SA satisfied despite less than perfect opener

South Africa woke up with a smug satisfaction on Saturday despite only drawing in the opening World Cup match. The 1-1 draw for the host nation in the tournament's first match against Mexico at......

South Africa drop striker McCarthy

South Africa's all-time leading scorer Benni McCarthy was one of five players cut from the World Cup hosts' squad on Tuesday as coach Carlos Alberto Parreira settled on his 23 players for the June......

Late goal takes Brazil past South Africa

Substitute Daniel Alves scored two minutes from time to give holders Brazil a hard-earned 1-0 win over hosts South Africa on Thursday and a place in the Confederations Cup final. Alves, who had......

Spain set world record for successive wins

European champions Spain set a world record of 15 successive international wins by beating South Africa 2-0 in the Confederations Cup on Saturday. David Villa's goal seven minutes into the second......