Connections of Curlin were satisfied after the American Horse of the Year was handed stall 12 for Saturday’s 6million Dubai World Cup.

The Premiership’s fixture schedule has again come under fire - this time for potentially wrecking Freddie Ljungberg’s World Cup hopes.

Roy Keane sensationally pulled out of the Ireland’s World Cup campaign last night - then changed his mind hours later.

"Let's hear it for the defence."

Ireland, who have won the bowl in their two previous world series events, will face Portugal - 19-14 winners over Zimbabwe with a ‘golden try’ - in the semi-finals later.

Martin Kaymer is keen to turn the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a Ryder Cup debut earlier this year into a positive by leading Germany to World Cup success at Mission Hills this week.

Sven-Goran Eriksson piled the pressure back onto the Football Association and Premier League power-brokers as he insisted he had an unbreakable guarantee of a four-week break before the World Cup.

Disposable coffee cups are one of those things some of use every day, but they’ve been an ecological nightmare for decades.

With the dream of a World Cup winner’s medal now beyond him, Toulouse and former All Black Byron Kelleher tells Ian Moriarty why a Heineken Cup medal would fit the bill instead

Holland coach Marco van Basten today led the tributes to Rinus Michels, the man who pioneered "total football", who has died at the age of 77.

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Luke Donald is set to choose David Howell for England’s World Cup defence - breaking up his winning partnership with Paul Casey.

World number six Jim Furyk has been disqualified from the first of the FedEx Cup play-offs in America – a day before it has even started.

NORTH KOREA’S football squad have been subjected to a public humiliation in the wake of their World Cup failure.

OUTSPOKEN England stars Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Catt will face no further censure from the Rugby Football Union for comments made in their post-World Cup books.

LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO described England’s rebuilding programme as “an exciting challenge” in their bid to rescale the heights of world rugby.

England’s Rugby World Cup winners returned home to a huge welcome when flying in to Heathrow airport this morning.

There's no greater honour for a sportsman than playing for their country - or, if you're Sean Lynch, for Croatia in the World Cup.