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Aussies can't get enough of the vuvuzelas
An attempt to cash in on South Africa's ear-piercing vuvuzela is no laughing matter for Australian sports administrators.
Soccer: All Whites lose element of surprise for Italian job
Coach Herbert has named an unchanged lineup for tomorrow's match against Italy.
FIFA World Cup: What happened at the Cup overnight
Nicolas Anelka's foul-mouthed tirade at the French coach dominated overnight news at the WC.
Soccer: French shed no tears for defeat of 'imposteurs'
Rarely can a country have greeted its own national team's humiliation in the World Cup with such grim satisfaction.
<i>Stuart Dye:</i> Battle of the haves and the have nots
The Italy goalkeeper gets paid more in a year than the entire All Whites team - and he won't even play in Monday's game. Stuart Dye examines the gulf between the two teams.
<i>David Leggat:</i> Maradona most watchable element of contest so far
So a week in, and who has caught the eye at the World Cup? David Leggat believes it may be Argentina's flamboyant manager.
<i>Fred de Jong:</i> Germany set tournament standard
The soccer has not lived up to pre-tournament expectations, writes former All White Fred de Jong.
<i>Stuart Dye:</i> South Africans think NZ women are ugly
It's war. South Africans think New Zealand women are ugly, according to Johannesburg’s biggest daily newspaper, writes Stuart Dye.