Ghanaian referee Joseph Odartei Lamptey has been banned for life by FIFA after being found guilty of influencing the result of a World Cup qualifying match.

FIFA's new ethics investigator has not ruled out looking at the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids as part of his probe into corruption allegations.

Ireland hooker Rory Best has responded well to treatment on his shoulder but remains doubtful to face Wales in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

Outspoken Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has been hit with a misconduct charge after accusing Welsh referee Nigel Owens of bias.

Shakira's ‘Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)’ has been named official song of this year’s World Cup.

WALES star Gavin Henson believes he is about to enter the “last-chance saloon” as he prepares for his return as a Test match player.

Sepp Blatter’s attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Canada next week appears to be in jeopardy due to the twin investigations into Fifa by American and Swiss justice authorities.

It is sometimes said a team learns more from its defeats than from its victories.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has urged the Portuguese Football Federation to keep Luiz Felipe Scolari on as coach after the World Cup.

Canberra and Wollongong are the latest venues to be announced for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Scotland international Nikki Walker is set to discover his rugby World Cup fate next week.

South Korea's star striker Ahn Jung-hwan remains doubtful for the World Cup semi-final against Germany, despite training on Monday.

As this World Cup quarter-final got under way in Gwanju, the entire South Korean nation once again has come to a standstill to see if Guus Hiddink can work yet another miracle and lead their team to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.

Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has written off England's chances of winning the World Cup in Japan and South Korea next year.

Hopes are higher than ever that Ireland can reach a maiden World Cup semi-final, but who stand between us and that goal in the pool stage?

Snow Fairy delighted trainer Ed Dunlop in her first serious gallop since returning from a winter break.

World records tumbled as Australia annihilated American Samoa 31-0 in an Oceania World Cup qualifier.

The BBC is considering whether to broadcast a “vuvuzela free” version of its World Cup coverage following complaints about the noise from the plastic horn.

RTÉ Sport has secured free-to-air broadcasting rights for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, it was announced today.