Sport

The former boxing champion is one of the toughest guys out there. But in a new TV series, he's showing a softer side. Tyson revisits the tough streets of Brooklyn, where he grew up, to prove he's good at a second sport that's every bit as competitive as boxing.

Sunday, February 6, 2011, sees the return of a sporting tradition: the yearly championship in American football known as the Super Bowl. In this year's game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Green Bay Packers in Arlington, Texas.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter opposes using technology to help referees make decisions. But the outcry over mistakes such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in England's World Cup loss to Germany seems to have changed things.

The broadcasting and marketing revenues from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa include a record $1 billion in sponsorship deals — 80 per cent more than in 2006, according to market analyst Sportcal. And that during a worldwide recession.

"Bounce bounce bounce bounce / Thwackety wackety zingety ping / Hittety backety pingety zang / Wack, thwok, thwack, pok." These are the opening lines from Thwok! by Matt Harvey, the first poet-in-residence at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

Just how dramatic was Landon Donovan's 91st-minute goal in Wednesday's win-or-go-home US-Algeria World Cup game? Well, it caused Twitter to collapse temporarily, and it might have been the single biggest driver of Internet traffic ever.

Vuvuzela apps are topping the Apple iTunes charts. They allow iPhone owners to annoy friends and family by turning their phone into a virtual trumpet. One app, Vuvuzela 2010, has been downloaded more than a million times from Apple's App Store.

With 125 players from 26 Premier League teams in the World Cup, England proves that it has the world's strongest football league. Despite injuries to Michael Ballack and Michael Essien, Chelsea FC has the most club players in South Africa: 13.

The number of expected World Cup visitors has been downgraded from 750,000 to 200,000. Tickets have been bought up by the government and given away to South Africans. Expensive accommodation is deterring many football fans from travelling.