Former rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward is to meet with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to discuss whether some of his training methods can be used to help develop the careers of players like Andy Murray.

New Zealand lock Jason Eaton has been ruled out of this year's Rugby World Cup with a knee injury.

Wayne Rooney vowed to use the disappointment of Euro 2004 as his driving force to win the World Cup next year.

The Irish soccer team relaxed at a performance of the smash hit musical Mamma Mia! tonight ahead of flying out to Paris for their crunch World Cup qualifier match.

England’s players enjoyed a relaxing few hours on the golf course today, ahead of their final World Cup group game against Uruguay this weekend.

Ireland produced an impressive defensive display to defeat a more powerful Scottish side in the second match of their IRB U21 World Cup.

Arsene Wenger says Robert Pires will wait three weeks before deciding whether to have an operation on his knee - but will still be ruled out of the World Cup.

World Cup final referee Howard Webb will take charge of the crucial Premier League title showdown between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Austin Healey has been ruled out of England’s pre-World Cup tours to Australia and New Zealand and could miss the start of next season.

EYES around the world were on Germany’s octopus oracle Paul yesterday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.

SLOVAKIA coach Vladimir Weiss has admitted the World Cup pressure is on his starlet son as his team prepares to meet New Zealand in their opening World Cup encounter in the Royal Bafokeng stadium today.

John O’Neill, managing director of the Australian Rugby Union, has denied the Wallabies deliberately made things hard for New Zealand so they could grab exclusive rights to the World Cup next year.

Marcello Lippi admits Italy’s World Cup triumph surpasses all his other football victories.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has taken time out from preparing for the FA Cup final to insist that England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson “isn’t crazy” to have picked 17-year-old Theo Walcott for the World Cup.

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.

Hawk-Eye technology is to be used at next month’s Rugby World Cup.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today claimed the World Cup in South Africa has already proved the doubters wrong.

Mexico 0 USA 1

Ireland 1 Spain 1