Fifa world cup
Booysen: Ex-KZN top cop Ngobeni should face prosecution for corruption
Mmamonnye Ngobeni, a former police commissioner in KZN, is applying for bail at the Durban Magistrates Courts after she handed herself over to police.
The showdown between the two sides took place at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium with no live broadcast, no supporters and no foreign media in attendance.
The gas-rich Gulf state has embarked on a huge construction programme to get ready for the 2022 tournament, drawing intense scrutiny from rights and labour campaigners.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino had proposed expanding the tournament and explored the idea of adding additional host nations.
Gianni Infantino told delegates he was working to ensure the increase for the Qatar tournament, which would mean see two extra places for South American sides.
Fifa has been trying to root out corruption and unethical conduct after several dozen soccer officials were indicted in 2015.
Migrants from Nepal, India and the Philippines have been stranded and unpaid for months in Qatar because of the nation’s use of the kafala structure.
An in-form Qatar will be hoping to use the 10th Asian Cup in nearby United Arab Emirates as a platform for a successful maiden World Cup campaign.
The spotlight on the women's game continues to grow, and next year's competition in France - which runs from 7 June to 7 July - will be the most lucrative yet.
The new competitions and related commercial strategy feature on the agenda for the meeting and the Fifa spokesman told Reuters that there will be votes held on the proposals.
Fifa announced a new global strategy for the women’s game in an effort to create revenue streams and increase grassroots participation among its 211 member associations.
The stream of abuse on the 29-year-old’s Instagram account began almost as soon as the ball hit the back of the net and his team mates jumped to his defence with striker and fellow substitute John Guidetti praising his colleague.
The charismatic midfielder had long been criticised for not succeeding 2014 World Cup winners Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger as the national team’s talisman.
All-time top scorer Javier Hernandez sealed victory in the second half, finishing off an unstoppable move from breakout player Hirving Lozano.
The Swiss looked in danger of being over-run when Serbia went ahead with an Aleksandar Mitrovic header after five minutes to the delight of their fervent supporters at the Kaliningrad stadium.
Senegal shocked the football world by beating reigning champions France in the opening match of the 2002 Fifa World Cup. Christophe Bongo brings you Senegal's World Cup story.
In 1978, Tunisia became the first African nation to win a game in a Fifa World Cup. Since then, the Carthage Eagles have struggled to have any impact in world football's major showpiece.
Captain Harry Kane will have to lead from the front in every sense of the word as he will hope to right the wrongs of previous World Cup campaigns where the Three Lions slipped up.
Today, exactly eight years ago, South Africa was covered in a sea of green and gold as residents celebrated the kick-off of one of the most memorable events.