South Africa comfortably secured a convincing first Test victory over India after mopping up the remainder of the home side’s innings on the fourth day in Nagpur on Tuesday.
Schalke coach Felix Magath hailed the club’s supporters after his side claimed a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday which helped them climb up to third in the German Bundesliga.
Both Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods went home with trophies, with Mickelson winning the Tour Championship and Woods a winner of the $10 million FedEx Cup title in Atlanta, Georgia.
South African President Jacob Zuma acknowledged Friday that his country is beset by a high crime rate, but vowed it will be prepared to host the 2010 World Cup.
Liverpool’s disastrous season plunges to new depths as they suffer a humiliating 2-1 English FA Cup exit to Championship side Reading at Anfield.
Real Madrid returned to the top of the table in Spain after edging past Racing Santander 1-0 on Saturday, while previous leaders Barcelona could only draw 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao.
Manchester City upset nine-man Chelsea 4-2 on Saturday in an emotion-charged match that began with the visitors’ defender Wayne Bridge refusing to shake the hand of the Premier League leaders’ captain John Terry.
With only 100 days before the kick-off of the first World Cup to be staged in Africa, the host country’s officials are confident that the footballing showpiece will be a success.
Real Madrid capped a disappointing week by being held goalless by Sporting Gijon in the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday night.
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni is “more than convinced” he will be a Roma player by January 2.
With Portsmouth failing to avert an upcoming court appearance over millions in unpaid taxes, and West Ham’s new owners claiming their acquisition made “no commercial sense,” the plight of the two English clubs highlights the dire economic times that world football faces.
