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LG Kicks Off Mobile World Cup Competition

It’s time to start exercising your thumbs as LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, launches the LG Mobile World Cup, giving participants a chance to show off the speed and accuracy of their text messaging skills.

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Team G Cross Honda Wins World Cup Overall - Again

Team G Cross Honda have won the team ranking for the 2nd year in a row at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, after the remaining two team riders finished top 10 in the Maribor race in Slovenia.

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Nigeria Beats Spain To Win 12TH FIFA U-17 World Cup

Nigerians are celebrating the spectacular victory of the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria over the U-17 national team of Spain at the 12th FIFA U-17 World Cup Tournament, on Sunday, September 9, 2007, in the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea. And this makes it the third time that Nigerian has won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Tournament.

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World Cup 2010: ITC Supports Eastern Cape Conference

Eastern Cape government officials, tourist industry leaders and community organizations will meet in Port Elizabeth on 18-19 June to kick off a project to ensure the province uses the coming FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa to create a solid basis for reducing poverty, through a lasting boom in tourism.

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Malysz Wins Second Straight World Cup Ski Jumping Event

Three-time world ski jump champion Adam Malysz of Poland has won his second straight World Cup event for his fifth win of the season and 34th of his career.

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Brazil remains in first place in year's first world soccer rankings

Brazil is still in first place in FIFA's world soccer rankings, with only one change in the top 10 of the list that was released Wednesday.

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Brazil and Colombia announce interest in hosting 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazil and Colombia are the two South American member associations that formally expressed to FIFA their interest in hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ by the 18 December 2006 deadline.

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Giacinto Facchetti posthumously receives FIFA Presidential Award

At the 16th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on 18 December 2006, world football's governing body honoured Italian football legend Giacinto Facchetti, who died this year, with the FIFA Presidential Award 2006. The FIFA Fair Play Award 2006 went to the fans of the FIFA World Cupâ„¢.

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