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Scots deflated by World Cup bagpipe ban

21 Sep 2011 13:44 -
A ban on bagpipes at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand has knocked the wind out of the Scotland team.

India embraces the vuvuzela

29 Sep 2010 10:32 - Ben Sheppard
The vuvuzelas that became the droning soundtrack to the Soccer World Cup in SA are to make a comeback at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Life after the World Cup for unwanted vuvuzelas

06 Sep 2010 15:04 - Faranaaz Parker
The vuvuzela may have made it into the Oxford Dictionary, but you may find little use for it beyond the football stadium.

Vuvuzelas set for blast off at Commonwealth Games

03 Sep 2010 07:53 - Amlan Chakraborty
Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October.

Vuvuzela trumpeted by Oxford dictionary

19 Aug 2010 07:28 - Staff Reporter
The vuvuzela, which became the sound of the Soccer World Cup, has won an entry in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English.

Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham ban vuvuzelas

21 Jul 2010 08:42 - Staff Reporter
English Premier League clubs Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham have banned controversial vuvuzela horns from their stadiums this season.
Hawkers suffer as Bafana crash out of Cup

Hawkers suffer as Bafana crash out of Cup

24 Jun 2010 14:30 - Fienie Grobler
Johannesburg street sellers were raking it in at the start of the World Cup, but now that Bafana has crashed out, business has slumped.
Czech TV mutes vuvuzelas

Czech TV mutes vuvuzelas

22 Jun 2010 14:12 - Staff Reporter
Czech public television network CT is putting a sock into vuvuzelas at Soccer World Cup games in South Africa.
World Cup embraces triumph and disaster

World Cup embraces triumph and disaster

19 Jun 2010 06:56 -
Tournament teeters between triumph and disaster, not quite living up to expectations of the evangelists, but not fulfilling dire prophecies either.
Woman injures throat in vuvuzela competition

Woman injures throat in vuvuzela competition

18 Jun 2010 14:32 - Staff Reporter
A Cape Town woman who injured her throat at a vuvuzela blowing competition said on Friday that she was on the mend.
Vuvuzelas a gold mine for China manufacturers

Vuvuzelas a gold mine for China manufacturers

18 Jun 2010 10:35 -
The vuvuzelas providing the ear-splitting soundtrack for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa are proving a gold mine for manufacturers in China.
UK supermarket chain wins boost from vuvuzelas

UK supermarket chain wins boost from vuvuzelas

16 Jun 2010 11:36 - Staff Reporter
British supermarket chain Sainsbury said on Wednesday that its World Cup goods -- and vuvuzelas -- are selling very well.
BBC considers vuvuzela-free Cup coverage

BBC considers vuvuzela-free Cup coverage

15 Jun 2010 07:02 - Staff Reporter
The BBC is examining whether it could transmit a "vuvuzela free" version of its Soccer World Cup coverage after a flood of complaints from viewers.
New vuvuzelas to turn down the World Cup volume

New vuvuzelas to turn down the World Cup volume

14 Jun 2010 10:36 - Staff Reporter
Makers of the vuvuzela plastic horns that have become a talking point at the Soccer World Cup have come up with a toned-down version.
Vuvuzelas: Curse or musical fanfare?

Vuvuzelas: Curse or musical fanfare?

09 Jun 2010 11:08 - Barry Moody
To coaches and players they could be a curse, to South Africans they might be a weapon that helps them overcome one of the lowest ratings for a host.
South Africa's talismans to avoid early Cup exit

South Africa's talismans to avoid early Cup exit

18 May 2010 07:01 - David Legge
Nelson Mandela, home advantage and vuvuzelas are among the elements South Africa hope will help avoid the shame of a first-round World Cup exit.

Holy vuvuzela!

15 Jan 2010 16:59 - Ray Ndlovu
The vuvuzela is common in Botswana, though largely still confined to the soccer pitch.

Vuvuzela creator blown off?

08 Jan 2010 12:46 - Phathisani Moyo
It used to be visible only at ­football matches, but the metre-long horn known as the vuvuzela has grown in popularity beyond South Africa

Japan football chief hopes to silence vuvuzelas

17 Nov 2009 11:06 - Staff Reporter
Japan's football chief has raised the decibel level against vuvuzelas at next year's World Cup.

Kuduzela bustles in on vuvuzela. Or does it?

17 Jul 2009 16:58 - Alexandra Turner
The evolution of South Africa's beloved vuvuzela is upon us. So it is out with the old, and in with the - kuduzela?

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