UTV, which owns Cork’s 96FM, saw revenue at its Irish radio division fall 4% in the first six months of the year to £11 million (€12.4m).

AUSTRALIA’S top players may be given a role in choosing who replaces Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach but a decision is not expected until next year.

SWEEPING changes in the way the Football Association of Ireland runs its affairs are recommended by independent consultants who investigated the World Cup debacle in Saipan.

FRANCE winger Vincent Clerc is intent on making an immediate impact when he returns to the France squad for the Six Nations opener against Ireland, after being snubbed by Bernard Laporte for the World Cup.

RTÉ and the FAI last night signed a new four-year broadcast deal.

MARCUS TREGONING has been delighted with Sir Percy’s progress since the four-year-old arrived in Dubai ahead of his bid for glory in the Sheema Classic on Saturday.

SCOTLAND head coach Frank Hadden was happy to stick with his tried and tested as his unchanged team look to cement their place in history with a win over Argentina in tomorrow night’s World Cup quarter-final.

JASON ROBINSON insists he did not make himself available for England’s World Cup campaign just to “crash and burn” into retirement as England kick off their pre-tournament programme against Wales at Twickenham today (4pm).

SOURAV GANGULY’S unbeaten hundred took India to their first World Cup final in 20 years after they beat Kenya

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Danish defender Andreas Bjelland has promised that the visitors will not lack for fight if tomorrow's World Cup play-off second leg against the Republic of Ireland boils down to the final minutes or extra-time, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has urged his players and his country to move on from their devastating World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany.

Italy will unveil a vastly-changed line-up when they take on Russia in Ireland's Group C of the Rugby World Cup tomorrow, with only three players retained from the 32-6 mauling at the hands of Australia.

Italy coach Nick Mallett believes Ireland are capable of reaching the World Cup final, asking: “Where is their weakness?”

JP Duminy's valiant 99 helped South Africa battle through a top-half batting failure against Ireland's disciplined bowling to reach 272 for seven in their World Cup Group B game at Kolkata today.

France captain Patrice Evra has revealed an enquiry is to be opened by the French government into Les Bleus’ disastrous World Cup campaign.

Radomir Antic dedicated his side’s stunning World Cup victory over Germany to the Serbian people as Group D was blown wide open.

Diego Maradona will demand his players give everything for Argentina in Cape Town this afternoon.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels England were "killed by their own impatience" as they crashed out of the World Cup to Germany in Bloemfontein.

John Terry has revealed the hamstring injury that will see him miss the start of England’s European Championship qualifying campaign dates all the way back to the World Cup.