andy swiss, bbc news, shizuoka. the fans and for by and for the team, the fans and for rugby union, a momentous win. japan have lit up at their world cup party. andy swiss, bbc news, shizuoka. so it's a result that has blown pool a wide open. it'll give confidence to scotland who will now really believe they can make the quarter finals. for a shell—shocked irish — they knew it wouldn't be an easy match against japan. they just couldn't do anything about it when you how tough it was going to be. anyone that was utterly shocked has not seen how good they are. we felt we were really prepared to but give credit to that team, they played really well. we made a few mistakes and unforced errors. i thinkjapan played really well and they post a lot of questions to us and unfortunately we cannot come up with the right answers. a tough defeat for us to take with the strength of the team will be how they respond and rebound from this. a tough defeat for us to take with the strength of the team will be how they respond and rebou

andy swiss, bbc news, shizuoka. at the world athletics championships. nothing for great britain in the men's 100 metres — which was won by christian coleman in one of the fastest times ever, but there's huge hope in the women's event after dina asher smith stormed into the semi—finals. natalie pirks reports from doha. with usain bolt gone, organisers we re with usain bolt gone, organisers were doing their best to create drama. but in a race packed with speed, it already had it in spades. european champion zarnel hughes was put on's only finalist. christian coleman! but christian coleman has looked imperious in doha. and he wasn't about to let anyone get close to him. zarnel hughes has work to do. here comes coleman. christian coleman in a world of his own and he ta kes coleman in a world of his own and he takes the title! he arrived under a cloud over three mist drug test with christian millman —— coleman had a point to prove and this was fast — the sixth fastest in history. this was incredible, it sounds too good t

from shizuoka, here's andy swiss. cheering. yeah! japan, we win!'t happen again, could it? a sea of red and white flowed to shizuoka as japan fans hoped for another world cup miracle. at the last tournament they beat south africa and now they had ireland in their sights. but at first it seemed there would be no repeat. garry ringrose with the first of two early tries to put ireland in control. inspired by theirfans, though, the hosts clawed their way back. three penalties closed the gap to 12—9 at the break. and after it, the moment that sent the decibel level to new dizzying heights. kenki fukuoka the hero. japan in dreamland as the stadium sensed something very special indeed. and they were not to be disappointed as after another japan penalty, the final whistle sparked scenes ofjubilation. ireland, who began the tournament as world number ones, had been humbled, and the celebrations had only just started. outside, they continued into the evening. for a nation that is proving such popular hosts, what a night to remember. exciting, awesome. yes, t

our sports correspondent, andy swiss, watched the match in shizuoka.years ago, at the world cup, of course, it was south africa. now it was ireland on the end of another remarkable giant—killing. ireland, who seemed to have taken control of the first half, they scored two early tries. the first from gary ringrose as he collected a fine kick from jack carty. carty then set up the second try as well, for rob kearney. at that point, ireland really seemed in control. they were 12—3 up. butjapan upped the tempo. they came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12—9, at half—time. butjapan had all the momentum and then, with 20 minutes to go, japan scored a try that sent theirfans into raptures. the try, courtesy of kenki fukuoka. he went over in the corner. that gave them the lead, ireland could find no way back as japan landed a late penalty to make it 19—12 at the final whistle. such disappointment for ireland, but forjapan, it is now two wins out of two and, after other a memorable night here, they are on course to make the quarter

andy swiss, bbc news, shizuoka.athletics championships, where dina asher—smith will begin her bid to win three medals in doha. she competes in the women's 100 metre heats this afternoon. our correspondent natalie pirks is there for us. natalie, we've only seen one medal event there so far. the temperatures there are clearly having a huge impact on athletes. yes, huge. it was the women's marathon at midnight last night. according to the governing body, 23 of 60 runners did not even finish, some taken away in wheelchairs. some that did finish complained of not being able to breathe properly and it has led to criticism of doha as a venue. the olympics in tokyo next year could be even worse and the organisers to mac answer there has been to host the marathon is at six o'clock in the morning! from the longest run to the shortest run today, it is the men's100 metres finals. no usain bolt because he is retired but christian coleman is expected to step into his shoes. three britons through to the semis, adam gemili is among

well, what a memorable night of the thousands of fans here in shizuoka.reland on the end of another remarkable giantkilling. ireland seems to have had taken control in the first outcome of those good two early tries, the first from garry ringrose as he collected a fine kick from jack carty, and carty then set up from jack carty, and carty then set up the second try as well for rob carney. at that point, ireland really seemed in control, 12—3 up, japan came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12—9 at half time. japan had all the momentum and then with 20 minutes to go,japan all the momentum and then with 20 minutes to go, japan scored the try that set their fans into rupture, the tri— courtesy of kenki fukuoka who went over in the corner, that gave them the lead. ireland goodbye no way back as japan landed a late penalty to make it 19—12 at the final whistle —— could find no waiver, the japan it is two wins out of two. they are on course to make the quarterfinals. andy swiss in tokyo. usa's christian coleman has won the 100 metres

andy swiss reports from shizuoka.four years ago the world cup of course it was south africa and now it was ireland on the end of a another remarkable giant killing. ireland's heap of control of the first half, they scored two early tries. the first from gary as he collected a fine one from jack accardi. then set the second tray as well for rob kearney. are truly seemed in control but japan upped the kearney. are truly seemed in control butjapan upped the tempo. kearney. are truly seemed in control but japan upped the tempo. they kearney. are truly seemed in control butjapan upped the tempo. they came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12-9 at penalties meant ireland led only 12—9 at half—time. japan had all the momentum and then with 20 minutes to gojapan momentum and then with 20 minutes to go japan scores a momentum and then with 20 minutes to gojapan scores a try that momentum and then with 20 minutes to go japan scores a try that set their fa ns go japan scores a try that set their fans

