Italy and Mexico have finished their World Cup Group G qualifier 1-1 today.

Turkey have scored against Japan after 12 minutes of their World Cup match.

World Cup qualifiers half time scores

FIFA, the international governing body of world football, confirmed that it plans to sell a $250m (€228m) bond to insure the 2006 World Cup championship in Germany.

South Africa will bid against Ireland to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

France 0 Denmark 2

Germany's Miroslav Klose tops the World Cup goalscoring chart after four days of the tournament with his hat-trick against Saudi Arabia during their 8-0 victory on Saturday.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists nothing will prevent the 2010 World Cup from being staged in South Africa after he completed a two-day visit to the host nation.

You wouldn’t believe who Martin McGuinness got in Sinn Féin’s office World Cup sweepstakes draw!

FIFA want to clamp down on racism at the World Cup finals, with points being deducted from guilty nations.

BRAZIL’S 1970 World Cup-winning team are the greatest side in sport, according to BBC Radio Five Live listeners.

Pierre van Hooijdonk has got his second and Holland's fourth against group two minnows Andorra in their World Cup qualifying match.

Sebastien Deisler has opened the scoring for Germany against Albania in their World Cup qualifier.

Australia have reached the final of cricket's World Cup in South Africa.

Raul has opened the scoring for Spain in Group B of the World Cup: Latest score Spain 1, Slovenia 0.

Rodriguez has evened the score for Uruguay in Group A of the World Cup in the 47th minute

Turkey are leading Japan 1-0 at half-time in their World Cup Second Round match.

Brazil 0 Belgium 0

The first ever Rugby World Cup tour has come to Ireland, stopping off in Limerick, Cork and Dublin this November.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Paddy O’Brien as IRB Referee Manager.