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Andres Iniesta grabbed a late winner in extra-time as Spain won the World Cup for the first time after beating Netherlands 1-0. Iniesta struck with four minutes remaining to settle… Read more »

JOHANNESBURG: The dungeon-like bowels of the mammoth Soccer City stadium had the sunniest of visitors on Saturday. Normally the most sleepy of daily routine practices at the World Cup here,… Read more »

BBC One Show babe Christine Bleakley has been sensationally sacked by the company for romancing England football star Frank Lampard. The presenter was supposed to return to The One Show… Read more »

SYDNEY: Harry, a 700-kg crocodile living in a Darwin crocodile park on Saturday backed Paul the octopus in picking Spain to win the World Cup. The crocodile took less than… Read more »

Tennis ace Serena Williams has revealed that it took her two decades to accept that her body was never going to be as willowy as her older sister’s. The 28-year-old… Read more »

MELBOURNE: Former freestyle swimmer Ian Thorpe is all set to mark his acting debut by playing a serial killer with a conscience. Thorpe will be performing with many other celebrities… Read more »

THE weather at Port Elizabeth is a tease. Bright and sunny one moment, cloudy and gloomy the next. But the chill is consistent, the wind from the bay ensures it… Read more »

LONDON: Maria Sharapova has beaten the likes of Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva and Daniela Hantuchova to be named the sexiest female tennis player on the circuit. The Russian stunner came… Read more »

British tennis star Laura Robson sparked off controversy on Sunday, when she branded rivals on the circuit as “sluts who go with every guy”. “They go with every guy and… Read more »