Martin O'Neill said he is improving.

A British man has died while working on a stadium for the 2022 World Cup, organisers said.

Qatar has issued an angry response to suggestions that it could be dropped as host of the World Cup in 2022.

Reports are suggesting that European player of the year Sean O'Brien has sustained a knee injury in training which rules him out of Saturday's final World cup warm-up match with England at the Aviva.

The clock is counting down to Ireland's crucial Rugby World Cup clash between Ireland and Australia in Auckland.

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Kaka has reassured Brazil he is in “great condition” after overcoming his injury problems.

Police in Senegal say 11 people died after the collapse of a terrace on which they had gathered to watch a World Cup match on television.

Last year’s third Well Armed went two places better with a quite devastating display in the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba.

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.