SAMARA, Russia- - Colombia's Yerry Mina thumped home a second-half header to secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over Senegal on Thursday that catapulted the South Americans into the World Cup last 16 and dumped their African opponents out of tournament.
MARYLAND-- Tiger Woods unveiled a new putter but hit a couple of poor tee shots in an even-par 70 that left him seven strokes behind first-round leaders Andrew Landry and J.J. Spaun at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland on Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, England-- Explosive batting from Jos Buttler, who hit England's fastest-ever T20 fifty, helped Eoin Morgan's side overwhelm Australia by 28 runs at Edgbaston, the tourists' ninth successive loss in all forms of cricket.
KAZAN, Russia-- Champions Germany crashed out of the World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by a tenacious South Korea on Wednesday that eliminated them in the opening round for the first time in 80 years and sent the football-mad nation deep into mourning.
ST PETERSBURG- - Argentina and Lionel Messi scraped into the knockout stages of the World Cup by the skin of their teeth on Tuesday after an 86th minute strike from defender Marcos Rojo gave them a barely deserved 2-1 win over Nigeria, eliminating the African side.