cup, where the hosts japan will be celebrating long into the night after beating irealnd19—12 in shizuokaish came into the world cup as the number one side in the world. their coachjoe schmidt congratulated the japanese for "furious and intense performance". our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the match. a memorable night for the fans here. four years ago it was south africa, now it was ireland on the end of another remarkable giant—killing. ireland seem to have taken control in the first half, they scored two early tries, the first from garry ringrose as he collected a fine kick and then set up the second try for rob carney. ireland seemed in control, they were 12—3 out. japan upped the tempo. they came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12—9 at half—time. that much a fan had all the momentum and then with 20 minutes to go japan the momentum and then with 20 minutes to gojapan scored the try that sent their fans into raptures, that sent their fans into raptures, that gave them the lead, ireland could find no way back as japan landed a late penalty to mak

rugby world cup, and a shock defeat for ireland — beaten byjapan in their second group match in shizuokaingrose crossing the line early into the first half before rob kearney — but japan tightened the gap with three penalty kicks before the break, followed by this deserved effort from kenki fukuoka as the host nation took the lead. yu tamura's penalty made it 19—12, as japan made history to beat ireland for the first time and make it two wins from two and move to the top of their group. more bad news for ireland — jack conan's world cup is over, he broke his foot in training earlier in the week. earlier, argentina picked up a bonus point as they beat tonga 28—12. all their four tries came in the first half withjulian montoya scoring three. argentina are now second in pool c, behind leaders england who they play next saturday in tokyo. in the day's other game, south africa are currently leading namibia 24—3. to the athletics world championships, where the women's marathon started at midnight local time. but with temperatures of 32 degrees celsius and humidity reaching over 70%, 28 of the

incredible scenes in shizuoka, as rugby world cup hosts japan make history, by beating ireland for the

they beat ireland 19—12 in shizuoka to throw pool a wide open. side in the world. their coachjoe schmidt congratulated the japanese for a "furious and intense performance". our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the match. what a memorable night for the thousands of japan fans here. four years ago at the world cup, of course, it was south africa, now it was ireland on the end of another remarkable giant killing. ireland seem to have taken control in the past half, scoring two early tries, the first from ringrose as he collected a fine kick, and then carty set up the second try as well from rob carney. at that point, ireland seemed in control, they were 12—3 up, butjapan upped the tempo, they came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12—9 at half—time, butjapan had all the momentum, and then, with 20 minutes to go, japan scored the try that sent theirfans into raptures, the try courtesy of the man who went over in the corner. that gave them the lead. ireland could find no way back as japan landed a late penalty to make

they face the hosts, japan, in shizuoka tomorrow, and they've made a couple of changes.with the irish squad. all week, ireland have been pulling crowds. and today, the players looked sharp. as they focus on japan. another unique experience on this world cup journey. japan. another unique experience on this world cupjourney. great japan. another unique experience on this world cup journey. great for japan. another unique experience on this world cupjourney. great for us in yokohama to play a home match. the amount of green jerseys and support we had. we might be in the minority this week, and they will have to give us as much volume as they can. it may be for quite at the moment, but the fans are starting to flood into this region. after such a good start to the tournament, the form is pretty good. hot and sweaty. but people are really nice. everyone is kind of quiet and serene and very well mannered, apart from when the irish fans get together. all very friendly. we are looking forward to tomorrow. last week, we have the japanese fans are supporting us. tomorrow will be

cup, where the hosts japan have caused biggest upset of the tournament — beating ireland 19—12 in shizuokaas the number one side in the world. their coachjoe schmidt congratulated the japanese for a "furious and intense performance". our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the match. what a memorable night for the thousands of japan fans. four years ago at the world cup of course, it was south africa, now it was ireland on the end of another remarkable killing. ireland seem to have taken control in the past half, scoring two early tries, the first from ring rose as he collected a fine kick, and then ca rty rose as he collected a fine kick, and then carty set up a second try as well from rob carney. at that point ireland seemed in control, they were 12—3 up, butjapan upped they were 12—3 up, butjapan upped the tempo, they came back before the break, three penalties meant ireland led only 12—9 at half—time, but japan had all the momentum, and then with 20 minutes to go, japan scored the try that sent their fans into ra ptu res, the try that sent their fans into raptures, the try courtesy

andy swiss is outside the shizuoka stadium for us this morning.to say i think that's right, holly. it is fairto sayjapan i think that's right, holly. it is fair to sayjapan is embracing this rugby world cup. it has been a sea of cherry and white here outside the stadium. a little bit of green as well but as you say, 50,000 fans here, the vast majority of them will be supporting the host. japan made a slightly scratchy start to the world cup. they admit opening—night nerves got to them a little bit, although they eventually beat russia by 30 points to ten. they will be the underdogs for the match but of course, people remember what happened at the last world cup when they pulled off one of the greatest shocks in rugby history. they beat south africa. as for ireland, they will be going into the match as the favourites, particularly after the ruthless for me over scotland. they will be without one of their star players, flyhalfjohnny sexton, but they know if they win the match they will take a big stride towards the quarter—finals. kick off in about