Sports Shorts: Fraser-Pryce announces pregnancy, to miss world champs

IMAGE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Jamaican sprinter and reigning 100 metres world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce announced on Wednesday that she......

Gamarra gets Paraguay call-up

Young Libertad striker Rodolfo Gamarra was a surprise inclusion in Paraguay's 23-man World Cup squad on Monday. Coach Gerardo Martino opted for the 21-year-old over Monterrey midfielder Osvaldo......

Riquelme solves Maradona's biggest dilemma

Enigmatic playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme has solved Argentina coach Diego Maradona's biggest dilemma for him by turning his back on the national team. The elegant but inconsistent Boca Juniors......

Do-or-die for Sweden, Paraguay

The World Cup will be less than a week old when Sweden play Paraguay on Thursday (0030 IST, June 16), but both sides are already talking about packing their bags if they lose. The first games in......

Argentina stun Brazil to qualify for World Cup

Argentina qualified for the World Cup in the best possible manner on Wednesday, with a 3-1 home win over arch-rivals and world champions Brazil.Colombia and Chile won home matches for the second......