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Beale atones for mishaps with last gasp penalty
Fullback Kurtley Beale struck a dramatic long-range penalty with his only kick of the match to give Australia a 41-39 win over South Africa in a magnificent Tri-Nations clash Saturday. Beale's nerveless goal in the final 30 seconds from 55 metres (...)

05 - 09 - 2010
Rooney fails to shine as light goes out on England
Wayne Rooney was meant to be one of the shining lights at this World Cup but in the end the England striker produced little more than a flicker. The bulldozing 24-year-old came to South Africa on a wave of accolades after scoring 34 goals in all (...)

29 - 06 - 2010
Germany settles a score with England
Germany put on a superb display to thrash England 4-1 and move into the World Cup last eight, leaving its long-standing rivals bemoaning a decision to rule out an equalizer which it says cost it the game. Thomas Mueller scored twice as Germany's (...)

28 - 06 - 2010
England needs to forget past
Germany has got physical problems while England's is mainly in its heads as the two old foes prepare to land the first heavyweight knockout blow in the World Cup Sunday. If past events are anything to go by, their fifth meeting in the World Cup (...)

27 - 06 - 2010
Swiss choke and join Hondurasin early exit
Switzerland's World Cup campaign came to a shuddering halt Friday after an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Honduras in Group H saw both teams eliminated at the Free State stadium. Switzerland, which had excited everybody with a shock 1-0 opening win over (...)

26 - 06 - 2010
Swiss must switch from defense to attack
Switzerland's resolute defense has won many World Cup plaudits though the focus must be on attack when the Swiss face Honduras in their last Group H game Friday as they bid for a place in the last 16. There are a host of possibilities heading into (...)

25 - 06 - 2010
S. Africa restores pride, agony over for France
South Africa overcame a dispirited France team, which was reduced to 10 men for more than a hour, to win 2-1 in their last World Cup Group A match Tuesday but it was not enough to reach the second round. Uruguay, which beat Mexico 1-0 in the other (...)

23 - 06 - 2010
SA looking to avoid making unwanted history against France
A big win against a scandal-hit France side Tuesday might not be enough for South Africa to meet a nation's wild expectations but is the only way it might avoid making unwanted history. Victory with plenty of goals could save South Africa from (...)

22 - 06 - 2010
Paraguay cognizant of nasty Slovakian counterattack
Paraguay aims to extend the South American dominance gripping the World Cup when it faces Slovakia Sunday (1130 GMT) looking for goals but is wary of being caught out on the counterattack. South American teams, led by the impressive Argentina, have (...)

20 - 06 - 2010
Nigeria, Greece desperate for points
Nigeria is keeping everyone guessing about its plans for the World Cup Group B match with Greece Thursday, training in seclusion on the Indian Ocean coast since its defeat by Argentina. Both sides desperately need points from the clash in (...)

17 - 06 - 2010
Cameroon set to feast on struggling Japan
Cameroon's Indomitable Lions look set to feast on struggling Japan when they meet in their opening World Cup match Monday (1400 GMT). The nation that thrilled the world with the emerging power of African soccer by reaching the quarterfinals in the (...)

14 - 06 - 2010
SA team's form worries coach Parreira
The form of the South African team just over 200 days from its hosting of the World Cup is worrying, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said Monday. The veteran Brazilian coach, who returned at the start of the month to coach the team, said the side was (...)

17 - 11 - 2009
US topples Spain to storm into final
United States scored its finest win for almost 60 years by beating European champion Spain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Confederations Cup. Goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey sank the world's top-ranked team. It ended Spain's (...)

25 - 06 - 2009
Spain sets world record for successive wins
European champion Spain set a world record of 15 successive international wins by beating South Africa 2-0 in the Confederations Cup on Saturday. David Villa's goal seven minutes into the second half and another 20 minutes later from substitute (...)

21 - 06 - 2009
Smith and Amla blast unbeaten centuries
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla hit unbeaten centuries as South Africa punished Bangladesh's bowling attack on the first day of the first test on Wednesday. South Africa ended the day, cut short by nine overs by nearly an hour of rain and bad light, (...)

20 - 11 - 2008
Angola, Ghana win again
Angola and Ghana both won their second successive World Cup qualifiers, but there were contrasting results on Sunday for two of Africa's other representatives at the Finals in Germany last year. Angola came from a goal down to win 2-1 in Niger (...)

10 - 06 - 2008
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