CAPE TOWN: South Africa`s government Monday ordered the police and army to take "harsh" action to stamp out anti-foreigner threats after immigrants fearing violence sought refuge in several police stations. Seven people were arrested for public violence in a Cape Town township after

JOHANNESBURG: Spain believe international football is entering a bright new age, powered by the sleek, easy on the eye style which triumphed over Holland`s muscular harassment in the World Cup final. Vicente Del Bosque`s side added the world title to their European crown thanks to Andres

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch football team, who were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the World Cup final, will return to a heroes welcome and a parade along the canals of Amsterdam on Tuesday afternoon, city officials confirmed. "The players will parade in a boat which will navigate the canals of

MADRID: Millions danced, cheered and set off fireworks in an all-night football induced delirium after Spain`s first World Cup triumph. The centre of Madrid became a sea of red and gold -- the national colours -- as huge crowds poured onto the streets to celebrate Spain`s nailbiting 1-0

MADRID: Spain revelled in World Cup glory Monday as its conquering football team headed home with the trophy having inspired a red and gold fiesta with their victory in the final over the Netherlands. As the South African hosts gave themselves a pat on the back for defying pessimistic

MADRID: Keeper Iker Casillas sealed Spain`s first ever World Cup win by kissing his TV reporter girlfriend, who had been accused of distracting him, before millions of viewers during a live on-air interview. The 29-year-old told Sara Carbonero, a journalist for Spain`s Telecinco channel,

THE HAGUE: Dutch fans reacted with disbelief to Sunday`s 1-0 World Cup final loss to Spain, as silence fell on an Amsterdam square where about 180,000 football fans saw the defeat on big TV screens.As the final whistle blew, some supporters on the capital`s Museumplein (Museum Square)

JOHANNESBURG: Uruguay striker Diego Forlan was on Sunday surprisingly awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the 2010 World Cup.Atletico Madrid striker Forlan grabbed five goals at the tournament as his country finished in fourth place after losing Saturday`s third-place play-off

JOHANNESBURG: There was bitter disppointment for Dutch captain Gionvanni van Bronckhorst on Sunday as he ended his 14-year Oranje career after the 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup final.The injury-time goal by Spain`s Andres Iniesta in the 116th-minute was enough to give Vicente del

JOHANNESBURG: Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque hailed his country`s first World Cup win as a triumph for football`s finest traditions."Today is a reward for beautiful football," the former Real Madrid coach declared in the aftermath of a 1-0 win over a Dutch side that had unsuccessfully

THE HAGUE: The Dutch media reflected online Sunday night on the "trauma" of the Orange Eleven`s 1-0 World Cup defeat to Spain which it said had plunged the country in "deep mourning"."Third trauma for Orange," read the lead story of the popular De Telegraaf daily, recalling the losses

BERLIN: Salty soothsayer Paul, the "psychic" octopus, finished the World Cup with with a flawless record as Spain`s 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday`s final leaves him with eight perfect predictions.The eight-legged oracle has become a World Cup sensation by correctly forecasting

JOHANNESBURG: Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas was voted the best goalkeeper at the World Cup on Sunday after his side won the trophy by beating Holland 1-0 in the final.Casillas, who twice crucially denied Arjen Robben with the score at 0-0, gets FIFA`s Golden Glove award after conceding

JOHANNESBURG: Sunday`s World Cup final will be remembered for a record 13 yellow cards and one red as well as for Andres Iniesta`s winning goal in extra-time for Spain.English referee Howard Webb handed out eight yellows to Holland in an often bruising encounter in Johannesburg, as well

MADRID: A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced in the streets chanting "Viva Espana!" as the country`s first ever World Cup trophy sparked a nationwide fiesta.The centre of Madrid was a sea of the red and gold national colours as Spain celebrated its

JOHANNESBURG: Andres Iniesta secured the World Cup for Spain for the first time in their history by scoring the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands four minutes from the end of extra-time on Sunday.Just as it seemed a third World Cup final was destined to be settled

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa`s Soccer City erupted in lights for the World Cup closing ceremony, with singers performing a melody of local music from urban hip-hop to a cappella chorals.The blazing farewell to Africa`s first World Cup began with a flyover of three Gripen fighter jets, as

BIRMINGHAM: Paul Collingwood wants England to get back to playing intense cricket as they look to recover from the shock of losing to Bangladesh with victory over the Tigers in their one-day finale. The all-rounder was in the England team that went down by five runs to Bangladesh in the

  JOHANNESBURG: Fired-up Dutch and Spanish fans rallied for the World Cup final on Sunday after travelling through the night and shelling out thousands of dollars to support their sides. Long lines of fans, mostly orange-clad, entered the showcase Soccer City stadium as gates opened at

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa overcame years of skepticism about its ability to host the World Cup, pulling off the four-week tournament without major incident and showing off the nation`s modern face.Here`s a look at how the tournament has gone:SECURITYCrime was one of the main concerns at