World Cup chit-chat: France jolted as Ribery is ruled out

France's World Cup chances suffered a severe blow when influential winger Franck Ribery was ruled out with lower back problems on Friday. Coach Didier Deschamps also said that attacking midfielder......

Spectre of 2002 haunts France before Italy game

France's wait on the fitness of captain Patrick Vieira, with their Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread, brings back memories of their 2002 World Cup nightmare. Vieira, who sustained a thigh injury......

Late strikes save Tunisia, South Africa

Two impressive long-range shots in the final minutes gave Tunisia and South Africa draws in their opening African Nations Cup Group D games in Tamale on Wednesday. Mejdi Traoui fired in a 30-metre......

Tunisia need injection of youth: Lemerre

Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre gave a sober assessment of his side's World Cup performance after Friday's 1-0 defeat to Ukraine and said it was vital to focus on building a younger team able to......

Tunisia fright gives Spain wake-up call

Whisper it quietly but this could just be the wake-up call Spain needed.A nation used to World Cup disappointment in large doses will now start to believe after a come-from-behind 3-1 win over......