourada last night.

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.

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.

Liverpool hope to be able to confirm Rickie Lambert as their first signing of the summer on Monday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.