Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has confirmed that Roy Keane is fit to play against the Netherlands in the crucial World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Raphael Ibanez believes the All Blacks will crumble if France dent their confidence early in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final.

England hosting the 2018 World Cup would inspire a whole generation – but players’ chief Gordon Taylor feels more must be done to safeguard the future of the national game.

Scotland coach Matt Williams conceded he breathed a sigh of relief at missing out on some tough "minnows" in the 2007 World Cup draw.

Former soccer World Cup star Ossie Ardiles is in hospital after a car crash in the Falkland Islands.

Brian O’Driscoll believes Ireland can back up their World No.1 ranking by winning the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO admits the painful prospect of watching the final stages of the World Cup back home is all the motivation England need as they prepare for their weekend battle against Australia.

Senegal’s World Cup ambitions hinge on the performances of a reformed wildman known as ‘the serial killer’.

MAYBE it was all the talk of resurrection over the Easter weekend that did it because as comebacks go, Roy Keane’s latter-day version has almost as much drama as the original.

Prostitutes in one of Brazil’s biggest cities are taking free English classes in anticipation of a wave of visitors to this year’s Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

ENGLAND’S Football Association will send a full dossier of the latest allegations of World Cup bidding corruption to FIFA as the world governing body’s president Sepp Blatter promised swift action to deal with the new claims.

Germany have lost their first confrontation of the World Cup after complaining about journalists staying at their team hotel.

World Rugby has announced a post-2019 World Cup global calendar that will include a July Test match window.

FRANCE prop Sylvain Marconnet has been ruled out of the World Cup.

Mark O'Donovan and Shane O'Driscoll claimed gold in their lightweight men's pair final at the World Rowing Cup regatta in Poland.

A 17-year-old Irish gymnast has claimed gold in the World Challenge Cup in Croatia today.

Mostly positive, with a word of caution.

A worker has died after falling at the construction site of the stadium that will host Brazil’s World Cup opener in Sao Paulo.