EDDIE JONES has been confirmed as technical advisor to the South Africa national side until the end of their World Cup campaign.

NEW ZEALANDER Robbie Deans has effectively ruled himself out of the race to coach Australia by stating his intention to pursue the All Blacks job.

The French football federation (FFF) have announced their unanimous decision to renew the contract of coach Raymond Domenech after he led Les Bleus to the World Cup final.

FIFA are trying to persuade Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi to bury the hatchet on a goodwill mission to 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa.

France have been awarded the 2007 Rugby World Cup after defeating England in a two-way bidding race.

Despite temporary computer problems, applications for 2002 World Cup tickets have surpassed supply in the first round of sales.

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has accused Manchester United counterpart Roy Keane of abandoning his country before the 2002 World Cup in retaliation to comments reportedly made by Keane this season.

New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams has hit out at media claims that he is "under pressure" to make the All-Blacks squad for the Rugby World Cup.

Oliver Kahn has declared himself ready to be Germany number one Jens Lehmann’s understudy at the World Cup.

Seldom will a ridiculous 23-0 result in the Oceania Cup mean so much to those 17,000 kilometres away but Australia’s crushing of Papua New Guinea proved the outcome that confirmed the Irish women’s team will go to the 2018 World Cup.

Brian O’Driscoll has compared Ireland’s clash with Argentina at Croke Park on Saturday to a World Cup qualifier.

Eir sport has unveiled a "new and fresh" looking Rugby World Cup team of experts, with Gordon D’Arcy, Peter Stringer and Jerry Flannery fronting studio analysis for Japan in the autumn.

Players at the Rugby World Cup will be tested for the newly discovered ’designer drug’ tetrahdyrogestinone from the beginning of next week.

Rock band Embrace have been chosen to record England's official football World Cup song.

Two of Ireland's potential World Cup qualifier opponents have been in action against each other today.

There have been more disturbances in Munich ahead of England's crunch World Cup Qualifier against Germany.

Brian O'Driscoll believes Ireland can back up their World No.1 ranking by winning the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Zinedine Zidane left FIFA headquarters without a word to waiting reporters in Zurich today after he gave his version of the incident which marred his last appearance in a competitive match in the 2006 World Cup final.

Today’s draw for the sixth World Cup threw up an intriguing prospect of Ireland tackling hosts France and possibly Argentina in Pool D.

They may have left the island but they've never really left Ireland behind.