Giants' Hayato Sakamoto sets personal record with 32nd homer in triumph over Tigers
Just like the weather outside of the relatively comfortable and cool confines of Tokyo Dome, the Yomiuri Giants are starting to heat up again. Giants captain Hayato Sakamoto set a career-high with a solo home run in the first inning, rookie starter Yuki Takahashi kept ...
FC Tokyo falls to Sanfrecce in last home match before long stretch of away fixtures
The homestand is over. The long march is just beginning. FC Tokyo's last home game before a grueling run of eight straight road fixtures ended in a 1-0 defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in front of 30,015 fans at Ajinomoto Stadium. The J. League first-division leaders, who are ...
An All Blacks team chastened by a record-breaking defeat a week ago rallied superbly to beat Australia 36-0 in the return test Saturday and extended its 17-year hold on the Bledisloe Cup and a 33-year winning streak at Eden Park. The Wallabies won the first ...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores another winner as Arsenal tops Burnley
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a winning goal for the second straight weekend as Arsenal beat Burnley 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. In a match where offseason loanee Dani Ceballos excelled for Arsenal in midfield, Aubameyang provided the cutting edge in a dominant second half ...
Veteran defender Gotoku Sakai returns to Japan because of Vissel Kobe's 'vision'
JFA plans tactical changes for Nadeshiko Japan boss Asako Takakura's squad ahead of Olympics
Soccer star Emiliano Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane crash
Hosei University stuns first-division side Gamba in Emperor's Cup
Sumo wrestlers beat heat, make new fans at summer camps
For many, the words "training camp" and "summer" are synonymous with American football and particularly the NFL. Ever since George Plimpton's 1966 book "Paper Lion" first drew back the curtain on what takes place inside a professional football camp, sports fans have been fascinated by ...
Kakuryu wakes up a winner after lifting Emperor's Cup in Nagoya
Kakuryu beats fellow yokozuna Hakuho on final day to clinch sixth title
Sumo 101: Non-traditional training
Kakuryu suffers first loss, bring him into a tie with Hakuho at 12-1
Bill Walton brings unique musings to baseball
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton brought his unique commentary and musings to the baseball booth Friday night. After nine innings, it was evident Chicago White Sox broadcasts might never be the same again. Walton was the guest analyst because Steve Stone is taking this ...
Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka delivers solid effort in victory over Indians
Carp slugger Xavier Batista tests positive for banned substance
Carp hurler Daichi Osera goes the distance in triumph over BayStars
Marines starter Chihaya Sasaki, reliever Toshiya Nakamura blank reeling Fighters
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter noncommittal on Don Mattingly's future as manager
Joe Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with knowledge of the details say are worth about $3.4 billion. Terms were not disclosed Friday, but the people told ...
Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai set to purchase full control of Nets: reports
Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery
New Zealand gets best of Japan's 'Big Three' in warm-up game
Stephen Curry embraces new beginning with Warriors, praises Kevin Durant
For Wallabies, a win could end venue hoodoo, losing run and All Blacks' No. 1 ranking
Australia could not only regain the Bledisloe Cup and end an Eden Park hoodoo with a win over the All Blacks on Saturday but also end New Zealand's decade-long reign at the top of the world rankings. The Wallabies put one hand on the symbol ...
Yuma Kagiyama looks to continue father's legacy
The sports landscape is filled with sons of famous fathers who could not live up to the family name. Many have tried to emulate success in the same sport, but were unable to approach their dad's greatness. Yuma Kagiyama, the son of two-time Olympian Masakazu ...
Ex-Olympian Wagner claims she was sexually assaulted by Coughlin in 2008
Art of the deal: How Kinoshita Group came to sponsor Vincent Zhou
Satoko Miyahara enhances Benoit Richaud's growing influence in Japan
Salute to Hanyu: U.S. ballet troupe paying tribute to legend
Rika Kihira working on encore to stunning first senior international season
Naomi Osaka uncertain for U.S. Open after suffering knee injury
Naomi Osaka felt a strange sensation in her left knee, different than anything she'd experienced. The U.S. Open champion left the court worried about whether she'll be in shape to defend her precious title. Osaka retired from her quarterfinal match at the Western & Southern ...
Naomi Osaka, Yoshihito Nishioka move into Western & Southern Open quarterfinals
Yoshihito Nishioka defeats injured Kei Nishikori in Western & Southern Open second round
Venus Williams upsets Bertens in Ohio; sister Serena withdraws
Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup title after beating Daniil Medvedev
Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after Serena Williams bows out with injury
Josh Gordon's winding career has included several second chances following a trail of multiple drug suspensions that cast doubt on whether the talented but troubled playmaker would ever get on an NFL field again. He's getting yet another opportunity. The NFL conditionally reinstated the Patriots wide ...
Jets linebacker Avery Williamson to miss season due to knee injury
Dale Earnhardt Jr., family survive plane crash near Bristol Motor Speedway
Rare Nike track shoes used in 1972 Olympic trials sell for $50,000
Teenage climber Ai Mori earns bronze in women's lead competition at world championships
For Canada's water polo teams, Pan American Games provided valuable testing ground
The Canada water polo national teams have made steady progress since holding training camps last summer in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, according to Justin Oliveira, Water Polo Canada's high performance director. In an interview with The Japan Times after the Pan American Games wrapped up last ...
Canadian water polo teams show progress at Pan American Games, one year after Morioka camps
Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka become first Japanese sailors to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Athletes, organizers hope to use Paralympics as catalyst for future
Tokyo 2020 organizers announce second-chance ticket lottery to start Aug. 8
Olympic legend Billy Mills starts writing monthly newsletter in run-up to 2020 Games
