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Sevilla defender Alberto Moreno will remain at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, at least, for the time being, as discussions in bringing him to Liverpool have been called off, according to La Liga outfit's sporting director Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo.

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna insists that his recent move to Premier League rivals Manchester City has nothing to do with the wages that he is going to receive.

A draw will be enough to get them - USA and Germany - through to the knockout stages, but neither side is apparently willing to settle with such an outcome.

The dream match between pound-for-pound king contenders Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will reportedly take place in September 2014, Kdramastars, a Korean drama, movie and celebrity news site reported, citing a reliable source from 78Sports TV and Latino Post.

Manchester City have successfully signed Porto holding midfielder Fernando for a reported fee of £12million.

Liverpool legend Phil Thompson revealed that FC Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez is on his way to Merseyside this summer, as he was able to gather insider information from reliable sources.

Hockey teams and players shined bright at the National Hockey League (NHL) Awards 2014 held at Pittsburgh Penguins Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. The yearly award aimed to recognise the key players and teams in the league who have shown tremendous talents.

Hosts Brazil and Mexico went absolutely head-to-head in group A with both teams winning their first matches in the group stage and then going on to draw each other in the second round. They then went on to stamp their authority in the group by winning their last round matches convincingly with Brazil defeating Cameroon 4-1 and Mexico kicking out Croatia 3-1.

Portugal and Ghana might don't have control of their own fates heading into the final group match, but expect these two football countries to fight for a spot into the round-of-16 down to the last second. Portugal and Ghana will go for gold on Thursday at 17:00 BST (2:00 a.m Sydney) at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 BRAZILGROUP E RESULTSQUALIFIED: 1. FRANCE, 2. SWITZERLAND

The United States and Germany have the chance to move into the next round with a draw, but both teams are proud enough to say no to game-fixing. On Thursday, the Yankees will gun for a win against a highly-talented German squad at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.

Joseph Parker of New Zealand wants to avenge the loss of a compatriot to Brian Minto when they meet at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, New Zealand next Saturday, July 5. Nicknamed “The Beast”, the American Minto wants another Kiwi in his list of victims in his 12-year boxing career.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 BRAZILGROUP F RESULTSQUALIFIED: 1. ARGENTINA, 2. NIGERIA

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 BRAZILGroup F Match ResultsArgentina 3-2 Nigeria Bosnia 3-1 IranQualified: 1. Argentina, 2. Nigeria

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014Group B Match Results:Netherlands 2-0 ChileSpain 3-0 AustraliaQUALIFIED: 1. Netherlands, 2. Chile

The chase for LeBron James and/or Carmelo Anthony is heating up and the Houston Rockets are aggressively pursuing trades that will give them the cap space to sign one of the superstar free agents going into the 2014-2015 NBA season.

With the FIFA World Cup 2014 going on, looks like the whole world seems to be soccer crazy. Three astronauts, two from United States, Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson, and one from Germany, Alexander Gerst, played soccer in space.

The Dallas Mavericks haven’t forgotten that Tyson Chandler was one of their key players during their NBA championship run in 2011. The Texas franchise re-acquired the big man know in a deal that sent point guard Jose Calderon and center Samuel Dalembert to the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

No decision on Uruguay’s Luis Suarez has been levied by FIFA yet on the apparent biting incident in their game against Italy but already some quarters are rejoicing for his despicable actions: the online bettors who wagered that indeed Suarez will lose his cool at some point of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

These two teams played 38 times against each other before.

The Netherlands finished first in Group B, winning all the matches in group stages. Mexico, on the other hand, did not lose a match before qualifying to the “Round of 16.”

Costa Rica finished first in Group D, beating all other biggies in the “group of death.” Greece, on the other hand, had its ups and downs before qualifying to the “Round of 16.”

It was not just American boxer Floyd Mayweather who was enjoying the fruits of his labour in the ring, but also Money May's last opponent. According to Boxingscene, Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana also had some R&R for 2 weeks in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic.

Maria Sharapova easily claimed victory over British athlete Samantha Murray in the first round of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

All the way from London and in the heat of her own battles at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, American Serena Williams is showing her support for Team USA in the 2014 World Cup and her love for another sport—soccer.

Now the South American teams fight against each other to secure a berth in the quarter-finals.

FIFA World Cup 2014 BrazilGroup D Match Results:Costa Rica 0-0 EnglandUruguay 1-0 ItalyQualified: 1. Costa Rica, 2. Uruguay

2014 FIFA World CupGroup C Match Results:Greece 2-1 Ivory CoastJapan 1-4 Colombia

Chelsea will not be loaning out striker Romelu Lukaku amid questions on his future at Stamford Bridge, according to the player's agent Oscar Darmiani Jr.