Fabio Capello was firmly back in control of England’s World Cup campaign on Monday after a player revolt launched by John Terry fizzled out, leaving the former captain isolated.

South Korea play winless Nigeria in their final Group B match here on Tuesday in the knowledge that a win would seal their berth in the last 16 stage of the World Cup.
The South Koreans, bidding to reach the second round for only the second time in eight World Cups, kicked off their group campaign here with a 2-0 win over Greece, but then crashed 1-4 to Argentina to stand second in Group B.

Coach Diego Maradona and his Argentina superstars are in Polokwane to face Greece Tuesday with the promise of more World Cup goals and a perfect record going into the second round.

The France World Cup squad resumed training here on Monday a day after they went on strike over the expulsion of forward Nicolas Anelka.
The 21-man squad jogged round the pitch while embattled coach Raymond Domenech chatted with his coaching staff.

Chile continued their dream World Cup run with a 1-0 defeat of 10-man Switzerland here on Monday to move within touching distance of the last 16. The South Americans climbed to the top of Group H after second half substitute Mark Gonzalez finally broke down a steely Swiss defence in the 75th minute.

North Korea’s goalkeeper Ri Myong-Guk misses a shot from midfielder Tiago (left) to give Portugal their seventh and last goal in their Group G first round 2010 World Cup match in Cape Town on Monday.

The President of the United States said on Monday the most important job was not his but that of being a good father.

England and Australia meet in a five-match one-day international series starting at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl ground on Tuesday, knowing their every move will be scrutinised for its Ashes relevance.

Almost half of Russians in a recent poll blamed dictator Joseph Stalin’s “blunders” for the Soviet Union’s huge losses of life in World War II, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.

The chairman, chief executive officer and top executives of an Australian mining firm were aboard a chartered plane that went missing after it took off in Cameroon, Australian mining officials said on