Spain sweep 3-0 to fourth Davis Cup title Dec 5, 2009, 17:22 GMT Barcelona - Spain won its fourth Davis Cup final in a decade to close out the 'noughties' with a 3-0 sweep of the Czech Republic Saturday. ....more

United maintain the pressure as Arsenal recover Dec 5, 2009, 16:06 GMT London - Manchester United kept the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the table with a 4-0 away win at West Ham United. ....more

Another 1 million World Cup tickets go on general sale Dec 5, 2009, 11:48 GMT Cape Town - The third ticketing phase for the 2010 World Cup was launched by FIFA Saturday with another 1 million tickets for next year's finals in South Africa going on general sale. ....more

Battle for Brazil and South Africa but easier for Italy and England Dec 5, 2009, 10:46 GMT Cape Town - Brazilians aren't exactly overjoyed at the prospect of probably providing much of the early entertainment at the 2010 World Cup as a result of Friday's draw in Cape Town. ....more

Hitzfeld looks forward to South African hospitality Dec 5, 2009, 9:38 GMT Cape Town - Swiss national team coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said Saturday that he was looking forward to experiencing South African hospitality during next year's World Cup. ....more

Bookmakers make Spain favourites as Brazil face tough draw Dec 5, 2009, 9:26 GMT London - Bookmakers cut the odds on Spain winning the World Cup to 4-1 (5.0) following Friday's World Cup draw, making them favourites ahead of Brazil. ....more

Opening Games: Not always particularly impressive (Feature) Dec 4, 2009, 17:24 GMT Cape Town - When South Africa face Mexico at Soccer City on June 11 next year in the opening match of the World Cup, it continues a trend that sees the hosts, rather than the holders featuring in the opener. ....more

Robben Islander: Football helped us salvage our youth (News Feature) Dec 3, 2009, 2:32 GMT Cape Town - They played in their prison stripes on pitches of red earth with makeshift goalposts. ....more