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Too soon for U.S. to host World Cup : IRB boss

April 22, 2013 02:45
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is not ready to host a rugby World Cup and needs to establish a sustainable professional league to help develop the sport there, International Rugby Board (IRB) head Brett Gosper said on Monday. The sport's global showpiece has only ever been held in traditional rugby strongholds since the inaugural tournament 26 years ago, with England set to host its eighth incarnation in 2015.

Aisam vows to fight Davis Cup case

April 11, 2013 09:51
Pakistan tennis ace and the star Davis Cupper Aisamul Haq will be lodging an official complaint with the ITF against the unjust and biased decision of referee who was officiating the Pakistan and New Zealand Davis Cup tie at a neutral venue of Myanmar.

Emirates Adds a Touch of Brazilian Flair as Visa Showcases 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy at Dubai Airport

April 9, 2013 13:33
Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world -and an Official FIFA Worldwide Partner and sponsor of the FIFA World Cup - helped give football fans a taste of the action on Friday 5th April, when the 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy was displayed in Dubai Airport's new Concourse A facility. In anticipation of the Brazil-hosted FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 this June, and the subsequent FIFA World Cup next year, Emirates crew from Brazil met football fans as they gathered to catch a glimpse of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy in Concourse A. "Our sponsorship

Emirates Adds a Touch of Brazilian Flair as Visa Showcases 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy at Dubai Airport

April 9, 2013 13:32
Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world -and an Official FIFA Worldwide Partner and sponsor of the FIFA World Cup - helped give football fans a taste of the action on Friday 5th April, when the 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy was displayed in Dubai Airport's new Concourse A facility. In anticipation of the Brazil-hosted FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 this June, and the subsequent FIFA World Cup next year, Emirates crew from Brazil met football fans as they gathered to catch a glimpse of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy in Concourse A. "Our sponsorship

Tennis: Tomic heroic as Australia, Japan reach Cup play-offs

April 7, 2013 10:16
Recalled wild child Bernard Tomic was the hero for Australia and Tatsuma Ito sealed a pulsating tie for Japan as both countries reached the Davis Cup World Group play-offs on Sunday. Tomic, back in the fold after being dropped for disciplinary reasons, beat Denis Istomin to give Australia an unassailable 3-1 lead in their Asia/Oceania Group I tie with Uzbekistan, after also winning his first singles match on Friday.

Cricket: World Cup chairman Strong dead at 68

March 3, 2013 23:00
Prominent Australian businessman James Strong, the chairman of the organising committee for the 2015 cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, has died aged 68. The former Qantas chief executive passed away in Sydney on Sunday after complications following surgery, his family said on Monday. The ICC World Cup organising committee said it was saddened. "James possessed a passion and vision for the tournament that set the tone for the entire organisation," the committee said in a statement.

Soccer-FIFA confirms goal-line technology in World Cup

February 19, 2013 08:16
ZURICH, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA has confirmed that goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup and has invited more providers to submit tenders. Two systems, Hawkeye and GoalRef, have so far been licensed by FIFA and both were used at last year's World Club Cup in Japan, where goal-line technology was employed for the first time.

Football: Demanding Confed Cup schedule for Nigeria

February 10, 2013 17:45
Nigeria will play Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil after winning the Africa Cup of Nations title Sunday. It is a tall order for the Super Eagles as Spain are the World Cup and Euro championship title-holders and Uruguay came fourth at the last World Cup and are the reigning South American kings. African teams have not performed well at a now-quadrennial tournament that is staged a year before a World Cup as a dress rehearsal, and brings together the champions of the six FIFA regions plus the host nation and the world champions.

Tennis: No Serena, no Sharapova in tweaked Fed Cup

February 7, 2013 22:16
The 2013 Fed Cup World Group gets underway Saturday with the tournament missing marquee names Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and with a late format tweak aimed at boosting the event's appeal. Both Williams and Sharapova featured in the 2012 Fed Cup, partly to meet Olympic Games qualifying criteria, but will not be involved when the United States tackle Italy and Russia welcome Japan this weekend.
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