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Portugal to drop those on yellow cards
Scolari has been motivating the substitutes with the prospect of making the starting 11 in the knockout stage.
Lawyers won't work for sex scam accused
Lawyers of the sex scandal accused informed court that they cannot plead their clients' case for personal reasons.
Investor or trader? Taxman's on prowl
A few weeks ago, investors were riding high on the India growth story until there came a bloodbath on the bourses.
No threat to Karnataka govt: BJP
The BJP on Monday proposed a three-point formula to its coalition partner in the Karnataka government on the BMIC project.
S & M come together one last time
Serbia-Montenegro will play its last match ever as a single team when it meets Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
Film piracy toll: $0.7 bn loss to China
Piracy in China cost film makers $0.7 billion last year, with domestic firms shouldering more than half those losses.
Brazil win 2-0, but fail to impress
Brazil made heavy weather of victory on Sunday before beating Australia 2-0 to guarantee their place in the last 16.
Lippi blames DNA for Italy’s weak game
Italy are at their best when the pressure is on and not when they are basking in success, Italy coach said.
Croatia held goalless by Japan
Croatia missed a penalty and were held to a 0-0 draw by Japan on Sunday, leaving both sides with a chance of survival.
Sonia says let there be light in UP
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is in Rae Bareli on a thanksgiving trip after winning by a huge margin in the by-polls.
Ticket scandal mars Soccer World Cup
Bhamjee admitted he sold tickets for England's match against Trinidad and Tobago at Nuremburg on June 15 for $380.
Ghana upset Czech Republic 2-0
Ghana beat the Czechs 2-0 on Saturday to record the first win by an African team at the 2006 World Cup finals.
Mother duck's annual road-blocking
A mother duck brought traffic in central Dublin to a standstill as she marched her seven ducklings to a pond.
Serbia rethink after poor show
Coach Ilija Petkovic criticised the media for "putting too much pressure" on the team to get through a difficult group.
UN under fire for mismanaging budget
United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has said that the UN is not headed towards a budget crisis.
Ticos fight to survive, England roll on
England will look to the weather for help when they face World Cup Group B rivals Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday.