Denis Lynch and Jessica Kurten picked up more than €11,000 between them when they finished first and second in this evening's two-phase competition at the five-star World Cup in Mechelen, Belgium.

Denmark remain top of World Cup Group One ahead of Hungary on goal difference after a 3-0 victory over Albania.

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will be held in the United Kingdom, the Rugby League International Federation have confirmed.

England World Cup prop Andrew Sheridan has been admitted to hospital after suffering an insect bite.

Ireland are sure to face a powerful Australia side in the November International at Lansdowne Road on Sunday, November 19.

Brazil 2-0 Germany

Wales captain Scott Quinnell will retire from international rugby after next year’s World Cup but admits he needs a ‘‘miracle’’ to recover from injury in time.

Organisers of the 2002 World Cup struggled to fix website problems which have left fans in Japan and South Korea unable to order tickets over the web.

Australia lead New Zealand 13-07 at half-time in today's Rugby World Cup semi-final at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney today.

England and Nigeria have finished the first half of their World Cup Group F qualifier deadlocked at 0-0.

Ireland have forged ahead by 18 points in their World Cup qualifier clash against Russia.

Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff has warned rivals his team will be aiming to lift the World Cup next summer.

The Ireland Women's management team have confirmed that captain Niamh Briggs has been ruled out of the Women's Rugby World Cup, writes Ciara Phelan.

Support in Sport, the Irish firm that provides sports pitches around the world, hopes to benefit from the World Cup finals next year.

Arsene Wenger today insisted it was a “mistake” not to name Arsenal captain Thierry Henry as European Player of the Year – and that the World Cup was “lowest level” of football.

Manchester United have now officially been world club champions twice following a ruling by FIFA on Friday.

Giovani Dos Santos is considering quitting Mexico’s World Cup squad following the omission of his brother Jonathan, according to the players’ father.

Matt Holland kept Ireland’s World Cup dream alive with only his fourth international goal as Mick McCarthy’s side were forced to settle for an opening Group E draw against African champions Cameroon.

Ireland can virtually confirm their place in the World Cup finals in 2002 in Japan and South Korea if they can defeat Portugal at Lansdowne road this afternoon.

Jonathan Zebina still thinks he has a chance of being named in the French squad for the World Cup finals.