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Baseball Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s Legacy on 78th Anniversary of Breaking Color Barrier

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brook...

April 17, 2025

Dodgers Beat Rockies 5-3 but Colorado Avoids Another Shutout in 4th Straight Loss

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Ang...

April 16, 2025

Brown’s Strong Start, Kelly’s 2 Homers Lead Cubs over Dodgers; Sasaki Keeps Going for 5 Innings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Brown used a two-pitch mix to throw six scoreless innings, and the Chicago...

April 13, 2025

Orioles Rally from 3-Run Deficit, Edge Toronto 5-4 despite Ex-Teammate Santander’s Home Run

BALTIMORE (AP) — Heston Kjerstad and Adley Rutschman homered, the Baltimore defense pulled off fi...

April 13, 2025

Tatis and Sheets Homer to Back Sharp Pivetta as Padres Beat Rockies 8-0

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Gavin Sheets homered, Nick Pivetta struck out 10 and comb...

April 12, 2025

Simons Grabs Impressive Double as Leipzig Sends Wolfsburg to Fourth Straight Loss

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Xavi Simons scored twice as Leipzig weathered a late comeback to beat W...

April 12, 2025

News in Pictures / Japan Races Toward Another Round of World Cup Dreams

Japan defeated Bahrain 2-0 in the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup at Saitama Stadiu...

March 25, 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

Jokic Wraps up Triple-Double Average for Season, 3rd NBA Player to Achieve That Feat

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star th...

April 12, 2025

Luka and the Lakers Believe They Can Win a Championship after Wrapping up the Pacific Title

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston on Friday night to clinch the Pacifi...

April 12, 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

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 Puts on Late Surge to Finish 21st at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama walked off the 18th green with mixed feelings. He had just carded...

April 14, 2025

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

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

Sumo Scene / Veteran Takayasu Continues to Fight to Secure Grand Sumo Tournament Championship After Three Fruitless Attempts

At the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in March, 35-year-old veteran Takayasu once again fe...

April 16, 2025

Japanese Sumo Spring Provincial Tour Visits Earthquake-Hit Noto Region City; Nanao Residents Enjoy Sumo Matches

NANAO, Ishikawa — After a one-year delay due to the earthquake disaster in January 2024, the sumo...

April 6, 2025

Sumo Scene / JSA, Kokugikan Remain Inseparable in 100 Years Since Establishment

This year marks a milestone for the Japan Sumo Association, as its predecessor, Dai Nihon Sumo Ky...

April 3, 2025

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

3-Time Champ Kaori Sakamoto Settles for Silver at Worlds

BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly...

March 29, 2025

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Figure Skating Pairs Title; Malinin Grabs Men’s World Lead

BOSTON (AFP-Jiji) — Defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men’s competition at th...

March 28, 2025

Reigning Champ Ilia Malinin of US Leads Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama at Figure Skating World Championships

BOSTON (AP) — American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest ...

March 28, 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

Alex Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Career Goals Record by Scoring His 895th

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that ha...

April 7, 2025

Japan Dominates Big Air at St. Moritz

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Italian snowboarder Michela Moioli finally earned an elusive world...

March 29, 2025

Red Bull Formula 1 Team Drops Liam Lawson and Replaces Him with Yuki Tsunoda

MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Red Bull has dropped Liam Lawson as the teammate of Formula 1 champ...

March 27, 2025

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

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