Takakeisho and Shodai maintained their share of the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday following losses by two of the five joint overnight leaders. The pair sit in a three-way tie at 7-1 with No. 17 maegashira Tokushoryu after No. 1 ...
Osaka to face young guns at Australian Open
Asked to select the female player under 25 who is likely to have the best career, American tennis legend Chris Evert hesitates, hums and haws before coming up with her answer. "I'm looking at Naomi Osaka's name right here. I think Naomi," she told reporters ...
Brave Blossoms star Kenki Fukuoka sets sights on Tokyo Olympics
Rugby World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka said Saturday he was relieved to score a try in his final 15s match of the season as he shifts his focus toward this summer's Tokyo Olympics. "I'm happy and relieved," Fukuoka said after his Panasonic Wild Knights defeated ...
The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee want to have a say on Russia's doping ban. With Russia facing a four-year ban on its name and anthem at major events including the Olympics and Paralympics, the IPC said Friday that both bodies filed ...
Sakakibara siblings set course for Tokyo 2020
Two Romanian weightlifters set to lose Olympic medals for doping
Kimia Alizadeh, Iran's only female Olympic medalist, defects
Sapporo mayor meets with IOC chief Thomas Bach about bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics
Astros, Red Sox try to look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandal
Players from two teams at the center of baseball's sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the fallout from the investigation into Houston's elaborate scheme. The Astros and Red ...
Free agent Yoshihisa Hirano hoping to continue career in majors
Rule change helps Angels with Shohei Ohtani's pitching rehab
Dragons Hall of Fame infielder, manager Morimichi Takagi dies at 78
Stolen away: Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine recalls 1951 sign-stealing scam
Isaac Hayden headed the winning goal deep into stoppage time to give Newcastle a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the English Premier League on Saturday. Fourth-place Chelsea went into the game looking to strengthen its hold on a Champions League spot and to start threatening ...
Iran's soccer federation objects Asian Champions League hosting ban
Yuta Nakayama nets first goal for Zwolle in draw with Utrecht
Teenage star Jun Nishikawa plays down possible Barcelona move
New boss Quique Setien has difficult task of replacing injured Luis Suarez at Barcelona
Manchester United defeats Wolverhampton, but loses Marcus Rashford to injury
Kokkai helped European rikishi arrive in sumo world
The first rikishi whose place of origin was listed as somewhere outside Japan was Hiraga, who joined professional sumo in 1934. Three decades later, Jesse Kuhaulua became the first wrestler of non-Japanese descent in ōzumō (professional sumo). It took almost another half-century for the first European ...
Yuma Kagiyama's rocket to stardom continues at Youth Olympics
In the biggest competition of his career, Yuma Kagiyama rose to the occasion and gave the performance of his life on Sunday. The 16-year-old star roared back from being seven points behind and in third place after the short program to win the gold medal ...
Shoma Uno wins fourth straight national title as Yuzuru Hanyu falters in free skate
Rika Kihira displays confidence, elegance en route to first senior national title
Yuzuru Hanyu seizes control with brilliant short program at nationals
Kihira sets pace at Japan nationals
Takahashi ready for curtain call
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal confident about safety of Australian Open
As messages on video boards cautioned Australian Open spectators to "be aware we are expecting a reduction in air quality" Saturday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed satisfied that all will be fine at the year's first Grand Slam tournament despite recent days of ...
Feeling fresh after a lengthy injury layoff, Marc Gasol helped the Toronto Raptors pile up the points Friday night. Gasol scored a season-high 20 and matched his career high with six 3-pointers, Norman Powell added 28 and the Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 140-111, matching ...
Brandon Ingram explodes for 49 points to carry Pelicans past Jazz
WNBA players see salaries, benefits increased in eight-year labor deal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's first career triple-double guides Thunder past Timberwolves
Shibuya captain Leo Vendrame hopes Emperor's Cup can lead to team's first-ever B. League crown
Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen remains winless in the Japan Rugby Top League after his Toyota Verblitz side were beaten 40-20 by Robbie Deans' Panasonic Wild Knights in front of 37,050 at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Kenki Fukuoka, playing his final 15s game of ...
Top League kicks off in front of big crowds
Former Ospreys boss Steve Tandy named Scotland's new defense coach
Top League hoping to ride Rugby World Cup wave in 2020
Leitch wants to make sure rugby's current popularity remains high
Conor McGregor lassos 'Cowboy' Cerrone in 40 seconds in victorious UFC return
Conor McGregor came back with a big bang. McGregor stopped Donald Cerrone with a head kick and punches 40 seconds into the first round at UFC 246 on Saturday night, announcing his return to mixed martial arts with his first victory since 2016. The Irish former ...
Daiya Seto breaks 11-year-old Japan 200-meter butterfly record
One-armed Canadian amateur makes ace at American Express pro-am event
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes playing starring role with big money on horizon
Conor McGregor finds structure in life rolling into UFC 246
