From Robben Island to Table Mountain, soccer and South Africa take major leap
Ex-prisoners recall soccer on Robben Island Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies at age 32; hit by train, police suspect suicide
Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies at age 32 Venezuela says 10 slayings could be Colombian conflict spilling across border
Venezuela ups border security after 10 slayings 2 serious injuries, 2 feel-good games: Mixed emotions for US team over 5-day stretchWASHINGTON — Phew! So much happened to the U.S. soccer team in just five days. Fans show support for No. ‘9′: Cards waved at World Cup qualifier for US player Charlie DaviesWASHINGTON — The lower bowl of RFK Stadium turned into a white sea of “9s” Wednesday night as fans of the U.S. national team showed their support for forward Charlie Davies, who was in a hospital following an automobile accident that jeopardized his soccer career. US tops World Cup qualifying group as Bornstein caps rally with late goal against Costa RicaWASHINGTON — Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica on Wednesday night that put Honduras in next year’s World Cup. Fans show support for US player Charlie Davies, recovering from serious injuries from accidentWASHINGTON — Fans of the U.S. national team planned to show their support Wednesday night for forward Charlie Davies, following an automobile accident that has jeopardized his soccer career. Longtime foes Turkey and Armenia try to improve ties with ‘football diplomacy’BURSA, Turkey — Turkey defeated longtime foe Armenia on a soccer field Wednesday — an event that had little significance in the world of sports but meant a lot in the arena of international politics. US forward Charlie Davies has several broken bones, in serious condition after car accidentARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies had several broken bones and a lacerated bladder after a one-vehicle accident Tuesday in which another person was killed. US national team forward Charlie Davies in serious condition after car accidentARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was in serious condition Tuesday evening following a one-vehicle accident in which another person was killed. US national team forward Charlie Davies hurt in car accidentARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car accident in which another person was killed early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., area. US national team F Charlie Davies undergoing surgery after single-car accidentARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car accident in which another person was killed early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., area. Cry me a Rio: Brazilian president reduced to tears after South America gets its 1st OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Let the Olympic Carnival begin. And the crying, too. US military: suspect in 2006 murders of Iraqi Taekwondo team arrestedBAGHDAD — Iraqi commandos and U.S. forces have arrested a suspect in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi taekwondo team whose highway ambush became one of the symbols of Iraq’s lawlessness during its worse years of sectarian violence. US presses Armenia and Turkey to normalize relations after decades of hostilityNEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday pressed Armenia and Turkey to follow through on their commitment to normalize relations after decades of hostility. Grenade blast amid Colombian soccer celebration kills 1, wounds 30BOGOTA — Police in Colombia say a grenade exploded in a crowd celebrating a national soccer team win, killing one person and wounding at least 30. Soccer team’s ‘Basques-only’ policy voices a wider creed of uniqueness, fierce loyaltyBILBAO, Spain — Before home soccer games in this Basque city, local fans wearing their team’s red-and-white jersey cram into bars and streets around the San Mames stadium and chant, full-throated, Athletic Bilbao’s traditional call to arms. North Korea says it will free 4 South Korean fishermen in latest sign of easing tensionsSEOUL, South Korea — Four South Korean fishermen held by North Korea after their boat strayed into northern waters will be released, and families divided for decades after the Korean War will get a rare chance to meet next month — the latest signs tensions are easing on the divided Korean peninsula. AP News in Brief |