Wales today drafted Llanelli forward Chris Wyatt into their World Cup squad after Michael Owen was ruled out with a back injury.

Germany coach Rudi Voller praised match-winner Michael Ballack for committing the "technical foul" in today’s 1-0 semi-final win over South Korea that means he will miss the World Cup final.

Mick McCarthy has signed a two-year extension to his current contract as manager of the Republic of Ireland taking him up to the European Championships in 2004.

France may have qualified for the World Cup but the pressure has not eased on coach Raymond Domenech, who has come under fresh fire from World Cup-winning boss Aime Jacquet.

The Premier League is on course to beat the World Cup to the punch by introducing goal-line technology next season.

BRAZIL and Argentina may have stumbled along the way but they eventually lived up to their star billing by making it through to this evening’s Confederations Cup final.

Claudio Suarez was left out of Mexico's World Cup squad, despite insisting he would recover from a broken leg sustained in April.

FLUMINENSE coach Muricy Ramalho is on the verge of being confirmed as Brazil boss following a meeting with federation officials yesterday.

Ireland will join the top tier of one day cricket after gaining approval from the International Cricket Council yesterday.

Asian Football Confederation president Mohammed Bin Hammam has ruled out holding the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter, as well as dismissing the notion of it being shared among other Gulf nations.

SHOOT! Shoooot!’ As fans of the World Cup, that’s something we’ve been shouting at the TV a lot in recent weeks.

Sweden have done the unthinkable and knocked four-times World champions Italy out of the World Cup.

FIFA look set to make the Confederations Cup, arguably the most unpopular competition in international football, a four-yearly event in response to claims it is putting too much pressure on overworked players.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hinted football’s governing body could sanction the use of video technology in the near future.

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Ireland's lightweight fours, stroked by Kerryman Paul Griffin, today eased through to their second straight World Cup regatta final, in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Bolton have completed the signing of French World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff.