Over a decade later, Ntombie Khofane still feels the warmth of Nelson Mandela's handshake and remembers his message to students at her school that life can get better. Boosted by her belief that he was right, Khofane left her unemployment-riddled Mount Ayliff area six years ago and took a bumpy, nine-hour bus ride into Soweto.

Over a decade later, Ntombie Khofane still feels the warmth of Nelson Mandela's handshake and remembers his message to students at her school that life can get better.

Four months into his remarkable return to soccer, Ronaldo is getting used to winning titles again. The veteran striker helped Corinthians clinch the Brazilian Cup on Wednesday, lifting his second trophy in a row since recovering from the third serious knee injury of his career.

European soccer authorities have approved new guidelines for referees to act against racism in stadiums. The governing body also says games could be called off because of offensive chants.

A former captain of Romania’s national soccer team said he was an informer for the country’s secret police during the regime of the late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

CLEVELAND — All of today’s games in the AC Milan soccer and Cleveland Indians Charities baseball Continental Cup tournaments have been canceled because of the rainy conditions. Games will resume Friday as regularly scheduled.