Rugby World Cup
FILE - Liverpool fans wait in front of the of the Stade de France prior the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. A French Senate commission is releasing its initial conclusions Thursday JUNE 16, 2022 in an investigation into chaos that engulfed the Champions League final last month outside France's national stadium, including police firing pepper spray at fans and families. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Report: Mistakes, not Liverpool fans, caused CL final fiasco

By Samuel Petrequin Jul. 13, 2022 09:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2016, file photo, Viliame Mata of Fiji evades a tackle during the gold medal mens rugby sevens match against Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was rugby in fast forward and it generated millions of new fans across the world. Rugby sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 bringing all the usual hard-hitting tackles, collisions and swerving runs but leaving out the slow-mo elements of the traditional 15-a-side game. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Faster, brighter: Olympics a 'game changer' for rugby sevens

By John Pye Jul. 07, 2021 01:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2016, file photo, Kenki Fukuoka, bottom, of Japan is tackled by Nikola Matawalu of Fiji during the international rugby union test match between Fiji and Japan at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, western France. Japan speedster Fukuoka reportedly will forego the chance to compete in rugby sevens at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in order to pursue a medical career. The Japan Rugby Union announced that Fukuoka had left the national sevens squad. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)
Fukuoka expected to miss Olympics to pursue medical studies

Jun. 13, 2020 12:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, the US team sing their national anthem ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Kobe Misaki Stadium, between England and the United States in Kobe, Japan. Being forced to file for bankruptcy during the coronavirus outbreak has not stopped American rugby leaders from retaining their long-held ambition of hosting an upcoming World Cup. A Rugby World Cup in 2027 would slot right between the soccer World Cup lined up for 2026 in the U.S, Canada and Mexico and the Los Angeles Olympics two years later. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
US retains Rugby World Cup vision despite financial peril

By Steve Douglas Jun. 02, 2020 05:45 AM EDT