Takanohana steps down from JSA
The Japan Sumo Association attempted to force stablemaster Takanohana to admit that the accusations he filed to the Cabinet Office in March were false. Instead, the former yokozuna who won 22 Emperor's Cups in his illustrious career opted to retire from professional sumo. Takanohana submitted his ...
Victories by BayStars, Swallows prevent Carp from clinching pennant
Jose Lopez broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 5-3 victory over the Hiroshima Carp, while the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' win delayed the Central League leaders from clinching their third straight pennant. The Carp, who entered ...
Yuzuru Hanyu and Rika Kihira top podium in season debuts
Yuzuru Hanyu and Rika Kihira continued Japan's winning ways over the weekend by claiming the Autumn Classic International and the Nepela Trophy in varying fashions. Hanyu began his season with an inconsistent performance in Oakville, Ontario. Though the two-time Olympic champion topped the podium with ...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were far from the auditorium by the River Thames when Luka Modric broke their decade-long grip on FIFA's award for the world's best player. Soccer's biggest individual accolade was handed to the 33-year-old playmaker on Monday night in recognition of ...
J. League clubs see opportunities in tourism
Shoya Nakajima nets two goals, earns one assist in Portimonense victory
Reds pummel Vissel as Andres Iniesta sits
Reysol, Sagan play to 1-1 draw
Relegation-threatened Gamba earn vital points by beating S-Pulse
Bobby Evans was fired Monday as the San Francisco Giants' general manager. The team said Evans will be reassigned, with responsibilities to be determined. The move came as the Giants began the final week of the season at 72-84, their second straight losing record. "I made the ...
Buffaloes manager Junichi Fukura won't lead team next season
Swallows' Buchanan remains positive during playoff push
Juri Hara dodges bullets as Swallows keep Central League pennant race alive
Braves beat Phillies, capture first division title since 2013
Yuta Watanabe set to start camp with Grizzlies
Before training camps get underway, NBA teams held media day on Monday, providing ample interview and photo opportunities. New coaches and players were in the spotlight throughout the league, including former George Washington University standout Yuta Watanabe. In Tokyo, meanwhile, Watanabe's media day photo, showing him ...
Flawless Golden Kings lift Terrific 12 trophy after downing Guangzhou
Alvark players consider themselves B. League contenders, not reigning champions
Ryukyu delivers impressive defensive effort against Nagoya in The Terrific 12 semifinals
LeBron James teams with 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler for 'Space Jam 2'
Kumamoto ready to stake claim on upcoming B2 season
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho said Monday he wants to give himself a treat for the feats he accomplished at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. A day after the 15-day tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan came to an end, the yokozuna said it felt impossible at first ...
Japan rugby international Takuma Asahara was run over by a car early Sunday, but only sustained light injuries, police said Tuesday. The 31-year-old prop, who plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japan Rugby Top League, was drunk and lying on the street in ...
Two-time Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu wins in return to competition
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu made a successful return from an ankle injury that sidelined him after the Pyeongchang Games by winning the Autumn Classic International on Saturday. The right ankle problem forced Hanyu to miss several events last season, but he battled through it ...
Yuzuru Hanyu in first place after short program at Autumn Classic International
Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara score big victories in season debuts
Yuto Kishina battles hard to earn first JGP medal of career
Koshiro Shimada, Shiika Yoshioka shine at Austria JGP
Uniqlo could make play for Naomi Osaka
Reports that U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has agreed to or signed a new endorsement deal with Adidas worth $8.5 million a year are untrue, The Japan Times has learned. Osaka, a 20-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the United States at ...
Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore ends holdout, agrees to seven-year deal
Ben Roethlisberger leads Steelers past Buccaneers for first victory of season
Eagles great Tommy McDonald, speedy Hall of Fame receiver, dies at 84
49ers lose quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to season-ending injury
The World Anti-Doping Agency reinstated Russia on Thursday despite a wave of protests, ending the nearly three-year suspension of the country's drug-testing program because of a state-sponsored doping scheme. WADA's decision after a vote of its 12-member executive committee was called "the greatest treachery against ...
