The Latest Breaking News from World Cup

Some industry experts have said the government’s reforms are ‘short-sighted’

Demise of Speed Week hits hard as Georgia host cities redirect funding and activities for summer of FIFA World Cup matches near Atlanta

Everton have been offered the chance to host England’s game against Fiji in July at the Hill Dickinson Stadium

A classy Root and explosive Brook powered England to an unassailable total in Colombo

In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly as Keane v McCarthy in Saipan, culminating in Keane’s departure from the Irish World Cup squad.

Who can try to challenge the imperious Van der Poel in the men's race? And can Brand return from a setback to continue her winning form, or will someone else take the women's title?

INTERVIEW: Two-time Olympian Burton has been appointed chair of the first Rugby Players’ Association women’s board. She tells Harry Latham-Coyle what needs to happen next after a transformative year

Madrid and Barcelona are in the running to host the showpiece match but Casablanca is also an option

The message Trump's America is sending out to the world is "stay away".

At least 11 people were killed in a soccer field shooting in Mexico, raising fresh safety fears as the country prepares to co-host the World Cup.

The international community's concerns about the United States as host stem from Trump's expansionist posture on Greenland, travel bans and aggressive tactics in dealing with immigration enforcement protestors.