Yokozuna Hakuho claimed his 10th straight win on Tuesday to take a two-bout lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in his quest for a record-extending 42nd top division championship. On the 10th day of the 15-day tournament, Hakuho calmly dispatched No. 4 Okinoumi ...
Ryoyu Kobayashi moved by hero's welcome upon return to Japan
Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi said he was "surprised" to be greeted by so many television cameras and reporters at Haneda airport on Tuesday as he returned home midway through his remarkable breakout season. Kobayashi has won nine events on the World Cup circuit this season, ...
Rafael Nadal ousts Frances Tiafoe, reaches 30th Grand Slam semifinal of illustrious career
Rafael Nadal is back to feeling healthy. Probably not a coincidence that he's back in the Australian Open semifinals. Playing his familiar brand of court-covering, ball-bashing, opponent-frustrating tennis, Nadal claimed 20 of his first 23 service points and saved the only two break chances he ...
Defender Takehiro Tomiyasu netted his first senior international goal to send Japan into the Asian Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Monday. The 20-year-old center back for Belgian side Sint-Truiden underscored his status as one of Japan’s next-generation stars by heading ...
Yankees trade Sonny Gray to Reds after veteran hurler agreed to new contract
Adding Sonny Gray to a rotation already improved by the offseason acquisitions of Tanner Roark and Alex Wood has the Cincinnati Reds thinking about their first NL Central title since 2012. "I think we have a group of guys that can hold their own with ...
Angels, reliever Cody Allen finalize $8.5M, one-year contract
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame showing little respect for former NPB great Tuffy Rhodes
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Hiroshi Gondo and Haruo Wakimura elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Yankes ace and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre dies at 77
Warriors star Klay Thompson sinks first 10 3-point shots in rout of Lakers
Nothing could stop Klay Thompson, certainly not the Lakers' defense. The Golden State Warriors made sure of it, too, setting screens and calling plays for the star guard, who tied an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range on his way ...
Toyama's Yuto Otsuka earns All-Star Game MVP honors as B. White outguns B. Black
Shooting guard Naoto Tsuji's return from shoulder injury a big boost for Brave Thunders
Hachioji ends 20-game losing streak behind Cleanthony Early's 42-point performance
Wizards beat Knicks on last-second goaltending call in London
One of the first orders of business for a rikishi promoted to sumo's second-highest division (jūryō) is getting a keshō-mawashi (ceremonial apron-style belt). Large and heavy, keshō-mawashi are only worn during ring-entering ceremonies and special events. The starched cords attached to a wrestler's regular mawashi during ...
Tickets for all of host nation Japan's Rugby World Cup 2019 pool games have sold out following the start of sales on a first-come, first-served basis, organizers said Saturday. Sales of tickets for all 48 matches began online at 10 a.m. Japan Standard Time, with ...
John Coughlin, a two-time U.S. pairs champion recently suspended from figure skating, died by suicide in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 33. U.S. Figure Skating released a statement Saturday and cited his sister, Angela Laune. The sister said in a Facebook post that her "wonderful, ...
Takahiko Kozuka aiming to enrich skating
Skating icon Daisuke Takahashi intends to compete next season
Kaori Sakamoto's ascension no surprise to gifted choreographer Benoit Richaud
Kaori Sakamoto bests Rika Kihira and Satoko Miyahara to win national title
Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since 2007
Lest anyone get the idea that Stefanos Tsitsipas' upset of Roger Federer was a fluke, the 20-year-old from Greece followed it up by beating No. 22 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) at the Australian Open on Tuesday to become the ...
IAAF clears 42 Russian athletes to compete under neutral banner
Never-say-die Nishikori into Australian Open quarters after five-set epic
Naomi Osaka tried donning disguises in recent visit to Japan
JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda vows to clear his name in corruption probe
Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation by French authorities, told the Japanese Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday he will work to fight bribery allegations linked to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics. At a board meeting in Tokyo, the JOC president apologized ...
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda investigated in France for corruption linked to 2020 Olympics
JOC to grant age limit exemption to president Tsunekazu Takeda
