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The Globe at the World Cup

Latest scores, live coverage by Geoffrey York and Stephen Brunt, as well as player and team profiles.

Brazil fan Dayber Rodrigues shows his colours after the tie game by Italy and Paraguay in Little Italy, in Toronto, on Monday, June 14, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Robert MacLeod

Soccer's big flag flap

While Canadian nationalists are seeing red over a flurry of "other" international World Cup flags, some are keeping a more open mind about showing colours

Tiger Woods OF THE us hits from the 17th tee during the second round of the 110th US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 18, 2010. Getty Images/Robyn Beck
Lorne Rubenstein

Paying the penalty

These guys are good. They're the best shot makers anywhere. But the USGA wants to see if they can handle a mental challenge as well as a physical one, and that's why it has introduced confusion and uncertainty

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price salutes the crowd after a derisive cheer on an easy save against the Boston Bruins during second period of game four NHL playoff hockey action in Montreal Wednesday, April 22, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Week in Review

Good week; Bad week

Carey Price; Daniel Nava and Diego Maradona have weeks to remember while Ron Artest, Iker Casillas; Albert Haynesworth

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts in the fifth set against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the Men's Singles final on day fifteen of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 14, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Tom Tebbutt

Lady luck not smiling on Federer

No luck for world No. 1 as Wimbledon selects its schedule

Australia's Craig Moore (L) fights for the ball with Ghana's Lee Addy during a 2010 World Cup Group D soccer match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg June 19, 2010.

Australia, Ghana tie

Ghana has man advantage for more than 66 minutes

Weir eagle mutes shaky start

Mike Weir is having another up and down day at Pebble Beach, three bogeys, a double bogey and an eagle through the first eight holes.

Henin wins UNICEF Open

First grass-court title in three years

First career title for Makarova

22-year-old becomes first unseeded champion at Eastbourne since American Chanda Rubin in 2002

Waterloo sends letter to football recruits

Warriors program is suspended but note tells of ‘training opportunities and partnerships’ with the Canadian Football League

Da Costa takes 8th stage of Tour of Switzerland

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong held seventh place, 55 seconds back

NHL head shot rule gets boost

Toronto meeting ends with proposal by competition committee that would see players penalized on the ice

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Danish defensive breakdown. Eto'o is left all alone in front, and he buries it. by @geoffreyyork about 1 minute ago
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Cameroon scores! by @geoffreyyork about 2 minutes ago
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Rommedahl of Denmark is sent clear for a dangerous shot on goal, but fires it over the goal by @geoffreyyork about 4 minutes ago
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Cameroon threatens again. They have played in more World Cups than any other African country, and they look fired up tonight by @geoffreyyork about 6 minutes ago
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Cameroon gets first scoring chance of the match, but a cross through the box goes unexploited by @geoffreyyork about 10 minutes ago
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game on! by @geoffreyyork about 11 minutes ago
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Alexandre Song is in Cameroon's starting lineup. His exclusion from lineup last week was one reason for the player revolt. by @geoffreyyork about 11 minutes ago
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Loftus stadium has rapidly filled up. Not as many empty seats as I originally thought. by @geoffreyyork about 12 minutes ago
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this looks to be generally a pro-Denmark crowd. But many South Africans are here to support their fellow Africans by @geoffreyyork about 14 minutes ago
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Cameroon and Denmark now entering the field. Anthems next. by @geoffreyyork about 17 minutes ago
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Cameroon players and coach have apparently patched up their feud today, after the players publicly questioned the coach's lineup decisions by @geoffreyyork about 18 minutes ago
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as expected, lots of empty seats at Denmark-Cameroon match tonight. FIFA still hasn't figured out how to solve this embarrassing problem by @geoffreyyork about 25 minutes ago
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I'm attending the Cameroon-Denmark match today in Pretoria. It's do-or-die for both teams. They both lost their opening match. by @geoffreyyork about 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
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USA coach Bradley said it was crucial for his team not to get frustrated when it was failing to score and Slovenia was ahead 2-0 by @geoffreyyork about 1 day, 1 hour ago
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Donovan says it was "the American spirit" when the team refused to give up after it trailed by two goals at halftime by @geoffreyyork about 1 day, 1 hour ago
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USA coach Bradley: "The tie keeps us alive, and that's the most important thing." by @geoffreyyork about 1 day, 1 hour ago
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USA coach Bradley is also blaming referee -- says there was no USA foul on the disallowed goal, but there were 3 Slovenian fouls by @geoffreyyork about 1 day, 2 hours ago
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in post-match press conference, Landon Donovan says the referee refused to explain who had committed the foul that nullified USA's 3rd goal by @geoffreyyork about 1 day, 2 hours ago

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