By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has completed its quest for a 32nd Davis Cup Tennis title with a 4-1 victory over Russia in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, after clinching the title 3-0 on Saturday, al...
The World Cup is the greatest prize in football English hopes for World Cup success have suffered a serious setback with the news that striker Wayne Rooney has broken a bone in his foot. 20-year-old Rooney collapsed in agony after a harmless-looking...
By Parke Brewer Nuremberg 22 June 2006 Ghana has defeated the U.S. soccer team, 2-1, to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports the game in Nuremberg was not without controversy. --------------...
By Parke Brewer Munich 13 June 2006 Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich Twelve different cities are hosting the 2006 World Cup football finals in Germany. Of those 12, nine had existing stadiums undergo reconstruction for the month-long tournament, whil...
By Parke Brewer Gelsenkirchen, Germany 12 June 2006 Czech Republic's Jaroslav Plasil (l) fights for the ball with U.S. team's Eddie Pope The U.S. Soccer team got off to a rocky start in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, losing to the Czech Republic, 3-...
By Parke Brewer Hamburg 09 June 2006 Football's World Cup, held in a different country every four years, is set to begin Friday in Germany. Thirty-two teams are set to vie for football's most prestigious trophy in the month-long tournament that will...
By Parke Brewer Washington 22 May 2006 Security issues always play a role at major sporting events and that is no different for next month's World Cup football finals in Germany. Allianz-Arena stadium...
By Catherine Drew Berlin 06 June 2006 watch World Cup Preview report With just days to go before the World Cup kicks off in Germany, preparations have entered the final stages. Twelve German cities wi...
THIS IS AMERICA – July 22, 2002: US World Cup Team By Mario Ritter VOICE ONE: The United States soccer team did very well in the World Cup Championship in South Korea and Japan last month. This surp...
1 England and Sweden are through to the final 16 of the World Cup. But it was disappointment for Argentina as they followed in the footsteps of defending champions, France, and crashed out of the tour...