Yuya Osako's second-half header gives Japan 2-1 triumph over Colombia in Group H opener
Yuya Osako scored a second-half winner as Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in their opening Group H match at the World Cup finals in Russia on Tuesday. Japan stunned the much-fancied South Americans by taking the lead after just six minutes, Shinji Kagawa slotting home ...
Samurai Blue fans kick up a ruckus at Japan-Columbia viewing event
Tokyo Dome was one of the many sites that hosted public viewing events for Monday's Japan-Colombia game, the first match of the tourney for both. For many fans at the Big Egg, it must have felt as if they were actually in Saransk, which is ...
Lula, Brazil's jailed former president, criticizes World Cup team in column written behind bars
Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his debut as a soccer pundit, writing a column from behind bars in which he criticized Brazil's performance in the team's 1-1 World Cup draw against Switzerland. "Qualifying is one thing. The World Cup is ...
Sweden got the break it needed from the video review system, and team captain Andreas Granqvist didn't waste the chance. Granqvist slid his penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the net in the 65th minute to give Sweden a 1-0 victory over South ...
Seiji Uebayashi's eighth-inning home run lifted the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday. Two days after the Swallows clinched this season's best interleague record for the first time, the Central League ballclub closed its final game ...
Angels manager says medical staff 'very optimistic' about Shohei Ohtani's recovery from elbow injury
Marines pitcher Mike Bolsinger gets NPB career off to roaring start
New Japanese citizen Nick Fazekas hoping to make immediate impact for Akatsuki Five
Nick Fazekas could be a difference-maker for the Akatsuki Five, who are desperate for a win in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The 33-year-old big man donned the jersey of the Japan men's national team for the first time during a two-game exhibition series ...
Rising star Rui Hachimura makes impressive debut for Japan men's national team
Yuta Watanabe working out for teams ahead of NBA Draft
New Raptors coach Nick Nurse made lasting impression on Masai Ujiri
Niigata re-signs sharpshooter Davante Gardner; NeoPhoenix icon Masahiro Oguchi calls it quits
Byzantine rules govern sumo's name shares
Tochinoshin's promotion to ozeki comes with many perks. Most are connected to his life as an active wrestler, such as a boost in salary and parking privileges. One that kicks in after retirement, though, is an automatic three-year grace period before he has to acquire ...
Army of okamisan work behind scenes to keep sumo stables running smoothly
New ozeki Tochinoshin to ask Georgian president to build sumo ring
Newly minted ozeki Tochinoshin reaping rewards of fighting spirit
The Top League claimed an impressive double scalp over Super Rugby on Sunday as NEC Green Rockets and Suntory Sungoliath beat the Waratahs and Brumbies, respectively, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. Two tries from Rio Olympian Teruya Goto and a key defensive play from ...
Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks
Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season. Ice Time has confirmed this news with a source, after the story ...
Yuzuru Hanyu to become first figure skater to receive People's Honor Award
Jason Brown moving to Toronto to work under elite coach Brian Orser
Akita group gives puppy to Olympic champion skater Alina Zagitova
Rafael Arutunian looking forward to coaching teen star Marin Honda
Huge hometown crowd celebrates Olympic figure skating champ Yuzuru Hanyu in Sendai
Shizuka Arakawa elected to World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
Honda will become Red Bull's engine supplier from next season after the Formula One team confirmed its anticipated split with Renault on Tuesday. The Japanese manufacturer will supply engines for 2019 and 2020, and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner hailed the deal as "an ...
Barry Trotz steps down as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Capitals
Roger Federer climbs back to No. 1 in rankings, swaps spots with Rafael Nadal
Kazuki Nakajima helps lead 1-2 finish for Toyota in 24 Hours of Le Mans
Figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu has donated a pair of gloves to the Olympic Museum in Switzerland following a request by the IOC, an informed source said recently. The 23-year-old, a two-time Olympic champion, submitted a pair of Japan delegation gloves from the Pyeongchang Winter ...
JOC to set target of 30 gold medals for 2020 Olympics: sources
Michigan State University reaches 'global settlement' with Larry Nassar's victims for $500 million
Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony ticket price ceiling set at ¥288,000
