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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In the end, it
was a split second and not a court's decision
that kept double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius from competing in the Beijing Olympics. Pistorius was left off South Africa's 1,600-meter relay team Friday, ...
8 hours ago MADRID (AFP) Football's world governing
body FIFA is in talks with authorities in Brazil
about staging the 2010 World Cup there should South Africa be unable to host the event, a Spanish sports newspaper claimed on Thursday. "The South ...
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A 50-metre drop goal? Just a walk in
the park for this 21-year-old rugby youngster. Steyn, the
boy-wonder, has enjoyed a meteoric rise in South African rugby. He joined the Sharks Academy in 2005 where he made a big impression. A big enough impression to warrant former national team coach Jake White to name him in the South Africa squad to tour England and Ireland in 2006.
The 2010 World Cup has been scheduled to
take place in South Africa, but as of late
FIFA has made it clear that that they do have a plan B . They say it’s necessary in case of a natural disaster, but it’s most likely because South Africa is having problems dealing with rampant crime, stadiums that are being delayed , and the possibility of random power outages.
For a very long time, players from overseas
have come to Japan to finish out their rugby
careers. The various sides in Top League rugby here in Japan are littered with players from Australia, New Zealand, the British Isles, South Africa, and the Pacific Islands. Kosuke Endo has his sights set on reversing the trend.
After meeting this year's charismatic rookie class, Red
Bulls Reader decided to start an online series with
three of them. We present the first episode of Real Life: Secaucus, with rookies David Roth, Danleigh Borman and Luke Sassano, who all live in ...
keep it up lamby
I've been doing some research and collecting information
on Iraqi football lately. Essentially, it boils down to
things are really different over in Iraq for many obvious reasons. In fact, much of it is downright scary. Despite knowing that things are ...
So it’s been a long road to the
final match of Euro 2008, but here we are.
This has been one of the most exciting tournaments in recent memory with boring, negative, defensively oriented teams bowing out, for the most part, in the group stages.
Greg Norman and Chris Evert Photo by: Ray
Nichols / Splash Call it a love match! Chris
Evert and Greg Norman were married on Saturday in a sunset ceremony in the Bahamas, the couple confirmed to PEOPLE exclusively. The tennis and golf legends, both ...
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's eagerly awaited return to
international cricket with the home series against South Africa
is doubtful as he is yet to recover from his injury.
Now this is an interesting combo. Gabrielle Richens
was born from Indian and Chinese descent although her
parents are from South Africa. So that explains why she “make me hoany.” Notables include appearances in the top 100 Sexiest women in ...
Don’t get your hopes totally up just yet
- fuddy duddy religious and political groups and trying
to put the kibosh on it . Just a reminder: In addition to overflowing your luggage with rubbers, pack some in your carry-on; you know how badly ...
Plans to legalise prostitution for the 2010 football
World Cup in South Africa have been criticised by
religious groups and opposition parties. The local authority in Durban wants legalised adult entertainment venues during the tournament. But African ...
ALEX FERGUSON says he is convinced Manchester United
will land Dimitar Berbatov before the start of the
season. The Old Trafford chief has spoken about his hunt for the Tottenham striker for the first time. He started tracking the 27-year-old ...















Pistorius not picked for South African track team - ...