We have entered the knock-out stages of the greatest tournament (arguably) on earth. The halfway mark is disappearing in the distance, so here are some of the best, and worst, things that have been a part of this World Cup so far:
The best:
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Forget the Thierry Henry of Arsenal days. Forget the mazy runs, the languid sprint and the delightful finishes. There is only one Henry that football will remember, and that is the cheat who popped up on Wednesday night.
He used to be revered as ...
By Pamela Weaver
It's taken me 23 years, but at last I understand why my old man, who is English, still can't let go of Maradona's infamous "hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. Next time he enters into what, for more than two ...
The front row -- 5
Failed to consistently front up as a unit. Beast and Bismarck are tired and to be very frank have not been at their best for a while now. They were near invisible in the loose. Smittie didn't play any worse than he has this year, ...
In exactly 273 days from now the world will be descending on South Africa for the 2010 soccer World Cup while some of the world's best soccer talent will be feeling a little disgruntled in front of their top-of-the-range HDTV televisions where they'l...
With the latest round of 2010 qualifying matches underway around the planet, South Africa is firmly in the international spotlight as the hosts of the next World Cup.
Our early exit from the 2010 African Cup of Nations tournament is a major blow ...
ESPN among others are reporting that seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is set to return next year.
Aged 37 in a couple of weeks’ time, Armstrong is reportedly going to be racing for the Astana team once again.
How wise this is...
Two recent newspaper headlines “Grant turns down R10 million” and “Springbok captain John Smit released for club duty”, provide plenty food for thought. They once again raise questions about the expediency or necessity of allowing foreign-bas...
So Marco van Basten's imperious Oranje Army find themselves atop their Euro group with every team’s fate in their hands. Good times for the dyke-builders. No-one can deny them their position after two absolutely magnificent victories, I daresay the...
So with one round of the Euro Championships gone, the time for hype has died and everyone have put down their markers. The big guns seem to be back in full force to avenge the utter humiliation of Euro 2004 and this is shaping up to be a classic tour...
