World Cup 2014: Argentina into semi-finals at expense of Belgium
Gonzalo Higuaín, left, celebrates putting Argentina 1-0 up in their World Cup quarter-final with Belgium. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Fifa via Getty Images Argentina have burst through the psychological barrier flung down too often in the last eight of this tournament’s recent history. Where they had stumbled at this stage in recent World Cups, deflated and defeated just as they had dared to believe a third title might be theirs, now those in sky blue and white will march on São Paulo on Wednesday to contest a semi-final for the first time in 24 years. They will travel south with conviction bolstered….
Argentina vs Belgium;Netherlands vs Costa Rica+
QuestCinq.com/Brazil2014 WorldCup* 12:00 PM ET Argentina vs Belgium ( Svenska ) 18:00 CET 12:00 PM ET Greece vs Spain 18:00 CET 1:00 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers vs Orlando Magic 19:00 CET 1:00 PM ET Finland vs Belgium 19:00 CET 1:05 PM ET Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox 19:05 CET 2:00 PM ET WSOF 11: Gaethje vs Newell 20:00 CET 2:00 PM ET Montenegro vs Greece 20:00 CET 2:00 PM ET Portugal vs South Korea 20:00 CET 2:10 PM ET New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins 20:10 CET 2:10 PM ET Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox 20:10 CET 2:15…
Ukraine army regains control of Slavyansk
A Ukrainian forces serviceman guards their position at a checkpoint near Slavyansk, Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian troops have regained control of the key eastern city of Slavyansk from pro-Russian rebels in what could mark a turning point in the country’s three-month battle to maintain its independence. The city, which houses one of Ukraine‘s largest weapons storage facilities, fell to the insurgents on 6 April and had become a stronghold for pro-Russian separatists. Petro Poroshenko, who was elected president in late May after vowing to quickly resolve Ukraine’s worst crisis since independence in 1991, ordered his forces to raise the national…
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