World Cup Spain "Championship Winners"

Spain became the eighth country to win the World Cup, beating the Netherlands by 1-0 before 85,000 fans at Soccer City in Johannesburg and millions of television viewers around the world.

Iniesta’s goal, the latest ever scored to win a World Cup final match, broke up a rugged, foul-filled game that was headed to a dreaded penalty-kick contest. Among the multitude of yellow cards — 14 of them, 9 to the Netherlands — handed out by referee Howard Webb, both teams were saved by their fine goalkeeping. Spain keeper Iker Casillas stopped two breakaways from Arjen Robben, including one in extra time, and Netherlands keeper Maarten Stekelenburg stopped a breakaway by Cesc Fabregas and, early in the match, dove to turn aside a header from Sergio Ramos.

Spain’s victory, in their first World Cup final, made them only the third team ever to reign simultaneously as European champions and world champions. The Netherlands lost the final for the third time, after falling to the host country in the finals at West Germany 1974 and Argentina 1978.

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Germany 1-0 lead over Argentina in 15 minutes

Germany winning 1-0 over Argentina after 15 minutes of their World Cup quarter-final. Mueller headed in a Bastian Schweinsteiger free kick in the third minute, after Lukas Podolski was fouled on the left wing. It was Mueller’s fourth goal of the World Cup.

Germany had most of the possession early in the match, with Mesut Oezil looking to get forward from the midfield. Argentina forwards Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain had little of the ball.

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Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

The catastrophic explosion that caused an oil spill from a BP offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the shoreline. Efforts to manage the spill with controlled burning, dispersal and plugging the leak have so far been unsuccessful.

This oil spill has now obtained the dubious distinction of being the worst oil spill in US history, surpassing the damage done by the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive Prince William Sound in 1989. Unlike the Exxon Valdez tragedy, in which a tanker held a finite capacity of oil, BP's rig is tapped into an underwater oil well and could pump more oil into the ocean indefinitely until the leak is plugged.

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NBA Free Agent

Rockets make pitch to free agent Bosh

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sure knows how to make a first impression. Morey met with coveted free agent Chris Bosh just after midnight Thursday, making a pitch to an available player at the exact moment free agency opened for the second straight year.

The Rockets are considered long shots to land the 6-foot-10 Bosh, who has averaged a double-double in three of his seven seasons with Toronto. But Morey wanted to meet with Bosh anyway, envisioning a perfect complement to All-Star center Yao Ming, who said this week he'll pick up the player option on his contract and return to the Rockets next season.

Morey used his Twitter feed to announce he had met with Bosh in the opening hours of free agency. Morey did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

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President Obama Firing of U.S. Supreme Commander in Afghan

General Stanley McChrystal loses job after a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office that was brief, only 20 minutes. According to Obama is the right decision for national security.

McChrystal made controversial comments in a profile in Rolling Stone magazine titled Runaway General. The article claims Gen McChrystal has seized control of the war 'by never taking his eye off the real Enemy: The wimps in the White House'.

He said that the first time he met Obama he found the President 'unengaged' and 'disappointing'. He is dismissive of Vice President Joe Biden, and either the general or aides Some of his openly criticise other senior political and military figures. He underestimated Vice President Joe Biden, and the common good or some senior aides openly criticizing other political and military figures.

McChrystal will of not even get a chance to return to Afghanistan and will of his personal items have shipped back to Washington. McChrystal will not even get a chance to return to Afghanistan and will have personal items sent back to Washington.

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