FACTBOX-World Cup fiasco joins list of sporting bungles (Reuters.co.uk)
April 29 (Reuters) - The chaotic scene at the end of the Cricket World Cup final on Saturday when umpires mistakenly ordered Australia and Sri Lanka to restart the match in virtual darkness was not the first time when sports officials have made a bungle of things. ATHLETICS - The 1908 London Olympics marathon finished in disarray when officials helped the exhausted leading runner Dorando Pietri …

Soccer-Owen set for Newcastle comeback at Reading (Sports Illustrated)
Newcastle United striker Michael Owen could play for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in Monday’s Premier League game at Reading.

FIFA president says backup hosts available for 2010 World Cup (Canada.com)
LONDON (AP) - Several other countries are capable of hosting the 2010 World Cup if South Africa isn’t ready, FIFA president Sepp Blatter says.

Speed has grounds for World Cup optimism (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said an enduring legacy of the World Cup would be a series of new and rebuilt grounds across the Caribbean.