The Oranje of Holland will be bidding to reach their first final in 32 years in South Africa and shake off their image of group-stage giants, knock-out-phase chokers at the World Cup.

In a football-crazy country like Uruguay, four out of five boys want to become professional players in Europe.
Diego Forlan was no exception to the dream, but unlike the huge majority the balanced, tenacious striker made it come true.

A woman suffered critical burns after a man set her alight at an Australian petrol station on Tuesday, in a horrific scene that prompted the police to urge witnesses to seek counselling.

The death toll from a violent weekend storm that lashed Central America neared 150 Tuesday, and more fatalities were feared as rescuers reached villages cut off by floods and mudslides.

Portugal will arrive at the World Cup with the weighty expectations of demanding coach Carlos Queiroz on their shoulders.

Germany’s President Horst Koehler said on Monday he was stepping down with immediate effect, in a surprise move after criticism of recent comments he made about the country’s mission in Afghanistan.

An Ahmadiya man was stabbed to death by an enraged Muslim in Pakistan on Monday, just days after gun, grenade and suicide attacks on the minority sect killed more than 80 people, the police said.

Hundreds of community, political and religious leaders from across Afghanistan were arriving in Kabul on Monday for a crucial assembly, or “peace jirga” that could set the agenda for ending years of w

Red Bull boss Christian Horner was still fuming on Monday after teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian
Vettel collided in Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix — and handed momemtum to McLaren.

Dressed only in tight-fitting football shirts or skimpy bikinis, and pouting enthusiastically for lucrative sportswear and magazine photoshoots, the World Cup WAGs are on the march.