BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP): South Africa's players exited the World Cup with a mixture of pride and disappointment following a 2-1 win over France yesterday...

POLOKWANE, South Africa (AP): Martin Demichelis and Martin Palermo scored second-half goals yesterday to help Argentina beat Greece 2-0 at the World Cup and earn the two-time world champions first place in Group B.

SAMBA DANCER and the recent winner MISS ATLANTIC STAR are poised to fight out the finish of today's $180,000 claiming race for the Dr David 'Jack' Radix Memorial Cup over 1820 metres at Caymanas Park, to be contested...

DURBAN, South Africa (AP): South Korea reached the second round of the World Cup by holding Nigeria to a 2-2 draw yesterday in their final group game.

Wendell Downswell, coach of Digicel Premier League team Reno, said they are now seeking to recruit two top-class strikers ahead of this year's competition, which is slated to begin in late August.Downswell told The Gleaner...

JOHANNESBURG (AP): Even his 70-year-old grandmother had harsh words for the referee who gave him a red card in Brazil's match against Ivory Coast, said Kaka, who pledged to be more careful because of the "severe" refereeing at the World Cup.

ONE athlete who is looking forward to this weekend's National Championships is former world 100 metres record holder, Asafa Powell.The man with the most sub-10 seconds clockings in the 100 metres has been in his best form...

JOHANNESBURG (AP): France's disastrous World Cup campaign ended in a loss yesterday, a result that also dragged South Africa out of the tournament and left Uruguay and Mexico with places in the round of 16.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP):England's World Cup worries at this stage usually revolve around the fact they have not won the title since 1966.The more pressing concern this time, ahead of their Group C match against Slovenia today...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Serena Williams began the defence of her Wimbledon title with a comfortable first-round win yesterday, relying on an overpowering serve to beat 17-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-0, 6-4.

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP): England beat Australia by four wickets in the first one-day international of a five-match series at The Rose Bowl yesterday.

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP): Australia and Serbia have already experienced the highs and lows of this World Cup ahead of their decisive Group D encounter today.

JOHANNESBURG (AP): Ghana have already achieved one milestone and now stand a victory away from achieving maybe an even bigger one - sending Germany to their earliest exit from a World Cup.