Fabio Capello insists he won’t change his policy of only telling his team who is playing hours before kick-off, despite concerns about the approach.
Italy got their title defence off to a stuttering start on Monday when they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Paraguay in their World Cup opener.
An expectant SA began counting down the hours on Thursday to the culmination of a six-year journey as it readied to kick off the Soccer World Cup.
Five-time champions Brazil return to South Africa for their final World Cup preparations on a high on Tuesday.
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/ 28 January 2010
Justine Henin capped her comeback by making the Australian Open final on Thursday where she will meet Serena Williams gunning for her fifth title.
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/ 25 January 2010
A dominant Roger Federer joined the Williams sisters in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday.
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/ 20 January 2010
Justine Henin returned with a bang on Wednesday by downing Elena Dementieva at the Australian Open, while Rafa Nadal kept up his title defence.
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/ 19 January 2010
Roger Federer and Serena Williams charged into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday with Venus Williams and Novak Djokovic hot on their heels.
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/ 2 December 2009
Any hopes Ireland had of competing at the 2010 World Cup were snuffed on Tuesday with Fifa saying there was no way they would add them as a 33rd team.
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/ 9 November 2009
Phil Mickelson left Shanghai on Monday for an extended break, wrapping up a difficult season on a high and excited about his prospects for 2010.