The Tbilisi Cup commences this Saturday, 14 June in the Georgian capital as Spain, Emerging Italy, Argentina Jaguars and Georgia battle it out in the round-robin competition.  By Andrew Hogan, Tbilisi The Tbilisi Cup, part of the IRB’s ongoing commitment to increase the competition schedule for Tier Two nations, will be played across three match days (14, 18 and 22 June) and will kick-off on Saturday evening at 17.00 local time when European Nations Cup Division 1A rivals Georgia meet Spain Read more [...]

South American giant Argentina enters the 2014 World cup ready to prove that La Albicelesteis the greatest of South America’s elite squads. A clear favorite in one of the summer tournament’s weakest groups, Argentina hopes to make short work of group mates Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, and Nigeria, striding proudly down what could be a surprisingly direct path to the tournament’s final match. Sixth in FIFA’s World Rankings, Argentina is the winner of the 1978 and 1986 World Cups. LaAlbicelestefinished Read more [...]

Think of West Bengal and you immediately visualise the frenzy of Durga Puja and beautifully sculpted life-size clay models of the state's premier deity. And with World Cup football in the air, that earthy connection is now being explored in a corner of the bustling metropolis for exquisite clay models of famous soccer players. But the action area is not Kumartuli, the famed residence-cum-studios of the world-renowned clay modelling artisans of Bengal. Sculptor Sukumar Rudra Read more [...]