Mark Pickering

Fiji u20s duo on trial at Saitama Wild Knights Fiji u20s national team members Sailosi Taka and Netani Lesimaikimatuku are currently on trial with inaugural League One champions Saitama Wild Knights, RugbyJP.com can exclusively reveal.Inside-centre Taka, 19, scored two tries in four games for his country at this year’s World Rugby Junior World...

GHC Tag champ Yuki Iino to transfer from DDT Pro to NOAH N-1 VICTORY-bound Iino has enjoyed a hugely successful start to his NOAH career and has decided to make the switch permanent

Ospreys coach: Ex-Saitama wing Marika Koroibete is an explosive talent Ospreys head coach Mark Jones has billed new signing Marika Koroibete as an ‘explosive talent’ after the Australian wing made the surprise move from Saitama to Swansea.Former Wallabies standout Koroibete, 34, was a free agent after leaving Atsushi Kanazawa’s third-place play-off winners the Wi...

Ex-Congo national team judoka eyes RISE kickboxing title in Tokyo Gunther Kalunda is aiming to dethrone RISE Light Heavyweight kingpin (-90kg) Kenta Nanbara in the champion’s homeland on Saturday

Ex-Wales u20s standout could be RWC 2027 wildcard for Japan Former Ospreys and Wales u20s centre Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler could be a potential bolter for Eddie Jones’ Japan squad for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.The Neath-born midfielder, 26, made his debut for the Ospreys at 18 in the Anglo Welsh Cup and went on to make 57 appearances for the Swansea...

Miyuu Yamamoto, 52, set for historic boxing return at Korakuen Hall The famed wrestler-turned MMA fighter will step into the ring for her second pro boxing fight and first in Japan

PANCRASE launches Cuba project with Olympic wrestling great Mijaín López López, 43, retired at the Paris 2024 Olympics having dominated his sport for almost two decades

11 Japan-based stars who could switch nations in 2026/27 RugbyJP.com has compiled an 11-man list of high-profile Japan Rugby League One players who could potentially switch Test nations in the 2026/2027 season.Notes: This is a list of players who have the possibility of changing nations (as it stands) providing they complete a mandatory three-year stand d...

New Kobe head coach Andy Ellis: The goal is to go back-to-back League One champions Kobe Steelers unveiled World Cup-winning All Black Andy Ellis as Dave Rennie’s successor at their training base in Hyogo on Monday.Kobe initially announced the anticipated appointment on 7 August following RugbyJP.com’s story in June and introduced their new coach to the med...

Shinya Aoki to defend newly-won pro wrestling title 11 days before Mikuru Asakura fight The 43-year old won DDT Pro Wrestling' KO-D Tag Team Titles on Tuesday ahead of his RIZIN return against Asakura