A week after the World Cup ended, South Africa had more reason to celebrate Sunday, this from a most unlikely source.
Louis Oosthuizen, a 27-year-old who had only made one cut in his previous eight majors, blew away the field at St. Andrews for a British Open victory that looked as easy as when Tiger Woods first won here a decade ago.
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http://golf.fanhouse.com/2010/07/18/louis-oosthuizen-wins-first-major-at-british-open-at-st-andrews/
The World Cup in South Africa is currently showcasing some of the finest soccer players on the planet, but another soccer competition featured a different kind of talent.
Over the weekend, a sexy soccer showdown pitted Germany against Brazil.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/world-cup-sexy-soccer-bod_n_613410.html#s100751
An unabashed U.S.
Vice President Joe Biden told President Barack Obama he was sorry for leaving him behind to manage the oil spill but was thrilled to be watching the World Cup. Biden, who arrived in South Africa a day ahead of kick-off to the sports spectacle said not to take the U.S. side lightly.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65A22B20100611?type=politicsNews
These are the 10 names that you may well find yourself hearing a lot over the next few weeks from South Africa.
TEMBISA, South Africa (AP) - Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium Sunday before an exhibition game between Nigeria and North Korea, leaving 15 people injured, including one police officer who was seriously hurt.
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100606/D9G5UNAG0.html
In six weeks the kickoff will happen at Soccer City and South Africa is busy getting ready to host the World Cup.
Accommodation is filling up and nearly every ticket for the matches has been sold. For the first time since the United States hosted the tournament, every game is sold out.
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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/100430/south-africa-sells-out-world-cup-tickets
Streamed live on mobile phones, broadcast in ground-breaking 3D and ubiquitous in its online presence -- the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be consumed across the planet like never before.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/04/28/football.world.cup.3D/index.html?hpt=C2
