Rugby Union

Rugby Australia has said the Sunwolves will not take part in Australia's pared-back Super Rugby competition this year, bringing the curtain down on the Tokyo franchise

Australia's cricket and rugby governing bodies are to implement further cost-cutting measures in response to the Covid-19 downturn

Major League Rugby has announced that Los Angeles has been awarded an expansion team for the 2021 season. The new team is called the LA Giltinis, named after a premium cocktail based on the Martini

Australia's National Rugby League restarts its 2020 season today, in what is being seen as a triumph for Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys

Francis Baron, the former chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has devised a financial rescue plan for the sport that would centre on a World Cup-style tournament held across the U…

The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) is searching for a new title sponsor for its Premier 15s women's league after crisp brand Tyrrells said it would not continue in the role

New Zealand's National Basketball League has launched a direct-to-consumer global streaming service that will allow viewers outside of the country to pay to watch coverage of the competition

An integrated global rugby union calendar is moving closer following recent talks between the Six Nations and Sanzaar

Japan's Naomi Osaka was the world's highest-paid female athlete last year, according to Forbes, earning $37

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has today (Friday) completed its acquisition of a 28-per-cent stake in the Pro14 cross-border rugby union competition from league organising body Celtic Rugby DAC

The British & Irish Lions rugby union team has announced that Thelma O’Driscoll and Shane Whelan have joined the organisation as its new chief financial officer and director of digital, marketing and c…

Ed Hepworth has today (Wednesday) been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Six Nations Rugby

Rugby union stakeholders in South Africa have agreed on a plan to slash up to R1.2bn (€60.1m/$64.8

The promoter of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has said it would be "unfeasible" for it to stage a race with no fans. The race is scheduled for September 20

World Rugby has announced the postponement of international matches planned for July on the advice of government and health agencies

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments, has revealed that it is considering an expanded version of the former as it explores options…

Hamish McLennan, the former senior News Corp executive and chief executive of Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Ten, has been appointed chairman of Rugby Australia

The shutdown of professional sport in Japan will have cost the economy ¥274.7bn ($2.6bn/€2.4b