Ivory Coast beat North Korea but go out

Ivory Coast convincingly beat North Korea 3-0 on Friday, but the comprehensive win was not enough to prevent the Africans from going out of the World Cup. Needing a glut of goals to stand any......

Why is the refereeing so poor?

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in this ongoing e-mail exchange with Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mail hereYou can find his second e-mail......

Egypt, Cameroon in African Cup final

Holders Egypt and Cameroon will meet in Sunday's African Nations Cup final after two remarkable semi-finals on Thursday condemned hot favourites Ivory Coast and hosts Ghana to elimination.......

Ivory Coast storm into semis

Salomon Kalou scored a double as Ivory Coast cruised into the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup with a 5-0 demolition of Guinea in Sekondi on Sunday. Ivory Coast next play either Tunisia or......

Ivorians under pressure against Dutch

Ivory Coast are likely to start without playmaker Bonaventure Kalou in Friday's World Cup tussle with Netherlands in Stuttgart.The experienced striker featured in the opening Group C match against......