Nations Cup: Joy for SA, Cape Verde after late drama

A night of unrelenting emotion ended in joy for South Africa and Cape VerdeIslands and sorrow for Morocco and Angola as the four Group A teams served up an African Nations Cup treat on Sunday.......

Forlan, the discovery of this World Cup

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis Revolution......

World Cup Sid on why Forlan should win Golden Ball

Why doesn't the world of football talk enough about Diego Forlan? For World Cup Sid, Forlan is the player of the tournament or the winner of the Golden Ball award for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a......

World Cup Sid gets upclose with World Cup beauties

World Cup Sid, Rediff.com's man in South Africa, meets fans from different countries during the quarter-finals between Brazil and the Netherlands, and Germany and Argentina.. 'I found......

Days of samba football are over, says Van Marwijk

Dutch style and Brazilian flair no longer have a place at major tournaments such as the World Cup, Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said on Thursday. "I know the Brazilian team played beautiful......