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White elephant worries for South Afric’s World Cup stadiums

POLOKWANE: The stadium in Polokwane, inspired by Africa's ancient baobab trees, stands…

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Run on German coach’s ‘lucky’ World Cup sweater

BERLIN: Football-mad Germans have snapped up the "lucky" blue cashmere sweater that…

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Egypt raids tunnel to smuggle cars to Gaza

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have discovered a tunnel being used to smuggle cars…

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Egypt to open two consulates in Iraq

CAIRO: Egypt, whose head of mission in Baghdad was killed in 2005,…

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Heroes welcome home for Ghana’s national squad

ACCRA: Thousands of football fans thronged Ghana's main airport Monday to welcome…

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Fans flood into Cape Town for World Cup semi-final

CAPE TOWN: Fans for the Netherlands and Uruguay descended on Cape Town…

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Mature Germany ready to sink Spain

DURBAN: Germany's abrupt coming of age at this World Cup has caught…

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Nigeria lifts ban on national team

ABUJA: Nigeria's government on Monday lifted a two-year ban it imposed on…

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S.African national parks sell soccer safari for World Cup

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK: As the sun set over the savannah at Kruger…

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Israel army not amused as troops rock the West Bank casbah

JERUSALEM: A bunch of bored Israeli troops may have to face the…

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