Martin O’Neill says reaching next year’s World Cup in Russia would rank alongside his best achievements as Republic of Ireland manager.

War Of The World will try to maintain his upward curve as he turns out in Saturday’s zeturf.com Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

Paul Casey helped England into a three-stroke lead at the World Cup in Seville today – but he was not being allowed to forget his verbal attack on the United States.

Ireland’s Martyn Irvine won his first ever gold medal at a UCI World Cup Track meeting on Saturday night, winning the points race in Manchester from a star-studded field.

England World Cup heroes Lawrence Dallaglio and Josh Lewsey will be rested for Wasps’ Heineken Cup clash against Calvisano in Italy on Saturday.

Welshman Nigel Owens has been appointed to referee next Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham.

Arjen Robben has claimed Howard Webb was not up to the job of handling the World Cup final.

The Football Association’s acting chairman Roger Burden has launched an astonishing attack on FIFA in the wake of England’s 2018 World Cup defeat saying the world governing body cannot be trusted.

Nearly half of all England fans surveyed believe the national team should boycott this summer's World Cup in Russia following the poisoning attack in Salisbury, a poll has found.

Show jumper Denis Lynch is within striking distance of qualifying for the World Cup after finishing runner-up with All Star in the penultimate qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday.

Wales have confirmed two pre-tournament fixtures against Joe Schmidt’s side in Cardiff and Dublin.

Sven Goran-Eriksson remains optimistic Wayne Rooney will still play some part in the World Cup.

ENGLAND’s RFU will submit a government-backed bid to stage the 2015 World Cup. Twickenham, Wembley, Old Trafford and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium are set to be included as venues in the RFU’s blueprint.

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been charged with ensuring Ivory Coast deliver an “honourable” performance at this summer’s World Cup after he was last night appointed to lead the team in South Africa.

JEAN DE VILLIERS is to leave Munster at the end of the season in an effort to keep his Rugby World Cup dream alive.

SARACENS have announced that they will play their Heineken Cup pool stage clash with Biarritz in Cape Town, marking the first time the tournament has seen a fixture played outside Europe.