Oman loss would be disastrous for Australia: Mark Schwarzer Australia are second in Group B of Asia qualifying, eight points behind runaway leaders Japan and equal on five points with Iraq and Oman. ...  
12:58 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Xavi doubtful for Spain qualifier against Finland Xavi is a major doubt for World Cup Group I qualifier after he missed Tuesday's training session due to a niggling hamstring injury. ...  
08:45 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Defender Rio Ferdinand out of England qualifiers Ferdinand, who has been replaced by Steven Caulker, says he wants to continue playing for England and will be available for future matches this year. ...  
07:16 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Brazil World Cup winner named Flamengo coach
by IANS
The 48-year-old replaces Dorival Junior, who was sacked on Saturday after reportedly refusing to accept a pay cut. ...  
04:08 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Drogba left out of Ivory Coast World Cup squad Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba was a shock omission when Ivory Coast named a 28-man squad for next weekend's World Cup qualifier. ...  
01:37 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Ferdinand will join up with England, says Ferguson Rio Ferdinand will join up with England for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro, confirmed Ferguson. ...  
12:27 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Pakistan threaten to pull out of FIH Junior World Cup A miffed Pakistan has threatened to pull out of the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in India later this year. ...  
03:47 PM, Mar 16, 2013

England recall Ferdinand for World Cup qualifiers Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Thursday for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. ...  
09:50 PM, Mar 14, 2013

Serbia have nothing to lose against Croatia: Ivanovic The Serbians have nothing to lose when they visit bitter Balkan rivals Croatia in a World Cup Group A qualifier on March 22 and raucous fan support can only put pressure on the home side, Serbia right back Branislav Ivanovic said. ...  
06:17 PM, Mar 14, 2013

Ralph Waters selected as new chairman for 2015 World Cup The New Zealand businessman, previously the deputy chairman of the organising committee, will replace James Strong who died last week. ...  
05:12 PM, Mar 13, 2013

New Cricket World Cup chairman appointed
by AFP
Waters, a prominent New Zealand businessman, was previously deputy chairman and replaces Strong, who died in Sydney aged 68 from complications following surgery. ...  
09:01 AM, Mar 13, 2013

Afghanistan stay on course for a place in the ICC WC 2015
by IANS
Afghanistan are on course for a place in the ICC World Cup 2015 after winning both their fifth round ODIs in the ICC WCL Championship against Scotland. ...  
07:25 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Arshavin, Pogrebnyak overlooked by Russia again Andrei Arshavin and Pavel Pogrebnyak have been overlooked again by Russia coach Fabio Capello for this month's World Cup qualifier. ...  
11:54 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Russia coach Fabio Capello names 27-man provisional squad Russia will play Northern Ireland and Brazil in the coming weeks. ...  
08:58 PM, Mar 07, 2013

India to host two important FIH events
by IANS
The Junior World Cup will be held from December 6-15 and it will be followed by the World League Finals from January 10-18. ...  
08:18 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Indian women wrestlers finish fifth in World Cup Grappler Geeta Phogat stood out in an otherwise average performance by the Indian team which finished fifth in the senior women's Senior Wrestling World Cup in Mongolia. ...  
06:09 PM, Mar 04, 2013

2015 World Cup organising committee chairman James Strong dies
by AFP
The 68-year-old passed away in Sydney on Sunday after complications following surgery. ...  
12:18 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Qatar must hold World Cup in winter, feels Platini Platini voted for Qatar to be awarded the world's top soccer tournament and was also in favour of Russia being awarded the event in 2018. ...  
03:41 PM, Mar 02, 2013

De Villiers to open batting in 1st T20 against Pakistan Faf du Plessis, South Africa's T20 skipper, said the decision was taken looking forward to next year's ICC Twenty20 World Cup. ...  
06:43 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Third goal-line technology system approved by FIFA The German-manufactured Cairos system uses magnetic fields set up around the goals to determine whether or not the ball has crossed the line in situations where it is not clear to the naked eye. ...  
07:38 PM, Feb 25, 2013