¤ Egypt Thrashes Algeria in Ill-Tempered 'Reconciliation' Game
The tournament is to end on Sunday with either a historic continuation of Egyptian dominance or the dawn of an emerging Ghana. |
¤ Fueling the Flames as Bitter Rivalry Resumes
The Africa Cup of Nations is down to the last four countries. Seemingly inevitably, Algeria is to contest one of the semifinals against Egypt on Thursday. |
¤ Algeria Strikes Very Late to Eliminate Ivory Coast
Hameur Bouazza scored in extra time as Algeria beat Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals of the African nations Cup. |
¤ A Nation’s Shaken Ego Seen in a Soccer Loss
 A game lost to Algeria has laid bare a nation struggling to deal with its diminished standing off the field. |
¤ At World Cup Qualifiers, Praise for the Little Guys
 On Wednesday night, the final curtain fell on more than two years of more than 200 nations playing their hearts out to reach the 2010 tournament finals in South Africa. |
¤ With World at Stake, Far More Than a Game
 The penultimate lap of the marathon of World Cup qualifying left little decided with just three certainties: Cameroon, Nigeria and New Zealand advanced to the last 32 in South Africa. |
¤ New Zealand Qualifies for Cup; Cameroon and Nigeria Advance
New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, and Cameroon and Nigeria also qualified Saturday for next year’s showcase in South Africa. |
¤ Now or Never at Soccer's Last-Chance Saloon
 The last nine places to qualify for the World Cup must be decided this weekend, and countries, big and small in soccer terms, are treating this as the last-chance saloon. |
¤ Unrest in Algeria for Second Day
About 100 protesters threw stones and gasoline bombs at the police in Algeria’s capital in clashes fueled by unrest over unemployment and housing shortages. |
¤ Algeria Struggles to Realize Natural Gas Potential
Despite plans to expand natural gas exports, Algeria risks seeing its share of the European market dwindle as it struggles to develop new fields and attract foreign investment. |
