Ireland’s women cricketers are through to the Super Six stage of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka following India’s emphatic nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe.

Paul McShane and Kevin Doyle are injury doubts for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Georgia.

Former Ireland international Joy Neville received the World Rugby Referee of the Year award in Monte Carlo last Sunday after a memorable 2017 which included officiating the Women's Rugby World Cup final and becoming the first woman to take charge of a men's international fixture when Norway hosted Denmark last month.

A whistleblower claims she was targeted by Qataris after making corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid.

Belgium’s World Cup squad were welcomed as heroes in Brussels yesterday, after achieving their best-ever World Cup result in Russia, and were rewarded with the country’s national dish: A bowl of chips.

FIFA want a speedy investigation to ensure Lord Triesman’s recorded claims about corruption in football are just “crazy allegations”, the world governing body’s general secretary Jerome Valcke said today.

MARTIN JOHNSON views today’s Ireland game as the perfect launch-pad for England’s campaign in New Zealand, which begins against Argentina on September 10.

Wales' hopes of a top-five finish at the Women's Rugby World Cup were ended in emphatic fashion.

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev today looked forward to a World Cup boost and said it had shrugged off record beer duty hikes to outperform the UK market.

Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel is expected to be fit for their opening World Cup Group F fixture against New Zealand next week after returning to training today.

Cesc Fabregas could be fit to play in tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final match against Germany.

Cesc Fabregas will fit to play for Spain against Germany in the World Cup semi-final in Durban on Wednesday.

Former Ireland manager Brian Kerr says it was unrealistic to think we would get a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup play-off against France.

Cork-born Shane O’Neill was on the scoresheet as the USA warmed up for next week’s U20 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Portugal in the Algarve last night.

Australian rugby great Matt Burke yesterday finally called time on his illustrious international career.

Global camera giant Canon has amazed rugby followers on Twitter with a 3D replay of one of the tries from the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Germany’s leading breweries all posted increased sales for 2006, partially due to increase in domestic beer consumption credited to a hot summer of partying surrounding the World Cup.

Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson is out of his country’s opening Group B encounter with Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday after suffering a bout of concussion.