At the opening ceremony of the world cup Robbie Williams made a rude hand gesture at the camera. Robbie was singing at the ceremony. He claimed that he was indicating there was only one minute till kick off when he raised his middle finger. But he was embarrassed. "At these things it's really important not to cause an international incident," Williams said. "And do you know what? I managed it."  Brazil legend Ronaldo was at the ceremony too. Later, Kyle Walker posted "nice of Robbie to say hello to Alli. " This was a reference to Alli's  hand gesture on England's 2-1 win against Slovakia.

On Friday 14 June, 32 of the 195 countries in the world came to Russia to compete in the Fifa World Cup. It will be hosted in 11 different cities across that vast country -- with Moscow, the capital, hosting the final on 15th July.  The first match was Russia vs Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia loosing 5:0. For the first time in their history, Panama and Iceland qualified for the World Cup. 13 European teams are competing -- making it the continent with the most countries in the World Cup.  It is the 21st World Cup ever. The first extremely exciting game was Portugal vs Spain last Friday, which ended with a score of 3:3 with Ronaldo, the Portuguese striker, scoring the first and only hatrick of this World Cup so far (that's when one player scores three goals in one game). As well as thrashings in this World Cup there have some surprises, such as Germany loosing to Mexico 1:0 and Brazil drawing 1:1 with Switzerland. Still with many World Cup games to be played this will no doubt prove exciting til the end. By : Thomas and Jackson

          Ireland thumped England on St Patrick's Day in Twickenham to win the 6 nations and the third Grand Slam in their history in thrilling fashion. A grand slam is when a team in a league wins all of their games and the league itself.  Ireland ignited the St Patrick's Day celebrations by completing the Grand Slam as England collapsed to a 24-15 defeat. This is what the table looked like at the end of the league: Position.        PLAYED WINS   DRAWS   LOSSES    POINTS SCORED       POINTS SCORED AGAINST   POINT DIFFERENCE    POINTS 1.Ireland 5 5 0 0 160 82 78 26 2.Wales 5 3 0 2 119 83 36 15 3.Scotland 5 3 0 2 101 128 -27 13 4.France 5 2 0 3 108 94 14 11 5.England 5 2 0 3 102 92 10 10 6.Italy 5 0 0 5 92 203 -111 1 "Every team that I've had that's been a champion team has had a run like this," Eddie Jones the head coach of the England squad said. "It's just about being instrumental in how you remake yourself. We've had to develop the internal part of the team, how our coaching staff and players work together, how our team must take more responsibility for the game ... We've made some really good development in those areas. For us it's been an enormously beneficial if not disappointing tournament because we're finding out how to be a better team." After his team united a nation on St Patrick's Day, coach Joe Schmidt said the age divide within his Ireland squad helped secure this year's Six Nations championship. "Youthful enthusiasm is being tempered by the experienced guys that certainly have been there before," modestly said Joe Schmidt the Ireland head coach. "That blend is working quite well for us at the moment." The question is who will win the Rugby World Cup next year in Japan?

On Tuesday 24th April, Liverpool and Roma had what we thought would be an intense matchup in the semi-final of the Champions League. As it turned out, Liverpool dominated from start to finish winning an astonishing 5-2 at Anfield.  Egyptian Mohamed Salah (who ironically used to play for Roma) scored 2 world class finishes and set up beautiful goals for Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminio. Salah has had an altogether exceptional season and was deservedly named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year. His haul of 43 goals is the most by any player in all competitions in Europe's top five leagues this season. He scored 10 goals in the Champions League alone - the most, along with Roberto Firmino, by a Liverpool player in a single season in European competition. But in spite of their opponents' dazzling performance that night, Roma still managed to sneek in 2 away goals which means that the Italian club are still very much 'in it' and could come out on top in the second leg which will take place on Wednesday 2nd May. Edin Džeko tucked away a penalty and Diego Perotti scored with class late in the game. To conclude, this draw may have already been finished in the first leg, though Roma could easily get a place in the final of the Champions League. -By Thomas

The football world cup qualified teams are out. In 2018, we have some exciting sports tournaments and events including the football World Cup. The list of teams that got through includes Germany, Spain, Portugal and England. Russia has been automatically qualified because they are hosts of the tournament. One of England's qualification games was against Ukraine; it ended with a 1 - 0 win. The first match of the tournament itself will be Russia vs Saudi Arabia.                    

