June 14, 2009 Sunday
Updated

JOHANNESBURG - IN A colourful explosion of traditional African music, dance and song accompanied by the deafening cheers of thousands of fans blowing on noisy plastic trumpets, the continent's first international football tournament opened on Sunday.

The two-week Confederations Cup is being used as a warm-up event for next year's World Cup - the first to be played on African soil.

 
'He wanted to leave': Sir Alex

LONDON - MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson says Cristiano Ronaldo's long-standing desire to leave the club was the biggest reason for his record-breaking move to Real Madrid.

British upset at Aviva Open

SINGAPORE - OLYMPIC gold medal pair Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia have been beaten by an unheralded British duo in a shock result at the men's doubles final of the $200,000 Aviva Open in Singapore.

Milan seal deal for Cissokho

MILAN - AC MILAN have agreed a deal to buy Porto's French left back Aly Cissokho, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Sunday.

   
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