World Cup Football: Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to enter finals

World Cup Football: Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to enter finals

CAPE TOWN: European warhorse Netherlands defeated South American underdogs Uruguay 3-2 in the first semifinal of the FIFA World Cup 2010 to book a spot in the finals.

Indian eves beat South Africa 5-0, men lose 1-4 to Indonesia

Indian eves beat South Africa 5-0, men lose 1-4 to Indonesia

NEW DELHI : In a sweet-sour day for India, its women's team trounced South Africa 5-0 but the men's team suffered a crushing 1-4 defeat at the hands of Indonesia in the Thomas and Uber Cup Final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday.

South Africa beat Afghanistan to move to Super Eights

South Africa beat Afghanistan to move to Super Eights

BARBADOS : South Africa booked their place in the Super Eights with a convincing 59-run victory over Afghanistan in their final World Twenty20 Group C match in Barbados.

Seminar on FIFA World Cup in Goa

Seminar on FIFA World Cup in Goa

GOA : The 34th National Convention of the Sports Journalists' Federation of India is to be held in Goa from May 5 to 9 and, among the highlights of the five-day meet, is the FIFA World Cup 2010 seminar to be held on May 7 ahead of the mega event starting on June 11 in South Africa.

Raina's ton takes India into Super Eights

Raina's ton takes India into Super Eights

ST. LUCIA : On form alone, Suresh Raina is the best T20 batsman in the Indian squad.

AIDS vaccine researcher hopeful

AIDS vaccine researcher hopeful

JOHANNESBURG : A leader in the search for a vaccine against HIV, which causes AIDS, said Friday that recent advances have given scientists new reason for hope.

Qaida threatens to strike during soccer World Cup

Qaida threatens to strike during soccer World Cup

ALGIERS: Al-Qaida’s North African branch has threatened to attack the World Cup Football finals in South Africa which start in June.

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Saving grace for India in the hockey World Cup

NEW DELHI: The tune played before India’s match had been changed from the original ‘chak de India’ to ‘all is well’.

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India look for face-saver

NEW DELHI: India played for a semi-final spot against Spain a few days ago, and lost it despite getting enough chances.

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MS Dhoni reminds me of Hansie: Allan Donald

MUMBAI: South Africa would be reasonably happy with their performance in the third game at Ahmedabad, but the series loss would be an obvious bitter pill to swallow for the team and the management.