Brazil 1-2 Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne wins World Cup

                                                                                        Friday night is that new nations are coming to the table, developing players and systems to beat the so-called old guard.

Belgium out-thought and out-played Brazil for 75 minutes of a quite breathless quarter final - delivering such an impeccable display of counter-attacking football that Tite’s side could not, despite everything, find a way back. The Brazilian team walked into the place with regulation green back-packs, looking like a group on some kind of commando mission, though things didn’t start well. Marcelo got lost on his way to the dressing room. Casemiro was denied entry to the stadium because he had forgotten his accreditation. The effect was very similar out on the pitch.

They began well enough, exposing a weakness to the set-piece for which Belgium looked like they might pay a very heavy price. The game wasn’t even ten minutes old when Miranda flicked on a corner from Neymar and Thiago Silva directed it onto the left upright with his right knee and Paulinho, unmarked, received another corner but could not find any power.

World Cup 2018 quarter-final – Uruguay 0-2 France: Antoine Griezmann doubles lead after horrendous Fernando Muslera error

                                                                                        Brave keeping from Hugo Lloris who into a path of raised feet dives out to punch clear a Diego Godin knockdown.

Uruguay win a free-kick moments later but the South American side fail to do anything with it.Uruguay's roughshod tactics see France win a free-kick out wide on the left but Antoine Griezmann's cross onto the box is not a great one and it results in a Uruguay free-kick. 

Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus has moved beyond what is termed 'science fiction

                                                                                     Italian fans and press would love to be debating their team's World Cup quarter-final right now. Lorenzo Insigne cutting in behind Andrea Belotti? Can Andrea Barzagli squeeze 120 minutes out of his ageing body?

Real Madrid consider £88m bid from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo

                                                                                            The five-time Ballon d'Or winner will now switch his focus back to the issue of his club future having been dumped out of the World Cup by Uruguay in the last-16.

Ronaldo cast serious doubt on his future in Madrid moments after winning a third successive Champions League in Kiev and Juventus appear to be testing the club's resolve as he angles for an improved contract. He is contracted at the Bernabeu until 2021 with a release clause standing at a gargantuan £886m.    Players at Madrid regularly flirt with rival European sides in a bid to force club president Florentino Perez's hand and in Ronaldo's case this time, he wants to become the highest-paid player in the world.

England and Colombia slug it out in penalty shootout after Harry Kane's spot kick is cancelled out in tense 1-1 World Cup showdown

                                                                                              England have secured a place in the quarter finals after beating Colombia on penalty shoot-outs thrilling fans with their thrilling win after a tense night in Moscow.  Three Lions

Gareth Southgate hugged his players after England won 4-3 on penalties in a shoot-out that looked to spell disaster for England when Jordan Henderson missed.England fans had been relieved when Kane netted his sixth goal and his third from the penalty spot in the 58th minute after he was wrestled to the ground by Carol Sanchez.

Sweden 1-0 Switzerland: Emil Forsberg's deflected strike

                                                                                            Switzerland were up the other end of the field and almost equalised.

A small detail from a dreadful match but indicative of the quality, indicative of what England - or indeed Tuesday night's opponents Colombia - will face in the quarter-final of the World Cup this weekend. 

LeBron James signs for Los Angeles Lakers on four-year contract worth staggering £117million

                                                                                   Lebron James is signing for the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time to join one of the NBA's most iconic franchises.

James' agency made the announcement on Sunday, saying he has agreed to a four-year, $154million (£117m) contract.

Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 in the last-16 World Cup clash on Monday in Russia

                                                                                             Brazil were already moving up the gears — driven on by the game’s outstanding player, Willian — when Neymar showed his capacity to see the game in different dimensions.

Taking the ball across the edge of Mexico’s area, he was aware of Willian arriving into space behind him, backheeled to him and spun away. He was in the six-yard box to slide home the Chelsea man’s returning cross. Yet the Mexico manager’s claim Neymar’s histrionics had taken the ‘pace’ out of the game and ruined his team’s tempo was pushing things. Antonio Mateu, was close enough to find no fault, yet Neymar tumbled away to his right in an act of melodrama which took four minutes to conclude. Mercifully, no one saw the need to involve VAR. The Mexican coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, launched into a quite understandable attack on Neymar’s gamesmanship.

Belgium 3-2 Japan: Super-sub Nacer Chadli scores with last kick of the game to complete comeback

                                                                                    Belgium, the huge favourites, had looked down and out at 2-0 down thanks to goals from Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui at the start of the second half. But the arrival of second-half substitute Fellaini turned the game around.