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Starts Set for Yamamoto, Sasaki in Dodgers’ Openers at Home

LOS ANGELES — Japanese hurlers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will start the second and third...

March 24, 2025

Dodgers-Cubs Opener in Tokyo Averages More Than 25 Million Viewers in Japan, a Record Audience

NEW YORK (AP) — Tuesday's first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in...

March 23, 2025

Thanks to Shohei Ohtani, MLB Enjoys Huge Success in Japan and Has Momentum Heading into 2025 Season

TOKYO (AP) — There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani's bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and ...

March 20, 2025

Ohtani Hits Solo HR in Return to Japan, Leading Dodgers’ Powerful Offense to 6-3 Win over the Cubs

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, Roki Sasaki threw th...

March 19, 2025

Shohei Ohtani Homers at the Tokyo Dome, Delighting Fans in Home Country

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to...

March 19, 2025

Japan Becomes 1st Non-Host Country to Qualify for 2026 World Cup; Japan Beats Bahrain in Saitama

Japan became the first non-host country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after it defeated Bahr...

March 21, 2025

Japan First Team to Qualify for 2026 World Cup after Bahrain Win

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 Wo...

March 20, 2025

Japanese Forward ‘King Kazu’ Turns 58 And Prepares for His 40th Season in Professional Soccer

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura turned 58 on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to the playe...

February 26, 2025

Mina Tanaka Scores Twice, Japan Beats Australia 4-0 in Shebelieves Cup Opener

HOUSTON (AP) — Mina Tanaka scored a pair of first-half goals and assisted on a second-half goal a...

February 21, 2025

Celtic Resets for Champions League by Signing Jota from Rennes and Selling Kyogo Furuhashi

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic signed striker Jota on Monday in time for the Champions League kn...

January 29, 2025

Lakers, Clippers Return to Their Home Courts after Days of Fire Devastation across Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles...

January 14, 2025

Lebron James at 40: A Milestone Birthday Arrives Monday for the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader

When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season mi...

December 30, 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Watches from a Private Viewing Section; Rui Hachimura Scores 23 Points, Lakers Roll past Trail Blazers 107-98 to End 3-game Skid

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 28 ...

December 9, 2024

Popular Taiwanese Cheerleader Qun Qun Appears at B1 Game in Akita; Model and Dancer Has 960,000 Instagram Followers

AKITA - Qun Qun, a cheer dancer for the Taiwanese professional baseball team CTBC Brothers, made ...

December 3, 2024

76ers’ Joel Embiid Is Suspended by the NBA for Three Games for Shoving a Newspaper Columnist

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for thr...

November 6, 2024

Japan Routed by France as Antoine Dupont Returns

PARIS (AP) — Star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont celebrated his return as captain and his scoring touch...

November 10, 2024

All Blacks Overcome Japan to Win 1st Northern Rugby Tour Test 64-19

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on th...

October 27, 2024

Eddie Jones’s Japan Aim to Take the Game to the All Blacks

YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones has promised his Japan team will challenge the All Blacks ...

October 24, 2024

England Wins 52-17 in the Visitors’ First Official Rugby Test Match in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — England's stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no co...

June 22, 2024

Waseda University’s Rugby Club Kicks Off New Era with 1st Women’s Team; Head Coach Former Member of Japan’s Rugby Sevens Team

More than a century after its establishment, Waseda University’s rugby club now has its first wom...

April 26, 2024

Hideki Matsuyama Has Record-Setting Start to the PGA Tour Season with Victory at Kapalua

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama opened the new season with a record performance, though i...

January 6, 2025

Hideki Matsuyama Sets Personal Best with 11 Birdies for a 62 and Leads Morikawa by 1 at Kapalua

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa had to judge how his ball would come out of the first cut ...

January 5, 2025

Miyu Yamashita, Saki Baba; 3 other Japanese Earn Cards on ’25 LPGA Tour

MOBILE, Ala. — The Japanese presence on the LPGA Tour was significantly expanded for next season ...

December 11, 2024

Norris Nabs Nippon Series; Kanaya Claims Money Crown

South Africa’s Shaun Norris shot a final-round 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in t...

December 1, 2024

LPGA Tour Rookie Mao Saigo of Japan Takes 1st-round Lead at Malaysian Tournament

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on T...

October 24, 2024

Tennis Player Taylor Fritz Is Donating Australian Open Prize Money to LA Wildfire Relief Funds

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the ...

January 16, 2025

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka Is Back in a Slam’s 3rd Round for the 1st Time in 3 Years

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not pos...

January 16, 2025

Naomi Osaka Says She Sent Someone to Grab Her Daughter’s Birth Certificate from Her LA Home

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian...

January 14, 2025

Injured Osaka ‘Very Optimistic’ about Australian Open

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka will undergo a scan on the injury that forced her to pull out of t...

