World Cup party starts early in Cape Town
Reuters - 2 hours 52 minutes agoThousands of fans began a World Cup party on the streets of Cape Town on Friday before the draw for the most-watched sporting spectacle.
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Thousands of fans began a World Cup party on the streets of Cape Town on Friday before the draw for the most-watched sporting spectacle.
Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., which manages government pensions, may consider buying a stake in Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s planned Kusile plant, Brian Molefe, the PIC’s chief executive officer, said in an interview in Pretoria today.
A team official says Argentina will set up its World Cup training base in Pretoria ahead of next year's tournament in South Africa. Huberto Grondona, son of Argentine football federation president Julio Grondona, said Thursday that two-time champion Argentina has reached a deal to train at the University of Pretoria.
The gods of soccer smiled upon the United States for once on Friday, giving the Americans one of the most fortunate draws imaginable for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (FULL DRAW).
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, David Beckham and Charlize Theron have added glamor and gravitas to the 2010 World Cup draw, kicking off Africa's first World Cup. About 3,000 people attended Friday's event at the Cape Town International Convention Center, ending weeks of waiting by fans to find out who their teams will face in the group stage of the World Cup, which starts June 11 and ends July 11.
Reaction to the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals made in Cape Town on Friday:
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- South African police said they arrested a journalist at the Cape Town International Convention Center for making a hoax bomb threat before the World Cup draw.
Mexico will open the World Cup against the host South Africans, on June 11 in Johannesburg, and will also play France and Uruguay in the World Cup.
Millions of football fans around the globe will be glued to their television screens on Friday when the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is made in Cape Town.
South African police arrested two people on Friday for separate hoax threats against the draw for next year's soccer World Cup.
A foreign journalist has been arrested after he made a hoax bomb threat outside the venue where the 2010 World Cup draw is to be held, a police spokesman said Friday. This is the second arrest for hoax threats after police nabbed a South African man who made two calls saying a bomb had been planted at the airport, where security is tight.
Where will the 32 qualified teams next summer end up? Follow along with the 2010 World Cup draw from Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. The action begins at 12:45 p.m. ET and SI.com will complete the grid LIVE. Stay up to date with Grant Wahl's Twitter commentary .
The 32 World Cup teams will learn their group-stage opponents Friday in an elaborate ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. Join us for updates and send in your comments throughout the draw.
The eyes of the soccer world focused on Cape Town on Friday, with fans of 32 competing nations hoping for a kind draw at next year's World Cup. Coaches, former soccer stars and celebrities were gathering for a draw ceremony to decide the eight groups of four teams. Oscar-winning movie star Charlize Theron will help FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke in a lavish ceremony due to start at 7 p.m.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England and the U.S. will play in the first round of next year’s soccer World Cup, while Brazil will face 2006 semifinalist Portugal as it seeks a record-extending sixth title.
South African Retief Goosen recovered from the embarrassment of a putt rolling back to his feet by taking a one-shot lead Friday after two rounds of the Sun City Challenge.
England has won its one-day international series against South Africa 2-1 after rain forced Friday's fifth and final match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The start was delayed with the outfield waterlogged by downpours during the days leading up to the match and eventually abandoned following an umpires' inspection at 5 p.m.
Argentina beat England, Italy and Germany to a plush World Cup headquarters at Pretoria University on Wednesday, Argentine Football Association (AFA) envoy Humberto Grondona said.
Cape Town - Part of Cape Town International Convention Centre, venue for the World Cup final draw, was sealed off Friday following a bomb scare. The alert, hours before the draw takes place, followed an earlier bomb scare at Cape Town airport, police...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England will face the U.S. in the group stage of soccer’s World Cup next year. The groups are being drawn in Cape Town today. Thirty-two countries have qualified for the South African tournament, the first to be held in Africa.