Rangers’ Argentinean striker Claudio Caniggia will have a better idea today if he has a chance of being fit in time for the World Cup.

The first Englishman to make it to the World Cup final since 1974 will take to the pitch on Sunday in the form of Yorkshire-born referee Howard Webb.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has ruled out revisiting the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after the world governing body’s executive committee agreed unanimously that an "appropriate" form of the Garcia report should be published.

World Rugby has acknowledged Ireland's behind-the-scenes challenges to the recommendation that South Africa host the 2023 World Cup.

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FIFA’s chief ethics investigator says his assistant will lead the review of the Russian and American bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to avoid any conflict of interest.

Thousands of women will be trafficked into Germany to work as prostitutes during this summer’s football World Cup, it was claimed today.

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

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

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

The United States Women's soccer jersey has become the number one best-selling soccer jersey, men's or women's, ever sold on Nike.com in a single season.

President Trump is "supportive" of the bid and had "encouraged" it.

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has urged FIFA to hold the Qatar World Cup in April 2022.

Many Brazilians are angry at what they see is a huge waste of money when large parts of the ountry are in poverty.

Mike Griffin has been in Brazil collecting signatures throughout the World Cup and last night put the icing on the cake with a signature from a newly crowned World Cup winner.

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has had preliminary discussions with the GAA about the availability of GAA grounds as part of a possible bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Germany captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the World Cup due to an ankle injury, the German Football Federation have confirmed.

South African World Cup chiefs insist preparations for the 2010 finals are on course and that there will be no need for England to step in as contingency hosts.