Ivan Rakitic scored the decisive spot-kick as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties to book a World Cup semi-final date with England.

Northern Ireland motorcycle racer William Dunlop has been killed in an incident at the Skerries 100 road races in County Dublin on Saturday.

Daryl Powell: Castleford Tigers coach not interested in Leeds Rhinos vacancy

Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin (7 July 1905 – 19 October 1972) was a French mathematician, the second woman to obtain a doctorate in pure mathematics in France, the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics in France, and an expert on fluid mechanics and abstract algebra.

Croatia will have enough energy to face England in the World Cup semi-final despite back-to-back games going to extra time and penalties, boss Zlatko Dalic says.

Contemporary reception of the GameCube was generally positive. The console was praised for its controller, extensive software library and high-quality games, but was criticized for its exterior design and lack of features. Nintendo sold 21.74 million GameCube units worldwide before it was discontinued in 2007. Its successor, the Wii, which has backward compatibility with most GameCube software, was released in November 2006.

Many games released on the GameCube, such as Pikmin and Chibi-Robo! later became popular Nintendo franchises, while also spawning multiple sub series, such as the Metroid Prime series, and Luigi's Mansion.

2007: The Wii Is Successful after the unfortunate era of the GameCube
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2017: The Switch Is Successful after the unfortunate era of the Wii U

World Cup 2018: 'Russia dream over but nation's hope restored'

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Chequered flag - Vettel wins British GP

Everton have decided against pursuing their interest in the Celtic defender Kieran Tierney.

Former Dundee and Tottenham striker Alan Gilzean has died at the age of 79 after a short illness.

Gilzean, known as the 'King of White Hart Lane', moved to Spurs in 1964, scoring 133 goals in a 10-year spell.

England's decisive World Cup quarter-final victory over Sweden was watched by nearly 20 million viewers on BBC One, according to overnight figures.

A Brazilian judge has ordered the release of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

World Cup: Here's what England looked like last time it reached a World Cup semi-final

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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel passed the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas to win a British Grand Prix full of action as Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the field to take second.

Kevin Sinfield suffered a heavy West Yorkshire defeat against Castleford in his first game in charge of struggling Super League champions Leeds.

Barca, having signed Paulinho just last season, and I understand been quite a key player for them, have loaned him back to China

Arthur Clifford "Cliff" Michelmore CBE (11 December 1919 – 17 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer. He was best known for the BBC television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's television coverage of the Apollo moon landings, the Aberfan disaster, the 1966 and 1970 UK general elections and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1969.

Sir Alex was named United manager before the 1990 World Cup. A while before actually, on 6 November 1986. He would stay as boss until 2013, winning 38 trophies in that time, including 13 Premier Leagues.

The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989. However, Germany did not formally reunite until 3 October 1990, meaning England faced West Germany in the semi-final in Italy.

Oli McBurnie is confident his time on loan in the Championship last season will pay dividends as Swansea City seek a swift return to the Premier League.

The Scotland striker, 22, joined Barnsley in January and his nine goals in 17 appearances saw him voted Player of the Year by the Tykes supporters.