Scotland coach Ian McGeechan urged the International Rugby Board to emerge from their meeting on the player availability row with a protocol for the world game that gives Test rugby clear priority.

FIFA’s ruling elite were today preparing to take an historic decision and award the 2010 World Cup to an African country for the first time.

Godolphin trainers Saeed bin Suroor and Mahmood Al Zarooni have high hopes for Dubai World Cup night on Saturday.

Glasgow Rugby scrum-half Andy Nicol revealed how agonisingly close he came to making his World Cup dream come true.

ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO, named European Player of the Year this month, has been voted the top player in the former Soviet Union in a poll conducted by Russian daily Sport-Express.

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been released after being questioned by police over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.

This weekend, rugby confirms its place among the debased, increasingly cynical, and commercially compassed sports of our world.

New Zealand could open the 2011 World Cup with a revenge mission against France - and All Blacks coach Graham Henry has described it as “an intriguing” prospect.

As they prepare for the pool stages of next month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup at the UCD Bowl, Ireland winger Alison Miller believes they can take inspiration from their historic 2014 win over New Zealand.

TG4 retain some rights, although eir will have exclusive rights to the Leinster-Munster derby matches.

The Irish Rugby team will gear up for the 2019 World Cup with games against Italy, England and Wales next summer.

The use of video assistant referees at this summer’s World Cup has been rubber-stamped by the FIFA Council.

Lawrence Dallaglio believes England can retain the World Cup in two years’ time, as the indications grow stronger by the day that he will be back to spearhead the campaign.

Ireland's T20 Cricket World Cup qualifier with Italy in the middle of the Abu Dhabi desert has been abandoned due to rain.

Ireland face Romania today in their second game at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Can Joe Schmidt's team gain another vital win or can the Romanians do a Japan and spring a surprise?

Ireland's cricketers have won the qualifying tournament for the 2011 ICC World Cup.

United States centre Paul Emerick has been banned for five weeks after being cited for a dangerous tackle on England fly-half Olly Barkley in Saturday’s World Cup Pool A match.

The Irish rowing team begin their international season tomorrow when they take to the water in the first of the three leg Rowing World Cup Series in Austria.

FIFA have agreed co-ordinated kick-off times for the final round of World Cup Group Five qualifiers.

A Brian O'Driscoll try and a Ronan O'Gara conversion have brought Ireland to within a point of defending champions and hosts Australia in their World Cup Pool A showdown in Melbourne.