England kicked off their summer tour with an eight-try thrashing of Japan in Tokyo as they tuned up for two Tests against the All Blacks. Four first-half tries were followed by scores after interval ...

England toiled at times but profited from a bizarre second-half try to defeat Japan 34-12 at the Stade de Nice and earn a bonus point in an unimpressive display that nonetheless leaves them in control ...

Jan 25 (Reuters) - England will take on Japan in the final match of their 2024 November series at Twickenham as Steve Borthwick's side face former head coach Eddie Jones for the second time this year.

Wednesday's England-Japan semifinal might not be what many prognosticators had expected to see in this round, but it brings together two teams with a decades-old rivalry. Women’s soccer in both ...

Japan edged England 2-1 in a dramatic Women's World Cup semifinal at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Wednesday evening, as a gut-wrenching own goal in injury time by England's Laura Bassett was the ...

If there was any doubt over the appetite for soccer and the Women’s World Cup this summer, the ratings for Wednesday’s Japan-England match should settle the matter. Despite the United States not being ...

England take on Japan in Austria on Sunday afternoon in what will be Fabio Capello’s last chance to see his side in action before the World Cup kicks off in just two weeks time. The Three Lions have ...

Heartbreak struck England in the FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals Wednesday night as Laura Bassett scored a 92nd-minute own goal to send Japan into the final with a 2-1 victory in Edmonton. Japan had ...

England huffed and puffed for much of that game but, in the end, they run out comfortable winners against Japan after a late flurry of tries. At one point in the second half, England’s lead was just ...