Brazil beats Ivory Coast 3-1 to reach 2nd round
JOHANNESBURG: Luis Fabiano scored a pair of goals and Elano added another as Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1 Sunday to secure a spot in the second round of the World…
Italy held to surprising 1-1 draw by NZealand
NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — Defending champion Italy was held to another 1-1 draw Sunday, this time by New Zealand, in the latest World Cup surprise. The 78th-ranked All Whites…
Paraguay beats Slovakia 2-0 at the World Cup
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa: Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros scored a goal each Sunday to give Paraguay a 2-0 win over Slovakia in Group F of the World Cup. Paraguay took…
World-Cup Tuesday Preview: France, South Africa and more
RUSTENBURG, South Africa: Mexico and Uruguay need only a draw in their Group A match Tuesday to qualify for the next round of the World Cup, so both may choose…
Security violently breaks up protest against police brutality
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: Security bodies again used force to break up a protest against police brutality on Sunday, for the second time in a week. Protestors had planned to assemble…
Commentary: Brazil, the press, Dunga, and the beautiful game
Over the last few months, the Brazilian press has been unforgiving in its incessant assault on Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, more commonly known as Dunga, the national coach and the…
Oil jumps towards $79 after China vows flexible yuan
SINGAPORE: Crude prices rose 2.2 percent on Monday to the highest since early May after China vowed to allow a flexible yuan exchange rate, raising expectations of higher petroleum imports…
Mideast light weighed down by supplies
TOKYO: The Middle East crude market expects to be weighed down this week by weakness in light grades despite strong gas oil cracks, but distillate-rich grades in the Asia-Pacific market…
Telecoms Competition in Kuwait
KUWAIT: As the first market in the Gulf to allow competition between private operators, Kuwait 's mobile sector is considered relatively mature and advanced, with high penetration rates and per…
Zamalek's Emad wanted to join 'trophy-less' club
CAIRO: Many players were reluctant to join Zamalek for their trophy-less seasons over the past six years, but the chronic title drought was the reason why Emad Mohamed Ridha moved…
