South African Louis Oosthuizen kept his five-stroke British Open lead after Saturday morning’s completion of the windstorm-interrupted second round at the fabled Old Course.

Germany will not be happy to face Spain in the World Cup semi-finals after the European champions edged past a valiant Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday to reach the last four, according to Spanish goal hero David Villa.

France coach Marc Lievremont named Vincent Clerc and Alexis Palisson on the wings to face Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations match at the Stade de France.

European champions Spain qualified for the 2010 World Cup with two games to spare with goals from Cesc Fabregas, Santi Cazorla and Juan Mata sealing a 3-0 win over Estonia in Merida on Wednesday. Bosnia Herzegovina's 1-1 draw with Turkey earlier

David Villa has made a decision about where he will play club football next season, although the Spain striker isn't saying where yet. The Valencia striker said on Wednesday that he has “made a decision and my representative knows it and so

Barcelona went head-to-head with bitter rivals Real Madrid in the battle to sign Spanish international striker David Villa from Valencia. “Negotiations to sign David Villa have been opened. There are a lot of players who want to come here. That's

IN FULL FLIGHT: Lefa Tsutsulupa of Bafana Bafana fights for possession with Marco Estrada of Chile during their international friendly match in Polokwane last night. Chile won 2-0 Picture: SYDNEY SESHIBEDISantana’s winning streak ends BAFANA Bafana coach Joel Santana will remember Jorge Valdivia Toro and Alexis Sanchez as the two men who ended his record-breaking five wins in a row as South Africa’s national team coach. The two showed no mercy when they scored for. . . .

Spain's Euro 2008 hero David Villa was on Manchester City's wish listManchester City's aborted bid for Brazilian superstar Kaka was preceded by failed attempts to sign Gianluigi Buffon, Thierry Henry and the Valencia pair David Villa and David Silva, it emerged today. None of the moves got as far as the attempt to sign Kaka with the. . . .

Valencia midfielder David Silva, who has been sidelined for over three months due to an ankle injury that required surgery, has been called up for the club’s match at home Saturday against Espanyol. The 22-year-old, one of the best players in Spain’s European. . . .

Spanish first division club Valencia is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to a Spanish sports newspaper. The club must pay 50 million euros before December 31, and only a loan from the Bancaja bank can save it, Marca said on its Internet site. The club was not immediately. . . .