Swimmer Rikako Ikee, who has been battling leukemia since last year, said Thursday she intends to return to competition in early October. The 19-year-old university sophomore allowed the media online access to her practice in Tokyo, and spoke to a group of reporters for the ...
Lotte reliever Jay Jackson inspired by demonstrations for racial equality around globe
As is the case for many Black Americans, the push for equality is both familiar and personal for Jackson, a 32-year-old South Carolina native.
J.R. Sakuragi reflects on long career in Japanese basketball
Sakuragi would not have played as long as he did without a love for the game.
Rikako Ikee tapped to give speech at Olympic countdown event
Rikako Ikee, the Japanese swimming star who has her sights set on the 2024 Paris Games despite her ongoing battle with leukemia, will feature in a one-year Tokyo Olympic countdown event, a source familiar with the plan said Tuesday. The 19-year-old is expected to address ...
Most players underwent a battery of health checks, not only for COVID-19 but also for any other lingering ailments from spring training.
MLB teams won't be able to disclose who goes on IL due to virus
Rockies GM supports Ian Desmond's decision to skip '20 MLB season
With restrictions, fans set to return to South Korean baseball
MLB teams' depth and flexibility to be tested as more pull out of season
J. League's top division scraps relegation to protect clubs struggling due to virus
When the J. League top flight resumes on Saturday, teams will play without the threat of relegation for the first time since the launch of the second division in 1999. With the season turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, the league has decided to ...
Makoto Hasebe eager to see fans fill stadiums again after pandemic
Premier League pitches in to help women's soccer resume in England
Casey Short, Julie Ertz address emotional moment on field during national anthem
Man behind reported bid for Marseille says he's not Saudi intermediary
Heart by far most important factor toward achieving success in grueling world of sumo
In a sport where bouts are over in a matter of seconds, any kind of doubt or hesitation inevitably leads to a loss.
State of sumo content online leaves much to be desired
Gaming world remains land of untapped potential for sumo
Coronavirus will force sumo fans and wrestlers to adjust to new normal
Former ozeki Terunofuji draws strength from long battle back
Wrestlers with amateur backgrounds may begin to make mark in near future
Yusei Nakanishi gets new shikona, but what's in a ring name?
Rika Kihira to train under Brian Orser, joining Yuzuru Hanyu
Figure skater Rika Kihira said Saturday she will augment her coaching team with Canadian Brian Orser, who has coached her compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu to consecutive Olympic men's championships. "I decided this because I was certain I can absolutely grow (by working with Orser) ahead of ...
Disgraced former French skating chief refuses to quit Olympic post
Yuzuru Hanyu performs bits of past programs in online videos
Alexandra Trusova leads quad revolution in debut senior season
Retired ice dancer Chris Reed dies of heart attack at age 30
World Figure Skating Championships canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
Japanese players express concern as tennis tours prepare to restart
Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan's No. 2 men's player, told The Japan Times he thinks it's too early for tennis to resume in light of a spate of positive COVID-19 tests.
To the players and coaches in the NBA, this championship might be the toughest one ever claimed.
New Zealand handed pair of sevens titles; Japanese men promoted
The remainder of the rugby sevens world series was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic and New Zealand declared the men’s and women’s champions on Tuesday. The rounds in Hong Kong, Singapore, Langford (Canada), London and Paris were previously postponed, but World Rugby canceled them ...
Sam Whitelock, Damien de Allende headline exodus from Panasonic
Japan praised for hosting successful Rugby World Cup
English rugby reviewing context behind popular 'Swing Low' anthem
Former Australia captain John Eales joins bid for Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka gives up Olympic aspirations for career in medicine
Formula 1 season set to start four months later than planned in landscape altered by pandemic
Four months after the opening race was called off at the last minute, the Formula One season finally gets underway this weekend on another continent and in a different-looking world. There will be no fans on hand at the remote Spielberg track in Austria, with ...
NFL cutting preseason in half to give teams more time to prepare for regular season
Hinako Shibuno among eight Japanese players given spots in 2020 U.S. Women's Open
Nick Watney bored in isolation, nervous about how he got virus
