NZ sweat on Carter, drop Howlett
World Cup favourites New Zealand are sweating on the fitness of Dan Carter ahead of the quarter-final clash with France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. .. more

Aust will miss Larkham, says Dallaglio
Australia will miss the mercurial talents of Stephen Larkham at outside-half against England in this weekend's World Cup quarter-final, according to English forward Lawrence Dallaglio. .. more

Parks out for revenge over Pumas
Dan Parks will be a man on a mission when Scotland's Australian born fly-half runs out against Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final on Sunday. .. more

Kallis dream comes true in Pakistan Test
South African star Jacques Kallis said he had surpassed his boyhood dream of scoring 25 Test hundreds after his latest effort put his team in command in the first Test against Pakistan. .. more

IRB and press at loggerheads
The International Rugby Borad (IRB) and the press remained at loggerheads Wednesday, just two days before the Rugby World Cup kick-off on Friday and despite a last-ditch appeasement effort from the tournament organisers. .. more

Italy have All Blacks on their minds
Italy coach Pierre Berbizier set his sights on New Zealand as he and his squad touched down in Marseille on Wednesday. .. more

Aussies primed for World Cup opener
Australia open their World Cup campaign with a Group B game against Japan here on Saturday with one eye already focussed on the showdown against Wales in Cardiff the following week. .. more

Howard watches rugby as Bush arrives
He's a good friend and ally but when it came down to choosing between the US leader and rugby league, sport was the winner for Australian Prime Minister John Howard. .. more

Jones declared fit for Wales
Fly-half Stephen Jones has given Wales's World Cup campaign a timely boost as he was declared fully fit on Tuesday. .. more

Roenick signs with San Jose
Jeremy Roenick, who just two months ago said he would retire, isn ready to go just yet. .. more

Djokovic digs deep
Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a third straight Grand Slam semi-final showdown with Rafael Nadal on Tuesday but he had to dig deep once again to see off the challenge of Juan Monaco. .. more

Pakistan crush Kenya by eight wickets
Pakistan beat Kenya by eight wickets to end the hosts miserable run in the four-nation Twenty20 international tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana club here on Tuesday. .. more

Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship
The PGA's BMW Championship lost one of its biggest draws Tuesday when American Phil Mickelson decided to skip the seven million dollar event. .. more

Moya finds fountain of youth
Carlos Moya has turned back the clock at the US Open, the former world number one matching his greatest Grand Slam run in nine years despite being the oldest man in the quarter-finals. .. more

All Blacks comfortable with favourites tag
New Zealand are determined to learn the lessons of the past and insist they are happy to be considered favourites for the World Cup, which kicks-off on Friday. .. more

Improvement is Cup key for Wallabies
Australia insists that their traditional Achilles heel will not come back to haunt them at the World Cup in France, which kicks-off on Friday. .. more