South Africa drop striker McCarthy

South Africa's all-time leading scorer Benni McCarthy was one of five players cut from the World Cup hosts' squad on Tuesday as coach Carlos Alberto Parreira settled on his 23 players for the June......

Mokoena wins 100th cap as South Africa score five

Captain Aaron Mokoena became the first South African to win 100 caps when the World Cup hosts beat Guatemala 5-0 in a friendly on Monday. The Portsmouth defender wore a shirt with the number 100......

Portsmouth stay in FA Cup with last-gasp winner

South African Aaron Mokoena scored in the dying seconds of extra-time to break Coventry City hearts on Tuesday and send cash-strapped Portsmouth through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.......

Late goal takes Brazil past South Africa

Substitute Daniel Alves scored two minutes from time to give holders Brazil a hard-earned 1-0 win over hosts South Africa on Thursday and a place in the Confederations Cup final. Alves, who had......

Spain set world record for successive wins

European champions Spain set a world record of 15 successive international wins by beating South Africa 2-0 in the Confederations Cup on Saturday. David Villa's goal seven minutes into the second......