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Steven Davis on how 'hero' Billy Bingham changed Northern Ireland football landscape

"For a nation of our size to qualify for back-to-back World Cups under his stewardship was incredible and really very inspiring.”

Belfast Live

Steven Davis: ‘Hero’ Billy Bingham showed Northern Ireland what was possible

Davis described Bingham’s achievements as ‘incredible and really very inspiring’.

The Independent UK

US women’s and men’s teams agree historic deal to share World Cup prize money

The US men’s and women’s soccer teams will share prize money from their respective World Cups equally in a historic agreement announced on Wednesday.

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Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car accident

He played 198 one-day international for Australia and won two World Cups

The Hindu

Starting pistol fires on rugby’s defining decade but can it make it pay?

Richer nations will have to share the spoils if the proposed Nations Championship is to finally get off the ground and change rugby union’s future

The Guardian - UK

US Rugby World Cups: what will 2031 and 33 mean for the American game?

From the grassroots to MLR and on to the corridors of power, rugby lovers are celebrating. But they know hard work looms

The Guardian - US

World Rugby to fully adopt five new laws as 50:22 made permanent ahead of World Cup

Rugby union will permanently incorporate five new laws—which have been on trial since last summer—from July 1, meaning rules like the 50:22 kick will be in effect as upcoming World Cups

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England awarded women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025 with USA set to host tournaments for first time

The allocations for the next cycle of men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups have been confirmed, with the USA set to host both editions for the first time.

Evening Standard

Australia confirmed as host of the men's 2027 and women's 2029 Rugby World Cups

The 2027 men's and 2029 women's Rugby World Cup tournaments will both be held in Australia, World Rugby confirms.

ABC News

Rugby Australia await double Cup vote

World Rugby is expected to officially confirm Australia as the host of the men's 2027 and women's 2029 World Cups at a meeting in Dublin on Thursday night.

AAP

Destination of five World Cups set to be decided by WRC vote in Dublin

USA lock Nick Civetta says handing the 2031 and 2033 tournaments to US Rugby would be a ‘game-changer’.

The Independent UK

Ange Postecoglou and the Celtic winning mentality Mark Bosnich found all about during TV bonding sessions

All eyes Down Under are on the man who led the Socceroos to consecutive World Cups and secured Asian Cup glory in 2015.

Daily Record

Former Ireland hooker Sean Cronin to retire at end of season

The 35-year-old travelled to three World Cups

The Independent UK

Healy, Lanning call to foster competition

More prizemoney at Women's World Cups should be redirected to developing nations according according to Australia stars Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning.

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The Guardian - AU

Hosting two Rugby World Cups is an opportunity Australia cannot afford to fumble

Tournaments on home soil in 2027 and 2029 present a once-in-a-generation chance to revive the men’s game and grow the women’s

ABC News

Rugby World Cups in 2027, 2029, chance to revitalise game in Australia, Alan Gilpin says

World Rugby hopes Australian rugby will return to the position of strength it once enjoyed, if the nation hosts the men's and women's Rugby World Cups in 2027 and 2029.

Sports Illustrated

History Is on Europe’s Side Following Competitive 2022 World Cup Draw

Now that the groups are set, we break down each quartet in Qatar, where the storylines go beyond the sport and where non-European sides are hoping to break through.

The Independent UK

Cristiano Ronaldo quashes retirement talk ahead of Portugal vs North Macedonia: ‘I’m the boss’

Ronaldo, who has 185 caps for Portugal and a world-record 115 international goals, is aiming to emulate a select band of players to have played in five World Cups

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Where is she now? Maia Lewis

She’s played in three World Cups, now former White Ferns captain Maia Lewis is calling the shots in a different way at the latest tournament on home turf.

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to go out on top’: Sexton commits to World Cup before England encounter

Ireland’s Johnny Sexton has signed a new contract that will see him retire after next year’s World Cup in France and says he wants to go out at the top

The Independent UK

‘You can have a family and a career’: Cricket World Cup an inspiring force on International Women’s Day

The Women’s Cricket World Cup kicks off a huge two years of women’s sport in New Zealand with the rugby and football World Cups also due to be held in Aotearoa

The Independent UK

UEFA believes plans for additional World Cups will soon be scrapped

Euro 2020 winners Italy and Copa America champions Argentina will face off in London on June 1.

The Independent UK

A World Cup every two years would be ‘problematic’, admits CONCACAF president

Victor Montagliani has instead proposed a global Nations League or a revamped Confederations Cup.

Wales Online

Plan for Wales to play in new international rugby tournament in between Rugby World Cups

The idea was first mooted in 2019, only to be booted out

ABC News

FIFPro survey shows 75 per cent of male footballers want World Cup to stay every four years

Over 1,000 male footballers were surveyed about FIFA's proposal for World Cups every two years with majority saying they prefer the current cycle.

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