Sports news: South Africa, Mexico battle to tie in opener

Click to view this newsletter in a browser  |  Sports stories Sports msnbc.com | Sports stories View in a browser Stories    |    Videos    |    Share: Top sports stories South Africa, Mexico battle to tie in opener Rafael Marquez's score earned Mexico a 1-1 draw with host South Africa in the opening game of the World Cup Friday after Siphiwe Tshabalala had given the host nation a dream start. Read full story More articles in sports: - Celtics ride backups' 'will' to Game 4 victory - Wilstein: Lakers must find way to slow Celtics' bench - World Cup opening ceremony with happy noise - Mandela misses Cup opener after relative killed - NCAA drops the hammer on USC football - Ventre: Punishment might not be so painful for USC - Round-the-world girl sailor adrift in Indian Ocean - Roethlisberger: 'I was dumb, young and immature' - Fans buying tickets to see Strasburg road show - Handicapping the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Top videos Video: Saban on major NCAA issues Alabama head football coach Nick Saban comments on some major issues going on in college sports including conference realignment, USC's sanctions, and more. Video: Self worried about Big 12 shakeup Video: Carroll defiant about USC sanctions Video: Kiffin brushes off sanctions Video: Davis: 'I felt like a beast' View more videos Pro Football Talk Browns notify RFAs of June 15 tender reductions Read more Circling the Bases Carlos Pena sets Rays' franchise homer record Read more Out of Bounds Marlins take us to crazytown with fish-tanks-behind-home-plate idea Read more Sports photos Tiger struggles again, Rafa shines in Paris, an umpire is far from perfect, and more. See more Latest tweets from nbc_sports Get the latest sports news, gossip, predictions and more. More at Twitter Download Podcasts More from msnbc.com U.S. news World news Politics Business Sports Entertainment Health Tech & science Travel Local news Weather Follow us on Twitter Keep up with the latest headlines on spotwitter. Follow us Sign up for alerts Sign up for alerts delivered to your mobile phone, email or IM. Learn more FirstPerson: See news? Send us your video, photos or personal reports. Submit Sports stories    |    Top videos    |    Share: To remove yourself from the list simply click to unsubscribe MSNBC Interactive News - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 Privacy Statement Unsubscribe  |  Sports stories