Honduras defeated Mexico 1-0 with the help of an own goal on a waterlogged field Wednesday to advance in 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifying at the expense of Jamaica.

Jamaica defeated Canada 3-0 but it wasn`t enough to put them through to the next round of qualifying in the North, Central America and Caribbean Zone.

Reigning world champion Luke Kibet confirmed Thursday that he will run the Singapore Marathon next month, boosting an event that has plans to grow into a recognised international event.

Kibet, a prison guard, was the first Kenyan in 20 years to win the world marathon gold when he crossed the line in 2hrs 15mins 59secs at Osaka last year.

Tables following Wednesday`s North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Group 1

United States 6 5 0 1 14 3 15

Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 9 6 11

Guatemala 6 1 2 3 6 7 5

Cuba 6 1 0 5 5 18 3

Group 2

Results on Wednesday in qualifying for the 2010 South Africa World Cup in the North and Central American and Caribbean zone qualifying match:

Group A

at Port Of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago 3 (Jones 67, Yorke 69, Daniel 86) Cuba 0

at Commerce City

United States 2 (Cooper 54, Adu 69) Guatemala 0

Group B

at San Pedro Sula

Sailors in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race have been warned about the danger of pirates off the coast of Somalia and will be monitored by warships patrolling the Indian Ocean, organisers said.

England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday.

The match was shortened to 49 overs-a-side after the start was delayed by 45 minutes due to morning haze.

Is it more painful to see the value of your fund disappear as the global economy crumbles, or for another man to punch you as hard as he can in the face?

For Elliot `The Machine Gun` Odell, a 32-year-old Briton working in the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong, the chance to find out was irresistible.

Everything points to an Australian victory over New Zealand in the rugby league World Cup final in Brisbane on Saturday.

The Kangaroos outpointed the Kiwis 30-6 in the tournament opener on the way to amassing 180 points and conceding just 16 from their four bloated preliminary victories to reach the final at Lang Park.

The Australian press Thursday castigated the Socceroos for their `barely deserved` win over Bahrain to put them on the cusp of qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

Group leaders Australia pulled off a last-gasp 1-0 victory with the winner coming three minutes into injury time, and against the run of play, from Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano.

England captain John Terry believes his side’s 2-1 friendly victory over Germany here on Wednesday proves just how far the team has come under the guidance of manager Fabio Capello.

Terry headed home England’s winner after 83 minutes at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.