As South Africa's flagship Soccer City stadium seethed in a mass of yellow and brightly coloured flags, the hum of tens of thousands of vuvuzelas was suddenly overcome as Gripen Fighter jets burst overhead. Africa's first Fifa World Cup was opening in spectacular fashion.
South Africa: World Cup 2010 started
Euroleague 2010: Partizan Belgrade - Efes Pilsen
Euroleague 2010 - Week 7 : Partizan Belgrade - Efes Pilsen 93-92 (10-12-09) regular season - great thriller finale
2010 World Cup Qualifier Games, Serbia and Bosnia scored victories
While Croatia, Romania lost its chances to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa, Bosnia is still in the game, while Serbia fully made it with its latest victory of 5-0 against Romania. Here are the excerpts from the games in Belgrade and Tallinn:
Brazil Bidder Rio de Janeiro Picked to Host 2016 Summer Olympics
The Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has been selected to host the Summer Olympics in 2016.
Rio de Janeiro was selected in the final round of the voting at the International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday night.
Bulgaria vs. Montenegro
In the Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Bulgaria won against Montenegro 4:1 in Sofia. For more see video excerpts:
Dzeko extends with Wolfsburg until 2013
Wolfsburg - On Friday afternoon, VfL Wolfsburg proudly announced the signing of striker Obafemi Martins. And there was more good news for the ‘Wolves' to declare on Saturday. Edin Dzeko and VfL Wolfsburg have agreed terms on an extension to the strikers contract until June 30th 2013.
“The early contract extension with Edin Dzeko is a further positive signal for the future. Edin is a very important element of our team,” remarked VfL coach Armin Veh, who was able to announce the news just prior to the start of the coming league season.
Ibrahimovic will play for Barcelona
Inter Milan and Barcelona completed the rare feat of swapping one superstar for another when Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o changed places - with Eto'o also arriving at the San Siro with a sack of Euros and Aleksandr Hleb tucked under one arm.
Belgia vs. Bosna and Herzegovina
During the latest round of qualifications for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa Bosnia beat up Belgium twice. First game played in Belgium ended with the score of 2:4 for Bosnia. Second game played in Zenica, BiH, Bosnia won 2:0. The following link is for the video report of the first game in Belgium.
Belgia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Cup 2010 qualification
In a short book of four chapters (170 pages including an appendix), Richard Bulliet presents a compelling vision for what he calls an Islamo-Christian Civilization. Bulliet—professor of history at Columbia University, former director of The Middle East Institute, and executive secretary of the Middle East Studies Association—seeks to transcend the all too common ways of seeing and talking about the relationship between the Islamic and Western worlds.
