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No rise in prostitution during FIFA World Cup 2010

Alarmist predictions that tens of thousands of sex workers would descend on South Africa to cater fo...

Kaka admits he had knee problem before World Cup

Real Madrid star Kaka, who has been ruled out through injury for three to four months, says he had a...

Ex-Liverpool boss blames Rooney for England’s WC loss

Ex-Liverpool boss blamed Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney for England’s shocking WC performance.

World Cup success could hamper SAfrica`s Zuma

South Africa`s success in hosting the soccer World Cup has made life more difficult for President Ja...

Iniesta says Spain will start from scratch

Andres Iniesta said today that Spain is determined to win more titles after its World Cup success ...

`Vuvuzela` voted word of the World Cup

"Vuvuzela" has been voted the word of the World Cup by global linguists who said today the tournamen...

Argentina and Brazil lose way as Uruguay shine

South America will never match Europe in terms of soccer success, according to Diego Maradona whose ...

Paul the psychic octopus wins his own `World Cup`

What do you give the global superstar who has everything? This was the dilemma facing staff at aqu...

Cruyff slams `dirty` Dutch

Former Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff today slammed the style of play of his compatriots during Sund...

Players should have behaved better: Blatter

Players from the Netherlands and Spain should have behaved better during the World Cup final, FIFA...

Heroes` welcome for World Cup winning Spanish team

Spain returned to Madrid to a welcome befitting their status as freshly-crowned world champions.

Europe enjoy continental drift in African World Cup

A World Cup that started in embarrassment and disarray for Europe came to be dominated by three of i...

South Africa`s stadiums amaze but court controversy

South Africa`s World Cup stadiums have stunned the globe`s largest sporting audience with audacious ...

Jabulani ball makes for a hit-and-miss World Cup

Hit it and hope seemed to be the best tactic for long-range shots with the Jabulani World Cup ball, ...

Cup shows game needs to move into 21st century

The controversies of the World Cup underlined once more that soccer, the world`s most popular sport,...

Individualism trumped as teamwork triumphs

The expected headline-grabbers turned out to be mere footnotes in the FIFA World Cup 2010.

5 reasons why India loved this Football World Cup!

The World Cup fever enveloped the Indian audience on and how!

Shakira rocks Soccer City!

The FIFA World Cup 2010 finale kick started with a great animation projection on the football field ...

German media celebrate wonderful World Cup run

German newspapers praised the national team for recovering to beat Uruguay 3-2 in the third-place pl...

It’s just the beginning, say proud Uruguayans

Uruguay’s players heralded a new era for the two-time World Cup winners in the wake of their 3-2 def...

Spain, Holland see unity as key to World Cup final

Spain and Holland championed unity as the key to Sunday’s World Cup final battle while Germany’s imp...

No specific anti-Sneijder plan, says Del Bosque

Spain have not prepared a specific plan to counter in-form Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder in...

Spain and Holland set for classy final

Africa’s first World Cup reaches a fitting climax when the two most impressive teams, the Netherland...

South Africans real stars of World Cup: Zuma

On the eve of the final South African President Jacob Zuma praised South Africans as the real “stars...

Despite loss, Uruguay celebrates in high spirits

Uruguay may have lost the door prize of third place to Germany 2:3 in the World Cup playoff in South...

Diego Forlan’s major impact at WCup

The difference between success and failure in football is often measured in inches, and so it proved...

Test of technique in World Cup final for the purists

Big teams have fallen by the wayside, leaving Holland and Spain to face off in WC final.

Dutch prepare for final with a trip to the zoo

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk made a slight tweak to his usual pre-match preparations ahead of ...

Waka Waka girl Shakira all set for the FIFA Finale

The world will go Spainish after the FIFA World Cup finals tonight, or so hopes the Waka Waka...

Leaders and stars jet to S.Africa for World Cup final

World leaders and celebrities swarmed Johannesburg on Sunday for the World Cup finale.

Germany beat Uruguay 3-2; finish third at WC

Edinson Cavani netted a beautiful goal to equalise for Urguay in the 28th minute.

Referee Webb takes centre stage ahead of final

English referee Howard Webb is used to the ups and downs of taking charge of high-profile games but ...

Reluctant saint Casillas keeps danger at bay

Iker Casillas does not approve of his nickname "Saint Iker" although his often miraculous saves for ...

Miner`s son Villa working a rich seam of goals

David Villa, a miner`s son from the northern Spanish region of Asturias, has struck a rich seam of g...

Football fest provides poor with hope for future

The World Cup is not the only soccer tournament reaching its climax in Johannesburg this weekend.

Rejuvenated Robben keeps Netherlands dream alive

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk`s biggest gamble was keeping an injured Arjen Robben in his World...

Fabregas `desperate to play some part` in World Cup final

Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that he is desperate to play in Sunday`s World Cup final a...

Torres believes he leave an impact on WC final

Spanish striker Fernando Torres believes he can leave an impact against Holland in the final of the ...

Robben prefers ugly game to win World Cup than lose

Netherlands forward Arjen Robben insists that he would prefer playing an ugly game to win the World ...

PETA demands release of psychic ‘Octopus Paul’

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is demanding the release of P...

Now, crocodile predicts Spain to win World Cup

If the octopus and parrots were not enough, a crocodile has also joined the race of predicting the F...

The race for Golden boot goes down to wire

The battle to be first in the goalscorers` list seems to be the chief attraction of Saturday`s playo...

Mandela may present winner’s trophy at WC final

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is likely to be given the honor of presenting the Worl...

Octopus Paul picks Spain to win World Cup

Paul, the psychic octopus has picked Spain to win the final against Netherlands to be played on Sund...

Germans in no mood for partying at home or away

Germany will not hang around to take in Sunday`s World Cup final nor celebrate at home with fans in ...

Paul the Octopus a global superstar

Paul the Octopus has turned into a global superstar revolving around the 2010 World Cup.

South Africa 2010- A tournament of firsts

Either Spain or the Netherlands will become the eighth nation to be crowned World Cup champions as o...

Spain need to turn dominance into goals against Dutch

Spain have reached their first World Cup football final despite managing just eight goals.

Germany`s `Octopus oracle` keeps perfect record

It won`t come as much of a consolation to heartbroken German fans, but at least Paul, Germany`s now ...

Where Have All The Football Fans Gone?

It is time for FIFA to introspect what the World Cup really means? Is it only a tournament of 32 tea...

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