Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the song at the World Cup kick-off concert in Soweto on June 10, at the opening ceremony and before the final.
* Chelsea defender Ashley Cole's swift recovery from a broken left ankle has lifted England's hopes of World Cup glory. The leftback was included in Chelsea's squad to play Spurs yesterday - ahead of the date predicted for his return when he suffered the injury in February. With second-choice leftback Wayne Bridge unwilling to compete in the World Cup because of his feud with John Terry, the leftback slot was a sore point for coach Fabio Capello.
* Local fans who queued on the streets all night before the final ticketing phase opened on Thursday came up with ingenious ways to stay awake. Our little bird in Sandton reports that some energetic fanatics whipped out a ball and played a street soccer match, deep in the wee hours, to keep their eyelids apart. More than 100 000 of the 500000 available tickets had been sold by Friday.
* King Shaka Airport will open on May 1. This week, Durban's new airport passed a volunteer trial exercise, starring a mob of rowdy pensioners, with flying colours. The existing Durban International Airport will close at midnight on Friday April 30. Kudos to everyone involved for getting such a massive project completed in time for the World Cup. Next question: will the Gautrain follow suit by opening the OR Tambo-Sandton link? Watch this space ...
* IF Germany's experience after it hosted of the 2006 World Cup is anything to go by, then South Africa can expect a massive increase in demand for local football after July. The Bundesliga enjoyed a 35% increase in season ticket sales after the World Cup. French football enjoyed a similar boom after the 1998 tournament. The local trend is already looking good: 20 000 fans attended Cape Town Stadium's opening match - between Ajax and Santos - one of the highest turnouts ever for a Cape Town derby. And the recent Soweto derby in Durban shifted 50000 tickets in 12 hours.
* Chelsea defender Ashley Cole's swift recovery from a broken left ankle has lifted England's hopes of World Cup glory. The leftback was included in Chelsea's squad to play Spurs yesterday - ahead of the date predicted for his return when he suffered the injury in February. With second-choice leftback Wayne Bridge unwilling to compete in the World Cup because of his feud with John Terry, the leftback slot was a sore point for coach Fabio Capello.
* Local fans who queued on the streets all night before the final ticketing phase opened on Thursday came up with ingenious ways to stay awake. Our little bird in Sandton reports that some energetic fanatics whipped out a ball and played a street soccer match, deep in the wee hours, to keep their eyelids apart. More than 100 000 of the 500000 available tickets had been sold by Friday.
* King Shaka Airport will open on May 1. This week, Durban's new airport passed a volunteer trial exercise, starring a mob of rowdy pensioners, with flying colours. The existing Durban International Airport will close at midnight on Friday April 30. Kudos to everyone involved for getting such a massive project completed in time for the World Cup. Next question: will the Gautrain follow suit by opening the OR Tambo-Sandton link? Watch this space ...
* IF Germany's experience after it hosted of the 2006 World Cup is anything to go by, then South Africa can expect a massive increase in demand for local football after July. The Bundesliga enjoyed a 35% increase in season ticket sales after the World Cup. French football enjoyed a similar boom after the 1998 tournament. The local trend is already looking good: 20 000 fans attended Cape Town Stadium's opening match - between Ajax and Santos - one of the highest turnouts ever for a Cape Town derby. And the recent Soweto derby in Durban shifted 50000 tickets in 12 hours.
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