The ex-England manager, Sam Allardyce, has replaced Ronald Koeman as manager at Everton FC, a professional football club in Liverpool that is (at time of writing) on 13th place in the Premier League. Allardyce was born in 19 October 1954 in a town called Dudley, in England. His father, Robert Allardyce, was a police sergeant, and Sam's older brother was named after his father. Sam Allardyce failed his 11+ exam, and later found out that he was dyslexic. His footballing career started with Dudley Town and has taken him to many clubs through the years. He later moved to Bolton Wanderers and was then offered a move to Derby County, but it was bettered by Sunderland, who would pay him £300. Tom Cowie (the chairman) sacked Knighton, the club manager, and the new one left Allardyce out of the team at the start of the season. That made him move to Millwall, who were able to match Sunderland's wages and also pay out a £30,000 signing on fee and a £10,000 loyalty bonus. After a few more teams, he joined his last team Preston North End. He then retired. Now, as Everton's manager, he has put the team's losing ways to an end, with a 4-1 win over West Ham, and then 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town. By: Daniel

Azam Rwanda premier league champions, Rayon Sports were crowned winners of the 2017 Agaciro football championship on Saturday 16 September 2017 at Amahoro stadium, on the third match day of the annual Agaciro Development Fund sponsored championship. The blues defeated APR FC 1-0 thanks to a well taken brilliant free kick in the 87th minute by former APR left back Eric RUTANGA which went past goalie Emery MVUYEKURE. APR FC were forced to finish the game with ten men after Muhadjiri HAKIZIMANA was sent off, following a second bookable offence with fifteen minutes to end of the game. However, the win was not enough to grant them the blue title of winner. This had to be decided through a random draw as APR FC, Rayon Sports and AS Kigali all tied on six points but were separated by goals. Unlike the normal Article 7 championship regulations that tosses a coin to determine the winner, first and second runner-ups when teams tie on same points, Rayon Sports were declared winners and bagged the championships cash prize worth 3 million Rwandan Francs (approx. GBP £2,660) and a trophy. APR FC who finished second, pocketed 2 millions Rwandan Francs (approx. £1,770) while AS Kigali finished third to bag 1 million Rwandan Francs (approx. GBP£885). The tournament was organised by Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) in the collaboration with AGACIRO Development Fund (Ag DF) as part of raising funds towards the Rwanda’s Sovereign Wealth Fund.

The footballer Neymar de Santos JR has left Spanish top liga "La Liga" in a multi-million euro deal. Neymar shocked the world as he moved to French Ligue 1 to join Paris Saint Germain. He is being paid a record breaking 200 million euros for changing teams. He left the revered front attack squad MSN, including world class players Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. In the first game for his new club he scored and got an assist; a glorious start in a new team. He is now part of  a new attacking squad, who's ship-name is MCN (Kyilian Mbappe, Edison Cavani, and Neymar). Overall, many fans are angry with his decision, which was down to tax fraud problems with the Spanish court, and the money that he and his father Neymar SR will receive - hence the new nickname, 'Moneymar.'   Have your say!   By: Daniel

The two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso is on his way to the triple crown. The Spanish driver won in Monaco, and he has been training for Indy 500 (the American version of F1 that is raced on an oval track) at McLaren Honda. Fortunately, the Honda engine is able to compete with Chevrolet's engine - its biggest competitor. It will be a relief for him to be driving fast again. Many drivers think that Alonso has the race-pace but others doubt it. It will certainly be a challenge! The speed is much faster in Indy 500 than F1, with only four straightforward corners. In the qualifying round, 35-year old Alonso's average speed was 370 km/h! There is no such thing as braking in Indy. Will Alonso be able to adapt from F1 and be a winner?     Now reporting after the race and i am extremely sad that his pace couldn't last until the end. An engine failure occurred near to the end of the race. He had the lead for 3 laps but Takuma Sato  took the win. I am sure Alonso is disappointed but he will have a chance next year. By Tom.    

This F1 season has been, in my opinion, one of the best ever. The cars have gone fully retro with wider wheels and a fin on the back on the car like an aeroplane. Furthermore, it is not a one-team season. The Ferrari team have stepped up and Vettel is at the front of the pack after 5 races. Lucky for us, the next race is in the one and only Monaco grand Prix. One surprise is that Mclaren Honda driver is taking  a short break from F1 to do the Indy 500. Jenson Button is replacing him even though he retired after last season. Vettel stands 6  points ahead of Hamilton with 104  and the two Finns of Raikonnen and Bottas in 3rd and 4th. The two Red Bull cars are in 5th and 6th. It is a change from the pure domination of Mercedes last year. But who will win the title? It is all to play for in Monaco next weekend. This is the new Red Bull car for 2017 season. By: Tom