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England suffer double blow ahead of Boks clash

England today suffered a major double injury blow ahead of their World Cup showdown with South Africa.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2003

Ljungberg feared his dream had been crushed

Freddie Ljungberg has told of the anxious half hour when he thought his World Cup dream might be shattered.

Fri, 31 May, 2002

Hargreaves: An honour to play on Sunday

Owen Hargreaves would regard it as ‘‘an honour’’ if he plays in England’s opening World Cup match against Sweden on Sunday.

Fri, 31 May, 2002

Zahovic sent home after bust-up

Slovenia's star player Zlatko Zahovic was today kicked out of his country's World Cup squad following his bust-up with coach Srecko Katenec, Slovenian officials confirmed to AFP.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2002

Given signs five-year deal

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has signed a five-year contract at Newcastle United.

Thu, 16 May, 2002

Radebe makes South Africa squad

Lucas Radebe has been included in the South Africa World Cup squad despite missing the entire season through injury.

Tue, 14 May, 2002

Will enjoys second UK number one

The second single by Will Young has entered the charts at number one in the UK. It beat Ant and Dec's World Cup song, We're on the Ball, into third slot.

Sun, 02 Jun, 2002

McCarthy keeps faith with World Cup heroes

Mick McCarthy kept faith with his World Cup heroes as the Republic of Ireland kicked off their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign against Russia in the impressive 30,000-capacity Lokomotiv Stadium.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2002

Irish fans best in business, say tournament organisers

Irish fans have been described as the best in the business by World Cup organisers.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2002

Champions League: Beckham out of action for six to eight weeks

Manchester United’s David Beckham is expected to miss the remainder of the Premiership season and possibly the World Cup after breaking a bone in his foot during last night’s Champions League game in Old Trafford.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2002

Croatian coach drops Sablic and Babic

Croatia coach Mirko Jozic has dropped defender Goran Sablic and forward Marko Babic from his World Cup squad.

Tue, 21 May, 2002

England World Cup 23 announced

England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has named his 23-man World Cup squad.

Tue, 21 May, 2002

<p>OUT: Ireland's Dorothy Wall will miss Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign.Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady.</p>

Dorothy Wall ruled out Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign

"I'm devastated to be missing the next couple of months, but my main focus now is on my rehab programme and I'm looking forward to supporting the team in the Rugby World Cup," said Wall.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

<p>The jersey of Troy Parrott in the Republic of Ireland dressing room. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile</p>

Heimir Hallgrímsson names Ireland team for crunch World Cup qualifier against Portugal

At the very least, Ireland need a draw to keep their slim hopes of reaching the World Cup next summer alive.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Small stuns Rocket in LG Cup

Scotland's Chris Small has sent Ronnie O'Sullivan crashing out of the LG Cup in Preston's Guildhall today.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2002

Minister's attempt to jump on cricket bandwagon backfires

There will be a lot of Irish folks swotting up on their cricket knowledge after

Ireland’s winning start at the ICC World Cup - and one man who definitely needs to master the terminology is environment minister Alan Kelly.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Ireland's women's team to play France

The Republic of Ireland women’s senior team will face France in an international friendly on Thursday, February 25 in Dublin's Richmond Park.

Sun, 07 Feb, 2010

Simultaneous decision on 2018 and 2022 hosts

FIFA have confirmed the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be decided at the same time – but not put any block on countries bidding for both.

Sat, 20 Dec, 2008

‘No job safe’ in English rugby

ENGLAND’S new director of elite rugby Rob Andrew warned yesterday that Andy Robinson’s job as head coach is not guaranteed through to next year’s World Cup.

Fri, 08 Sep, 2006

<p>Scotland’s play-off against Ukraine will not go ahead in March (Jane Barlow/PA)</p>

Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine postponed

Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine has been postponed, the PA news agency understands. The Ukraine football authorities made a request to FIFA last week to postpone the game, which is scheduled for March 24 at Hampden.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2022