Miho Takagi has put the disappointment of her result in the women's speedskating 3,000 meters behind her as she bids for a gold medal as one of the favorites in the 1,500 on Monday. Takagi missed the chance to give Japan its first Pyeongchang medal ...

Long-distance specialist Miho Takagi will be looking to make more Japanese speedskating history on Saturday when she lines up for the women's 3,000 meters, the sport's first medal event at the Pyeongchang Games. The 23-year-old, who in addition to the team pursuit is also entered ...

With figure skating golden boy Yuzuru Hanyu looking increasingly like his afflicted ankle can bear the weight of a nation's hopes, Japan sees Pyeongchang Olympics as a high-promise medal mission. While the spotlight will be fully on Hanyu, his drama will be unfolding on a ...

American "quad king" Nathan Chen has played down his status as one of the favorites for the gold medal in the men's figure skating competition and insists he just wants to be proud of his performance on his Olympic debut at the Pyeongchang Games. The ...

Yuzuru Hanyu will be "100 percent" ready to defend his men's singles title at the Pyeongchang Olympics, his primary coach Brian Orser said Tuesday. Speaking a day after confirming Hanyu would compete in the men's event after deciding to skip the team event, the Canadian ...

Speedskating star Nao Kodaira has vowed to strike gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics as a tribute to her late friend and former teammate Miyako Sumiyoshi. Kodaira was left devastated after Sumiyoshi, who skated for Japan with Kodaira at the 2014 Sochi Games, was found dead ...

Miyu Kato insists she has left her court rage in New York for good and was gracious in defeat on Sunday after a heartbreaking loss to Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas in the Japan Women's Open final. Kato admitted to doing some soul-searching after going berserk following ...

Teenage hotshot Naomi Osaka was her own worst critic after a shock early exit at the Japan Women's Open on Wednesday, and admitted she had to change her "childish" ways ahead of another event in Tokyo next week at the Pan Pacific Open. Osaka, at ...

Man of the moment Yosuke Ideguchi is refusing to get carried away by his heroics against Australia, but hopes to get another chance to shine by retaining his place in the starting lineup for Japan's final World Cup qualifier away to Saudi Arabia on ...

Mihael Mikic believes the relegation fear factor is inspiring misfiring Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and the Croatian winger insists he will put "an arm and a leg" on the three-time J. League champions escaping the drop. Hiroshima was the better team for long stretches of Saturday's match ...