Rugby Union

America's top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the US follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency - Reuters

Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto said he hopes outgoing Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved with the Olympics hosting effort - Reuters/CNA A

Rugby Australia has appointed respected operational executive Adam Foulsham as chief operating officer as it seeks to make A$15m (€9.27m/$10.98m) in cost savings.

Format changes implemented to the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) include elements that the organising body is looking to introduce during the next commercial…

World Rugby Sevens events scheduled for Australia and New Zealand in January 2021 have been cancelled

The Tokyo Olympic flame went on display at the Japanese Olympic Museum next to the National Stadium, the main venue for next year's Games

Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that Super Rugby overreached when it expanded its number of teams and launched a conference structure

South Africa's rugby union team is being lined up as a replacement for Japan in the expanded Six Nations tournament in Europe later this year

The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA

Japan may be forced out of an expanded eight-nation tournament held later this year as its New Zealand-based head coach is barred from entering the country due to Covid-19 travel restrictions

The UK government has detailed the latest sporting events that will be used to pilot the return of fans in England, with a friendly match between Premier League football clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and…

Eir has removed its sports channels from the platforms of Virgin Media in an escalation of the dispute between the Irish telecoms operators

Sports marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment has signed a new agreement with sportswear and apparel brand Umbro following the formal launch of its communications offering

The Pro14 cross-border rugby union club competition will not feature any matches involving South African teams until at least 2021 after Port Elizabeth-based outfit Southern Kings voluntarily withdrew…

Chinese police, working with the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, seized more than 120,000 counterfeit golf products in raids of online golf retailers in four cities

Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), has boldly asked for an exemption that would allow Paris’ Stade de France to welcome 55,000 fans for the rescheduled Six Nations match a…

New Zealand's North v South rugby union fixture has been postponed until September 5, New Zealand Rugby has announced

James Davies-Yandle, founder and chief executive of Y11, which recently acquired Welsh Rugby Union club Ospreys, speaks to SportBusiness about the ambitions for the club and the opportunities he sees on the horizon.