Phil Mickelson believes he and David Toms have the potential to be just as effective in golf's World Cup this week as he and Tiger Woods would have been.

Five All Blacks stalwarts can end their Test careers by cementing New Zealand’s class of 2015 as rugby’s greatest ever with World Cup glory.

Graham Rowntree has been named as Munster's new forwards coach.

Irish captain Niamh Briggs has said she is "absolutely devastated" to be missing out on the Women's Rugby World Cup due to injury, writes Ciara Phelan.

Clovis Fernandes gave his beloved replica World Cup trophy to a German fan because they "deserved it".

Germany backed to beat Brazil based on levels of parasitic infection. Nice.

Monty Python stars have recorded their own unofficial World Cup anthem for England’s campaign – with a new version of Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

By Cóilin Duffy

Sepp Blatter’s attendance at the Women’s World Cup final in Canada next week appears to be in jeopardy due to the twin investigations into FIFA by American and Swiss justice authorities.

The Stade Francais number eight had an operation in Paris on Monday after suffering his injury blow in Saturday’s 23-19 defeat to Wales in Cardiff.

Fresh allegations that bribes were paid to help Germany secure the 2006 World Cup have surfaced with claims that a FIFA member from New Zealand was paid 250,000 US dollars on the eve of the vote.

“Ticket sales have been fantastic – the demand has been unbelievable.”

South Africa are confident of arriving at the World Cup with a clean bill of health despite being ravaged by injury during the Rugby Championship.

Nigeria’s former FIFA member Amos Adamu has lost his appeal against a three-year ban over World Cup bid bribes.

Mike Tindall has been removed from England’s elite player squad and fined £25,000 (€29,000) following events in New Zealand during the recent World Cup campaign.

An extra 900 police officers have been deployed to Cape Town and Durban to take over security inside stadia after stewards walked out over a wage dispute.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful that Ivory Coast superstar Didier Drogba can be unleashed on Brazil in their World Cup clash tomorrow and does not anticipate his much-discussed protective cast to cause any problems.

Ireland’s hopes of making the World Cup finals have suffered a blow after being drawn against France in the play-offs.