Sports
Poor People’s World Cup stresses South Africa’s anti-poverty fight
June 23, 2010The Poor People's World Cup in Cape Town, organized by the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, aims to highlight the province's struggle against poverty and homelessness.
Read moreVideo: Mexican soccer legend celebrates World Cup
June 16, 2010Video interview -- in Spanish -- of Mexican soccer player Pavel Pardo in Chicago on the opening day of the World Cup.
Read moreWith a “goooooal,” Chicagoans celebrate World Cup opener: Mexico vs. South Africa
June 11, 2010CHICAGO - In a sea of green jerseys hundreds proudly cheered for Mexico here early Friday morning, June 11, at a local indoor soccer gym as the North American nation competed against South Africa in the...
Read moreWorld Cup 2010: Soccer unites South Africa
June 9, 2010If there was one sport that helped South Africans overcome a racially segregated society that kept Blacks down under the country's apartheid system - it was soccer.
Read moreAll eyes on South Africa as World Cup set to kickoff
June 8, 2010Soccer fans worldwide are gearing up for the most popular sporting event on the planet, the 2010 World Cup, set to kickoff June 11 for the first time on African soil in South Africa.
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