Muzzy Izzet could be ruled out of Turkey's second-round World Cup clash against Japan through injury.

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has assured Mark Kinsella that he will have a place in Ireland’s World Cup qsuad, providing he remains fit for the rest of the season.

Sir Bobby Robson will run the rule over two World Cup stars as he continues to build for the future.

Two of Mick McCarthy's main injury worries ahead of next month’s final World Cup Qualifying game against Cyprus announced that they were well on the way to recovery.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has retained the same starting line-up for the World Cup qualifier with Albania at St James' Park.

The Department of Justice has said it is unlikely to grant permission for Irish pubs to open at 6am to facilitate soccer fans who want to watch the World Cup finals next year.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has ruled out revisiting the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after the world governing body’s executive committee agreed unanimously that an "appropriate" form of the Garcia report should be published.

FIFA will decide whether any action is necessary after Australian squad members admitted to gambling among themselves on their opening World Cup match.

Stadium staff struggled to deal with a serious failure in security measures before Spain’s World Cup match against Chile at the Maracana.

FIFA’s executive committee has agreed unanimously that an “appropriate” form of the Garcia report into World Cup bidding should be published.

Warren Gatland has vowed to lead Wales at the next World Cup, despite revealing he is considering several offers to leave the post following the tournament.

Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz has acknowledged that the Republic of Ireland are "unlucky" not to be in the World Cup next month.

Ireland will play Scotland in Murrayfield in the first of its Rugby World Cup warm-up games in August next year, it was announced today.

Fabio Capello believes his England players are capable of creating history at this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa.

Ireland's Jessica Kurten will not be competing in the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Geneva, Switzerland this weekend, following a fall from a horse at her yard in Germany at the end of last week.

The Boys in Green can expect a tough test in tomorrow's friendly at Thomond Park, according to Australia manager Pim Verbeek.

WORLD CUP: Former England captain Lewis Moody insists Martin Johnson is the right man to leadEngland to the 2015 World Cup.

MUNSTER fans are sweating over the future of All Black legend Doug Howlett with the province after the New Zealander admitted he has unfinished business at international level.

Britain said Europe should consider boycotting future World Cups if Sepp Blatter doesn’t quit as head of soccer’s governing body over a corruption scandal, while Swiss authorities denied they would soon question the newly re-elected Fifa president.