French coach, Raymond Domenech refuses a
handshake with South African coach Carlos Alberto Parreira

South Africa Beats France In World Cup – In the closing stages of the first round of the 2010 Football World Cup, South Africa, 83rd in the world, beat 8th ranked in the world, France in a spectacular 2-1 game held in Bloemfontein. Superstars Katlego Mphela and Bongani Khumalo scored a goal a piece. One thing remains true: “The last time we played France, we beat them!” Well done Bafana Bafana – we’re proud of you! [euronews]

The Domenech Parreira Handshake + France’s Second Class Flight Home – Pitiful France could not even bow out of the World Cup with dignity as grudge-nursing coach Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands with South Africa’s Carlos Alberto Parreira after their 2-1 defeat by the hosts. That was, of course, before France were picked up outside the stadium and taken to the airport for their second-class flight home. [handshake / flight]

Helen Mirren Goes Topless – No, this is not a dirty tabloid story, this is Helen Mirren willingly posing naked in a bath tub. No spice. It’s in the latest New York Magazine. Mirren signed up to play Grace Botempo, the madam of a booming seventies Reno whorehouse in her husband Taylor Hackford’s film Love Ranch, opening June 30 (US). The film, based on Nevada’s real Mustang Ranch. (View slideshow) [nymag]

Why Were Yesterday’s World Cup Games At The Same Time? – Well it ends like this: In all subsequent World Cups, the final games of the group stage have been played simultaneously to prevent match fixing. This was a small consolation for Algerian soccer fans, who saw their best team in national history eliminated by the worst game of soccer ever played. Read the beginning here.. [stumble]

3 Million iPads Sold In Less Than Three Months – Apple has announced that it’s sold 3 million iPads -– less than three months since the device hit stores. In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said: “People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives. We’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month.” [mashable]

Tiger Woods Breaks Vow And Misses Daughter’s Birthday – 2oceansvibe’s 50% female readership in particular will be seething after hearing this. Professional Sex-machine and part-time golfer, Tiger Woods vowed never to miss another one of his daughter, Sam’s birthdays just month’s ago. But that little promise, not the first, came tumbling down on Friday. Can’t wait to see the pics of the chick he was nailing at the time. [radar]

The Odds Are Increasing That Microsoft Will Collapse – The world has changed radically in the past few years. The Internet has continued to free app-makers from dependency on Windows or any other desktop platform (and, thus, from dependency on Microsoft). Apple’s iPhone has revolutionized the mobile business, unleashing a whole new wave of personal computing devices. Apple’s iPad seems on its way to supplanting the low-end PC business. [businessinsider]

Miley Cyrus Flashed It Again – Not a week after the world punished Perez Hilton for tweeting a pic of Miley Cyrus’ cookie as she got out of a car with no panties on (who does that?), she goes on stage and does this. These are the actual shots that have been sent out from the concert. Surely your beautiful 17 year old daughter wouldn’t carry on like that? Or maybe she would? [fixed]

“Internet Radio Will Take Place Of Traditional Radio” – During this month’s Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference, National Public Radio’s CEO, Vivian Schiller, stated that over the next 5 years internet radio will take the place of traditional broadcast radio. “And pretty soon, most cars will be equipped with Internet radio in one form or another.” Interesting. [rsnews]

First iPhone 4 Review Come Out – Just when you thought a few lucky customers beat the rest of the world to getting an iPhone 4, some technology journalists with early access to the device just published their reviews. Apple typically handpicks a select group of publications to get early review units, and the first round of reviews comes from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Engadget and others. [wired]

Condoms With Teeth To Help Catch Rapists – As a young physician on call one night 40 years ago in South Africa, Dr. Sonnet Ehlers tended to an emaciated rape victim. As she counseled the victim, she always remembered one important thing she said: “If only I had teeth down there.” Thus the development and advent of the Rape-aXe female condom, designed not so much as birth control or for STD protection, but more so as a defense against rape [time]

Is Afghanistan’s Newly Discovered Mineral Deposit A Good Thing? – In theory, poor regions should be thrilled to find natural resources. The harvesting of resources results in money, which should in turn foster growth and prosperity. In praxis, the exact opposite is true. Professor Michael T. Klare, author of Resource Wars and Blood and Oil, two books on the so called “resource curse,” explains why. [vanityfair]

The Richest Estates Of Dead Musicians – It may hearten some of you jaded music lovers to learn that back in March Johnny Cash’s latest album, “American VI: Ain’t No Grave,” debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. Yes, six years after his death, the music legend is still giving Lady Gaga and Katy Perry a run for their money. Meanwhile, last year a deceased Michael Jackson sold 8.3 million albums and 12.4 million digital downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, making him the best-selling artist of 2009. [huffpo]

Miranda Kerr And Whathisname Are Engaged – Jesus, this is last thing I feel like hearing. It seems as though a spell has been cast on Miranda Kerr and she has by mistake become engaged to Joe Average. And just to ensure that you vomit properly, they’re exchanging their marital vows in Gunnedah. Oh gosh, Orlando, you’re so different and special Pah-lease! [dnaindia]

[thanks pete, sam]