Luck helps Netherlands beat Denmark 2-0

Netherlands needed a lucky own goal and a late strike by Dirk Kuyt to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over Denmark in their Group E match at Soccer City on......

Blatter joins Twitterati in time for World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be giving his thoughts on football in slightly shorter bursts than usual after opening up a Twitter account just in time for the World Cup in South Africa.......

Van Nistelrooy left out of Dutch World Cup squad

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk omitted Hamburg SV striker Ruud van Nistelrooy from his provisional 30-men squad for the World Cup on Tuesday. Van Nistelrooy retired as an international after......

No Van Nistelrooy in Dutch WC training squad

Ruud van Nistelrooy's hopes of a dramatic return to the international fold at the World Cup look slimmer after the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker was left out of a Dutch training......

Late Kuranyi strike earns Schalke 3-3 draw

Schalke 04 forward Kevin Kuranyi headed a last-minute equaliser to complete a double strike and salvage a 3-3 draw with Hamburg SV in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Hamburg squandered a two-goal first......