Public frustration is reemerging over Korea’s latest attempt to curb plastic waste by banning free disposable plastic cups at cafes. Coffee drinkers and cafe owners voiced skepticism toward the policy ...

The government will move to end the free provision of disposable plastic cups at cafes and restaurants as part of its plastic reduction measures, Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan said during the ...

FIFA announced on Wednesday that the total prize pool will be $655 million, an increase of 50 percent from the 2022 tournament. In addition to the pool money, FIFA is also giving all 48 clubs in the ...

Connacht targeted this tournament last season, earning a top seeding into the knock-out stages before being outmuscled 43-40 by Racing in the quarter-finals at home. Sunday’s opener away to the ...

Former All Blacks star Dan Carter, right, chooses a draw ball during the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup draw in Sydney on Dec. 3, 2025. (World Rugby/Getty/Kyodo) SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- Japan will be playing ...

England and Wales will meet in the 2027 Rugby World Cup pool stage, with Tonga and Zimbabwe making up the remainder of Group F. It will make the first time the two nations will meet at the men's Rugby ...

For the first time in the history of the tournament, the trans-Tasman rivals will meet in the pool stage. Pool A also includes Chile and Hong Kong, with the Australians to feature in the opening game ...

The host nation Australia will face their traditional rivals New Zealand at the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027. The Wallabies, hosting a second men’s tournament, were guaranteed to face a top-ranked ...

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus said while he was satisfied with drawing Pool B in the 2027 Rugby World Cup, he knows that every team will fight hard in the global showpiece. The Springboks drew ...

Lowdown: For the third World Cup in succession, Ireland will face their Celtic cousins at the pool stage, having won both games in Japan (2019) and France (2023), tournaments in which Gregor Townend’s ...

Ireland will face Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal in Pool D at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Andy Farrell's side will have familiar opponents in Scotland in their pool, the third time in a row ...