White elephant worries for South Afric’s World Cup stadiums
POLOKWANE: The stadium in Polokwane, inspired by Africa's ancient baobab trees, stands…
Run on German coach’s ‘lucky’ World Cup sweater
BERLIN: Football-mad Germans have snapped up the "lucky" blue cashmere sweater that…
Egypt raids tunnel to smuggle cars to Gaza
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have discovered a tunnel being used to smuggle cars…
Egypt to open two consulates in Iraq
CAIRO: Egypt, whose head of mission in Baghdad was killed in 2005,…
Heroes welcome home for Ghana’s national squad
ACCRA: Thousands of football fans thronged Ghana's main airport Monday to welcome…
Fans flood into Cape Town for World Cup semi-final
CAPE TOWN: Fans for the Netherlands and Uruguay descended on Cape Town…
Mature Germany ready to sink Spain
DURBAN: Germany's abrupt coming of age at this World Cup has caught…
Nigeria lifts ban on national team
ABUJA: Nigeria's government on Monday lifted a two-year ban it imposed on…
S.African national parks sell soccer safari for World Cup
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK: As the sun set over the savannah at Kruger…
Israel army not amused as troops rock the West Bank casbah
JERUSALEM: A bunch of bored Israeli troops may have to face the…