The Central Asian country of almost 40m inhabitants has come close before, but now can finally celebrate reaching its first ...

A last-minute goal from Aziz Behich has given Australia a 1-0 win over Japan in Perth and put the Socceroos within touching distance of the 2026 World Cup ...

Wales have added former full-back Leigh Halfpenny to the coaching team for next month's trip to Japan. Halfpenny will work ...

Socceroos strike late to sink Japan in Perth and will qualify later in the day should Saudi Arabia fail to beat Bahrain.

South Africa's rugby coaches are the best in world rugby, internationally and at club level. It is why, right now, South ...

New Zealand crushed Japan 145–17 in Bloemfontein, setting several enduring records in one of Rugby World Cup history’s most ...

Relief for fans as a stronger French team will be heading to New Zealand than initially expected.

Meanwhile, match attendance has reached 1.8 million, surpassing the 1.7 million total for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Fans have descended on France from all corners of the world with the ...

European Professional Club Rugby has announced the first ... from New Zealand, from Japan, and we'll do that through the World Club Cup." ...

Springboks lifting the 2019 Rugby World Cup and Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll. Brian O’Driscoll is open to the idea of creating a franchise competition to potentially boost a sport which he reckoned ...

World Rugby have confirmed that the draw ... but could spell disaster as far as the next World Cup is concerned. A first Test defeat to Japan would not only see the tourists get leapfrogged ...