Football

A late injury time goal by striker Donovan helped USA top Group C.

Bafana Bafana became the first host nation to be eliminated after the first round.

Spain have three points after 2-0 victory over Honduras and can still win Group H with a victory over Chile.

Lampard denied it was a heated meeting with Capello, and stressed all the players were behind the Italian coach.

Dunga is taking a lot of positives from how Brazil handled adversities in its convincing win over Ivory Coast.

The result set up a Group C finale on Wednesday with England taking on Slovenia and the United States playing Algeria.

The Netherlands take on Japan on Saturday with high hopes of securing a berth in the World Cup's knockout stages.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger plans to sign a defender before the end of the World Cup.

Greece earned its first World Cup win on Thursday, coming from behind to beat 10-man Nigeria 2-1.

"Okay, I'm a bit cross. Of course I'm cross," the Spaniard told after the match.

Australia has lodged a plea for leniency with FIFA over Tim Cahill's red card against Germany.

"We can't be satisfied with a second round, a quarter-final, a semi-final," the 26-year-old said.

Germany striker Lukas Podolski's return to scoring form in the 4-0 win over Australia.

However, centerback Ledley King, whose groin injury is being assessed on a daily basis, missed the training again.

The two World Cup outsiders are keen to show they won't be easy prey in South Africa.

The Korea result brought the country's World Cup scoring record to 0-12.