FIFA have moved to clarify an interview with Sepp Blatter in which the organisation’s president suggested the vote to stage the 2022 World Cup could be re-run.

The World Cup’s local organising committee (LOC) is confident that vuvuzela-blowing fans will respect the tension of penalty shoot-outs once the tournament reaches the knock-out stages.

Half the World Cup venues are now under police control after the local organising committee confirmed the force had stepped in at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg following strike action by workers for a private security firm.

EGYPT have blamed their Confederations Cup exit on media “lies” about their players consorting with prostitutes after beating world champions Italy.

NIGERIA’S Africa Cup of Nations’ fate is now in the hands of their Group B rivals after the Super Eagles could only draw 0-0 with Mali in Sekondi.

A formula proposed by Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf for solving the long-running issue of Kashmir has been rejected by opposition groups.