Soweto (South Africa), Nov 24 (DPA) Orlando Stadium, Soweto, a Saturday afternoon in October. The foghorn of hundreds of plastic trumpets, called vuvuzelas, wafts up out of the stands across the sprawling township as if calling Sowetans to prayer.
Harare/Maputo, Nov 24 (DPA) Some time over the next six months Miriam Vambe hopes to be boarding a plane for the first time, directly to South Africa.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard at tea on the first day of the second cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Green Park stadium here Tuesday.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) India reached 307 for one at tea in their second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Green Park here Tuesday.
Hamburg, Nov 24 (DPA) The Soccer City in Johannesburg will host the opening and the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June.
Johannesburg, Nov 24 (DPA) The author of an article in Britain's Guardian newspaper on the subject of 'why going to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup terrifies me' must have been thinking last week she spoke too soon.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir gave India an explosive start in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here Tuesday.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Scoreboard at lunch on the first day of the second cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at Green Park stadium here Tuesday.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) India were 131 for no loss at lunch on the first day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Green Park stadium here Tuesday.
London, Nov 24 (DPA) Rafael Nadal was accentuating the positive, with his eye on next week's Davis Cup final and the 2010 ATP season, following an opening loss at the World Tour Finals.
Kanpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test at Green Park stadium here Tuesday.
London, Nov 24 (DPA) Novak Djokovic claimed his 11th victory in a row with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 comeback over Nikolay Davydenko to start the ATP World Tour Finals on what was a disappointing day for rival Rafael Nadal.
Karachi, Nov 23 (IANS) A parliamentary committee on sports Monday asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against security officials who showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team during a tour in March this year.
Dubai, Nov 23 (IANS) The tried and tested new umpires review system will come into effect with the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Pakistan starting in Dunedin from Wednesday.
Kanpur, Nov 23 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been declared fit for the second Test against Sri Lanka starting here from Tuesday.
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the trial of an updated Video Umpire system at the ABN AMRO Men's Champions Trophy which will take place in Melbourne from November 28 to December 5.
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 to enter the men's semi-finals here Monday.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) With contrasting victories in the third round of the Ranji Trophy Super League, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have moved to the top of Group A and B.
Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) A 78-year-old grandfather from Nepal has wrested back from his Japanese rival the record of being the oldest man to conquer Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, at the age of 76.
Madrid, Nov 23 (DPA) Tuesday will be do or die time for troubled Barcelona.
Their brilliant but brief reign as champions of Europe could be over unless they beat the Italian champions at home.
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