Damien Duff has returned to England from the Republic of Ireland's training base in Malahide.

Eddie O'Sullivan will name his Ireland Rugby World Cup squad this morning, following yesterday's 31-21 Murrayfield defeat at the hands of Scotland.

Kenny Logan insists Scotland can look ahead to the World Cup with renewed confidence after finishing the RBS 6 Nations on a winning note.

A family of 14 is counting on the fingers of a single hand its hopes for Brazil to win a sixth World Cup championship.

England Women will play New Zealand in the World Cup final on Sunday after knocking out host nation Canada.

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USA captain Claudio Reyna has been declared fit for his country’s opening World Cup group game against the Czech Republic on Monday.

Italy’s World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi looks set to extend his sabbatical from football into next season.

The final round of golf’s World Cup in Portugal was delayed by rain today.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes today celebrated a jump in winnings after declaring the World Cup the biggest betting event in the company’s history.

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Ireland's rowers have struck bronze at the World Cup campaign at Munich today.

World Cup holders France are anxiously awaiting the results of a scan on Zinedine Zidane's thigh injury.

Liverpool midfiedler Danny Murphy has been ruled out of England’s World Cup squad after a scan revealed a broken bone in his left foot.

Nearly 17 million people watched England's World Cup defeat in the quarter-final against Brazil.

Even though the Irish football team are confident about today's World Cup knockout game with Spain, some of Mick McCarthy's camp feel homesick.

Darius Vassell admitted he was "over the moon" after firing himself into the World Cup reckoning.

Defender Kenny Cunningham is likely to miss Ireland’s pre-World Cup friendly against Hiroshima this Saturday after picking up a hamstring strain.