January 6, 2025

Naomi Osaka Wins Her 1st Match of New Season in a Return from Injury

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made a winning return to...

December 30, 2024

Onosato Denies Takayasu, Secures 3rd Title

It was third time unlucky for No. 4 maegashira Takayasu.

For the third time in his career...

March 23, 2025

Takayasu Dealt Setback on Path to Elusive 1st Crown

Former ozeki Takayasu hit a bump on the path to an elusive first career title when the No. 4 maeg...

March 22, 2025

Sumo Scene / Special Sumo Tournament at Ise Grand Shrines is Cherry on Spring Regional Tour Cake; No Bearing on Rankings, But Should Not Be Taken Lightly

The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka has entered its second week. After the action in the ri...

March 21, 2025

Sumo Scene / Expectations High for Latest Pair of Brothers

A new tale of sumo brothers may be unfolding. At the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Chugo Saito,...

March 5, 2025

Hoshoryu Feels Weight of Duty Ahead of Debut as Yokozuna

OSAKA — Hoshoryu’s name appeared in the yokozuna slot of the official rankings for the first time...

February 25, 2025

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Hold on to Short Program Lead to Capture Second Four Continents Title

SEOUL (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event at the Four Continents fi...

February 22, 2025

Russian Skating Couple, World Champions in 1990s, Were on Crashed US Plane

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and ...

January 30, 2025

Yuma Kagiyama Takes Silver, Kaori Sakamoto Has to Settle for Third Place; Malinin and Glenn Win as US Figure Skaters Take 3 Gold Medals at Grand Prix Final

GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Ilia Malinin landed six quadruple jumps and Amber Glenn ended a 14-year w...

December 9, 2024

Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, Hana Yoshida Sweep Gold in Finland GP

Japanese figure skaters Yuma Kagiyama and Hana Yoshida swept to men’s and women’s gold in the Fin...

November 17, 2024

Yuma Kagiyama Defends Title at NHK Trophy and Kaori Sakamoto Leads Japanese Sweep in Women’s Event

TOKYO (AP) — Yuma Kagiyama of Japan recovered from an early fall in his free skate on Saturday to...

November 10, 2024

World Athletics to Require Chromosome Testing of Athletes in Women’s Track and Field

NANJING, China (AP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and fie...

March 26, 2025

Ethiopia’s Takele, Kebede Sweep Tokyo Marathon Titles; Ichiyama, Ando Finish Top Among Japanese Runners

Tadese Takele led an Ethiopian 1-2 finish in the men’s race in the Tokyo Marathon, while compatri...

March 2, 2025

Kasai Twins Finish 1-3 in World Nordic Combined

TRONDHEIM, Norway — Yuna Kasai won the gold to lead a Japanese 1-3 finish with twin sister Haruka...

February 28, 2025

Kondo Sets Japan Marathon Debut Record with Blistering Sub-2:06

OSAKA — Ryota Kondo broke the Japan record for a debut marathon, running a sub-2:06 in finishing ...

February 24, 2025

Eagles Deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl Three-Peat with Dominant Defense in 40-22 Rout

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denie...

February 10, 2025

Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup Bid ‘medium Risk’ for Human Rights: FIFA

PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered “medium risk” for...

December 1, 2024

Australia Vow to ‘Flip Script’ with First Win in Japan

Defender Kye Rowles vowed Monday to “flip the script” as Australia look to win on Japanese soil f...

October 14, 2024

World Cup Qualifying: Japan Is Clear at the Top with a 5-0 Win over Bahrain

Japan is clear at the top with a 5-0 win over Bahrain that followed last week's 7-0 thrashing of ...

September 11, 2024

World Cup Qualifying: Saudi Coach Mancini Wants His Players Getting More Time in a Ronaldo-dominated League

While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar thrill supporters of Saudi clubs, Roberto Mancini...

September 9, 2024

A Huge Audience. India, China’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Are on the Line in Asia

The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line Tuesday when a defeat could mean eli...

June 10, 2024

Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President and Is First Woman, First African to Lead Global Olympic Body

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic ...

March 21, 2025

Ayumu Hirano, the Olympic Champion Snowboarder, Has a New, More Important Title: Dad

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The biggest life-changer for snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano since he won an ...

March 9, 2025

Race Walker and Olympic Silver Medalist Koki Ikeda Suspended 4 Years for Doping

MONACO (AP) — Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned ...

February 15, 2025

Japan Sports Agency to Use AI to Strengthen Athletes; New Strategy Calls for Using It to Manage Form, Improve Condition

The Japan Sports Agency plans in March to revise their strategy for strengthening athletes, refor...

January 5, 2025

Olympic Champ Kitaguchi Wins Top Prize at Japan Sports Awards

Olympic javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi capped a stellar year by becoming a unanimous choice fo...

December 13, 2024