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Once exclusively used for rugby and banned from staging football games, Loftus Versfeld Stadium might help SA to the knockout stages of the World Cup.
The leading World Cup contenders begin flexing their muscles this week, a little more than 100 days before the big kick-off in South Africa.
Soccer World Cup organising head Danny Jordaan on Monday described South Africa’s safety record in hosting major sports events as ”second to none”.
Fifa will consider having extra match officials on the field to help referees at next year’s World Cup in South Africa, Sepp Blatter said on Monday.
Barcelona’s hold on the European title could be loosened this week, while Liverpool could be eliminated from the Champions League as well.
Former Premier League match officials criticised the referee for allowing a goal that deflected in off a beach ball in Sunderland’s win over Liverpool
Kevin Pietersen was on Thursday included in England’s squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa, but there was no place for Steve Harmison.
Tottenham and Chelsea stayed neck and neck at the top of the English Premier League with away victories on Sunday.
Germany beat Azerbaijan 2-0 to move ahead in its World Cup qualifying group on Wednesday, while France laboured to a 1-0 win over the Faroe Islands.
Boks coach Peter de Villiers has apologised for his apparent acceptance that Schalk Burger’s eye-gouging of Luke Fitzgerald was just part of the game.
British and Irish Lions prop Andrew Sheridan is flattered but not lulled by the praise being heaped upon him by the South Africans.
With soccer stars heading to the Confed Cup, South Africa is hoping to put on a show that will prove they were the right choice to host the World Cup.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers can’t wait to pick apart a British and Irish Lions squad he said he largely expected on Tuesday.
Everton reached an FA Cup final against Chelsea by beating Manchester United 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday.
Stunned 3-1 at home by Chelsea in the Champions League, Liverpool badly needs to bounce back by beating Blackburn on Saturday.
English football hopes that the four Premier League clubs who have made it to the quarterfinal draw will avoid each other on Friday.
Ayegbeni Yakubu turned home a free kick for the equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 victory over Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Nicolas Anelka’s two goals kept Chelsea at the top of the Premier League in a 2-0 victory on Sunday, and Darren Bent’s double lifted Tottenham.
Salomon Kalou scored twice and set up another Saturday in Chelsea’s 5-0 romp at Middlesbrough to maintain the Blues’ high-scoring title charge.
Cristiano Ronaldo returns after injury for Portugal, while Michael Owen is still shut out by England coach Fabio Capello.
