IRELAND'S Rugby World Cup campaign is very nearly upon us. Andy Farrell's men have travelled to Bordeaux for their opening group contest against Romania on Saturday. They will be without Dan Sheehan, Dave Kilcoyne, and Jack Conan for the game due to injury, although it is expected they will be back for next week's clash against Tonga. Meanwhile, reigning World

THE FAMILY of ex-Bundesliga footballer Uwe Klimaschefski have put out an urgent appeal to the police and public to help find him. Klimaschefski, 84, was reported to be missing since 5pm on September 7. An appeal from his daughters Martina and Heike Klimaschefski on Facebook said: "Uwe Klimaschefski has been missing since September 7th at 5pm.  "He drove his car

THE WORLD of football is in mourning after it was announced International star Violeta Mitul has died. Mitul, 26, was a star for the Moldovan Women's team. The defender had been capped 40 times by her country. But the opportunity to add to her tally has been taken away following a tragic hiking accident. Mitul was on a mountain hike

DANIEL RICCIARDO has showed off a brutal scar after going under the knife to repair his broken hand. The AlphaTauri driver sustained the injury when he crashed during free practice at the Dutch Grand Prix. Ricciardo was swiftly flown to Barcelona for his surgery and is now in the midst of the recovery process. Ricciardo kept fans in the loop

MANCHESTER United star Antony has been hit by fresh accusations of assault by two more women. It comes after the £85million winger issued a statement strongly denying the "false allegations" of assault made by his ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin.  Law student Rayssa de Freitas and banker Ingrid Lana have now also accused the World Cup ace of physical attacks, Brazilian outlets Jornal

ERIC DIER has reportedly held talks with Daniel Levy over his future at Tottenham amid speculation around a move to Saudi Arabia. Dier has been frozen out at Spurs under Ange Postecoglou and is yet to be featured in a matchday squad this season. And according to The Telegraph, the 29-year-old sat down with Tottenham chairman Levy last week for

Chris Sutton reveals he was attacked in a hotel, had a car mount a pavement to drive at him and received a death threat, as he opens up on abuse of pundits on Mail Sport’s It’s All Coming Up after Roy Keane was ‘headbutted’ Chris Sutton has opened up on multiple alarming incidents during his career A fan was accused

UNEMPLOYED Jesse Lingard is reportedly set to feature in a behind-closed-doors friendly for West Ham against Ipswich TODAY. The 30-year-old free agent continues to train with the Hammers and today's game could influence whether David Moyes will agree to sign him. The free agent left Nottingham Forest last season without a club after failing to score in 17 Premier League outings as

A World Cup stadium has been left abandoned… with the car park now turned into a bus depot. The Mane Garrincha, which holds 72,000 fans, held seven games in the 2014 tournament in Brazil nine years ago. They included Brazil's group-stage win over Cameroon and third-place play-off defeat to the Netherlands, as well as Argentina's quarter-final victory over Belgium. The

TIGER WOODS has sparked a huge debate among golf fans. That’s after naming his ‘Mount Rushmore’ of the greatest putters in history. Woods, 47, is generally considered to be the best golfer in history himself. The American ace boasts a joint-record 82 PGA Tour wins. And he is also second in terms of majors, winning an incredible 15 titles. However,