Fiji has overwhelmed Japan from a 10-10 halftime deadlock to win an energetic Pacific Nations Cup final 41-17 in Osaka.

Japan face a tough set of third round World Cup qualification fixtures as the race for spots in Canada, Mexico and the USA heats up. Prior to France 1998, Japan had never qualified for a FIFA ...

Japan set up a Pacific Nations Cup final showdown with defending champion Fiji after sweeping aside Samoa with a rampant 49-27 win in Tokyo on Sunday. Japan scored four tries in the first half and ...

Captain Wataru Endo has urged Japan to use the frustration of their failed Asian Cup campaign to fire them to the 2026 World ...

Japan were stung by their quarter-final exit at the Asian Cup earlier this year but midfielder Wataru Endo says they must not ...

Japan has beaten Samoa by a record 49-27 in an entertaining Pacific Nations Cup semifinal in Tokyo. The Japanese will face defending champion Fiji in the final next weekend in Osaka.

Japanese football fans face missing out on televised coverage of the Women’s World Cup if broadcasters fail to strike a deal with FIFA in the 35 days before the tournament starts in Australia ...

Wingers Vuate Karawalevu and Ponepati Loganimasi both scored two tries as Fiji secured a seventh Pacific Nations Cup title with a convincing 41-17 victory over Japan in the final in Osaka on Saturday.

It was a tale of two halves for Canada's men's rugby team on Sunday. Up against Japan to open the Pacific Nations Cup tournament, Canada faltered early. Thirty-one minutes into the game ...

Japan: Captain Wataru Endo has urged Japan to shake off their recent struggles against Asian opposition and take a step towards World Cup qualification against China on Thursday. Japan are one of ...

Aidan O'Brien's UK St Leger quinella of Jan Brueghel and Illinois have been allocated 54kg and 53kg respectively in the Melbourne Cup. Japanese stayer Warp Speed, who is yet to win at Stakes level but ...

Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo both scored as Japan thrashed China 7-0 on Thursday to start the third ...