Football

On the field of play, South Africa fared worse than any host nation. Off the field, it was a resounding winner.

Jarque, a former Espanyol footballer died last year in Italy while on pre-season training.

The 91-year-old anti-apartheid icon had kept a low profile during the monthlong tournament.

The Oranje will strive to win the WC for the first time in their history when they take on Spain in the final.

Loew has so far not talked about his future after contract talks broke down in February.

Seeing the whole of Spain sing together in wild support of La Furia Roja is a sight to behold, indeed.

Germany's injury worries have cleared up ahead of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final with Spain.

Diego Maradona cast doubt over his future, saying he'd been drained of all his energy by a 4-0 defeat to Germany.

The performance comes after Maradona refused to share a podium with Mueller after a friendly between the two teams.

Brazil's quarter-final with Netherlands on Friday has the potential to be one of the best matches of the World Cup.

The star player has insisted that his comments about Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz were misconstrued.

Blatter said the debate on goal-line technology would be reopened when the International FA Board meets in July.

Capello said he wanted to discuss his future with Football Association chairman Roger Burden soon.

Star forward Keisuke Honda and midfielder Yusuhito Endo both scored against Denmark from long range.

Their 3-1 win over Denmark in final Group E game on Thursday meant Japan had equaled their best World Cup run.

Following their 0-7 drubbing by Portugal, North Korea's coach insisted there would be no further consequences.