England manager Fabio Capello must shoulder the ultimate responsibility for England’s failure in the World Cup, according to Sunderland manager Steve Bruce.

Connections of star Japanese filly Daiwa Scarlet are considering a tilt at the Dubai World Cup.

Australian star Shane Warne has pulled out of the Cricket World Cup after apparently taking a banned substance inadvertently while recovering from a shoulder injury.

The Acotel Group has launched its World Cup Text Alert Service. The pan regional service is in line with the group's goals of delivering value added services to operator customers and key pan regional FMCG partners.

England's World Cup hopes have been given a vote of confidence by Pele.

The Australian Rugby Union have taken the first tentative steps towards hosting another Rugby World Cup after lodging an official expression of interest with the International Rugby Board.

Brian Lima’s record-breaking World Cup career is officially over.

Danny Grewcock's chances of being included in England's World Cup squad have been thrown into serious doubt after he was handed a six-week ban for punching.

A VOODOO doll (pictured above) with five pins and the national emblems of all your enemy teams.

As the World Cup kicks off, the Brazilian government and FIFA will be hoping that the world’s attention turns to the soccer field, and away from the strikes and complaints about the organisers’ ineffectiveness.

Plans were today unveiled for a rugby league World Cup to be held in Australia in the autumn of 2008, as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere.

South Africa is ready to stage a "Ferrari" of a World Cup as today's big kick-off approaches.

The Italian Rugby Federation is planning a bid to host either the 2015 or 2019 World Cup.

New Zealand's Damian McKenzie is the latest high-profile player to be ruled out of the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

The Irish were outclassed as New Zealand powered to victory in the U21 Rugby World Cup.

Nelson Mandela’s 13-year old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from the World Cup-eve concert, his office said today.

Stephen McManus has been ruled out of Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Holland on Saturday.

Keith Andrews and Glenn Whelan are set to start in central midfield for the Republic of Ireland’s crunch World Cup qualifying match against Georgia tomorrow.

Jack McGrath seems to have hit the right note with his gift to his Ireland teammates.

Scotland and Sweden have a share of the lead after the opening ‘4-balls’ at the golf World Cup in Japan.