PORT ELIZABETH, July 9 - Germany and Uruguay will hope to salvage some pride in their third-place playoff match tomorrow after devastating semi-final defeats earlier this week.
The two teams were largely more..
DURBAN, June 29 - Netherlands striker Robin van Persie's petulant reaction to his substitution in their World Cup second-round victory on Monday could be the first hairline crack in the united more..
PETALING JAYA: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei overcame two enemies ' the linesmen and a charged up old-timer Taufik Hidayat in the first game ' to emerge as the Indonesian more..
BLOEMFONTEIN, June 27 - England were denied an equalising goal in their World Cup second round match with Germany on Sunday when a Frank Lampard shot from 2O metres out hit more..
DURBAN, June 26 - Brazil coach Dunga trotted out the same old excuses after his team's dismal goalless draw with Portugal but his familiar complaints about over-cautious opponents are unlikely to more..
RUSTENBURG, June 20 - England's misfiring World Cup squad is to hold a no-holds-barred crisis meeting with manager Fabio Capello tomorrow evening, defender John Terry told reporters.
Terry said he expected the more..
JOHANNESBURG, June 17 - Gonzalo Higuain scored the first hat-trick of this World Cup as Argentina took a huge step towards the second round when they thrashed South Korea 4-1 in more..
JOHANNESBURG, June 16 - Bookies' favourites Spain finally begin their World Cup campaign with an easy-looking match against Switzerland today when the vuvuzela decibel levels will soar again for hosts South more..
JOHANNESBURG, June 12 - Lionel Messi lit up the World Cup today with a mesmerising individual performance but profligate Argentina still only beat Nigeria 1-0 with a goal from Gabriel Heinze more..
IRENE, South Africa, June 11 - The United States' World Cup opener against England tomorrow promises to be such a monumental clash that goalkeeper Tim Howard doesn't know if he wants more..
RALEIGH (North Carolina): Former world champion Tyson Gay's fitness level is likely to keep him out of Saturday's New York Diamond League meeting, his agent said on Monday. more..
PARIS, June 7 - Rafael Nadal proved that when he is fit in body and mind nobody can stop him at the French Open, least of all last year's tormentor Robin more..
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Every time Tiger Woods hits a spectator with a ball, he tries to make it up to them by giving them an autographed golf glove. more..
LONDON: France was beaten 1-0 in an upset by non-qualifier China in World Cup warmup action Friday. Later Friday, Milivoje Novakovic scored twice and Andraz Kirm added another goal for Slovenia more..
