All the major European leagues finally got going last weekend but World Cup qualifying this weekend and in midweek takes centre stage. The European qualifying competition is the last of the federations to get going but to honest there... Read More

Go on, have a laugh at my predictions:-   UEFA European Championships 2008   Group A:- Armenia v Serbia – 0-1 Poland v Kazakhstan -2-1 Belgium v Finland – 1-2 Azerbaijan v Portugal – 1-0   Group B:- Scotland v Ukraine – 2-1 Faroe Islands v France 1-1 Italy v Georgia – 3-0     Group C:- Hungary v Malta – 6-0 Moldova v Turkey – 1-2 Greece v Bosnia-Herzegovina – 2-0   Group D:- Slovakia v San Marino – 5-0 Cyprus v Wales – 2-3 Republic of Ireland v Germany – 1-3   Group E:- England v Estonia – 1-0 Croatia v Israel – 3-0   Group F:- Iceland v Latvia – 2-0 Liechtenstein v Sweden – 1-3 Denmark v Spain – 3-2   Group G:- Belarus v Luxembourg – 2-0 Romania v Netherlands – 2-2 Slovenia v Albania – 1-0   Rugby World CupEngland 21 v France 19 Argentina 10 South Africa 26   CONMEBOL qualifying matches for FIFA World Cup 2010   Uruguay v Bolivia – 3-1 Argentina v Chile -2-2 Ecuador v Venezuela – 2-1 Peru v Paraguay – 1-3 Colombia v Brazil – 1-4 Read More

Andrew Murray-Watson says that Manchester United is attempting to lower their cost of capital by securing a loan against future gate receipts. Stan Hey with the World Cup Jacques Cousteau Team Award and individual nominations. Nathani... Read More

And now, the rest of the media is beginning to catch on. From our colleagues at the Sports Business Journal: U.S. Soccer officials in recent mee... Read More

An interesting response from Rashiq Fataar: "Unfortunately the perceptions of FIFA "folks" who I assume hold some form of superior knowledge do not match the reality of South Africa. The credibility of their views on South Africa is truly put to the test if they are suggesting or a... Read More

More of you have not commented on the post about South Africa, below. Read More

A week ago, we asked you to think about what was missing at this year’s World Cup. And now we’re going to tell you: South Africa. Yes, we know South Africa didn’t qualify; that... Read More

I finally got a chance to catch a live broadcast of the World Baseball Classic today. I admit that I was almost hoping to see the amateur South African team upset Team USA, but that was... Read More

Can't see South Africa defeating Australia in the upcoming series. Shane Warne is bowling too well and Michael Hussey is batting too well. Conversely South Afri... Read More