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World Cup 2014: England’s slim hope of advancing into the next round vanished as Costa Rica held on to a 1-0 victory over Italy in their Group D match Friday at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.

Spanish Football Federation's director of football Jorge Perez claims that manager Vicente del Bosque still has their backing in spite of suffering two successive losses in the World Cup that will lead to an early exit.

Stoke City are keen on signing Livorno Forward Paulinho, according to the latter's club president, Aldo Spinelli.

Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is keeping his "options" open amid talks with FC Barcelona.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc has given up hopes of signing Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard, at least this summer, after the latter's declaration of contentment at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho remains unconvinced with Germany international Thomas Muller, in spite of the latter's fantastic display in front of goal since the 2010 World Cup.

Switzerland and France figure in their second games in Group E of the FIFA World Cup.

Supermodel Kate Upton has starred in Lady Antebellum’s latest single “Bartender.” The music video made its debut on YouTube on June 19.

Italy vs. Costa Rica World Cup Live Streaming - Costa Rica and Italy look to build something big from their impressive opening match victories over Uruguay and England when they face off against each other on Friday at the Arena Pernambuco starting at 1:00 pm local time (2:00 am in Australia)

Despite the recent reports claiming that Lamar Odom is already dating, a new report say that the basketball athlete is still in love with his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian.

Former New York Knicks player Metta World Peace got pranked, thanks to his teammate Amar’e Stoudemire’s help. The retired NBA star has called the cops on U.S. late night show host Jimmy Kimmel’s accomplice after he thought he was being held against his will in a limousine.

One of the most popular international basketball coaches is set to join the biggest basketball league in the world. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made their decision and is set to tap David Blatt as head coach stating the 2014-2015 NBA Season.

Italy vs. Costa Rica - Experts predictions, lineup changes and injury reports ahead of the biggest World Cup matches are served hot and fresh off the oven.

Mario Balotelli spearheads Italy as they prepare for the Friday match with Costa Rica.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo had been nursing thigh and knee injuries in the weeks leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He has since declared himself fit to play and in fact started in Portugal's opening game against Germany which they lost 4-1. Reports now claim that his doctor is warning Ronaldo that playing through his injuries might result in permanent, career-threatening damage.

The Los Angeles Lakers suddenly have a shot at Kansas Jayhawks stud Joel Embiid, who is expected to slide down from consensus no.1 pick to top-10 selection player after suffering a serious foot injury.

Welterweight Brandon Rios is set to fight Diego Chaves in a 10-round bout this August 2nd at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Shelly Sterling's emergency motion for protection was rejected by a local judge for lack of merit Thursday.

About 25 weeks after Racing Legend Michael Schumacher has suffered from serious head injuries in a skiing accident in Meribel, France, there is finally a positive update about his condition.

The Goldon State Warriors have made Klay Thompson available in trade talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love.

An old video of Michael Schumacher talking about coma is trending in the news and online.

Pat Riley weighs on the options and the future of the Miami Heat organization days removed from bowing out of the NBA Finals.

One Direction member Louis Tomlinson is the new co-owner of Doncaster Rovers Football Club.

NBA Trade Rumors, NBA News - The Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls are all reportedly chasing Kevin Love. Another team out west, the Denver Nuggets want to be in the mix and are willing to trade away Kenneth Faried and Wilson Chandler to net the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise player.

The thirty sixth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between the Netherlands and Chile.

The thirty fifth match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Australia and Spain.

The thirty third match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Cameroon and Brazil.

Chilean Porn Star Marlen Doll has once again fulfilled her promise of pleasuring strangers after Chile's historic 2-0 booting of Spain on Thursday at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Michael Schumacher faces life as an “invalid,” according to a neurology expert.