The beautiful game has turned ugly in China
Pressure on embattled retailer Suning Appliance Group Co. forced the conglomerate to reconsider its investment in the team. China’s soccer bubble is rapidly deflating.
The god of soccer has departed this world
Maradona is often grouped with Pele and Messi as one of the three best soccer players of all time.
Diego Maradona, one of soccer’s all-time greats, dies at 60
News of the death brought an outpouring of mourning and remembrance in Argentina, becoming virtually the sole topic of conversation.
J .League first division side Sagan Tosu said Tuesday its latest coronavirus test results for 123 people associated with the club, including players, staff and family members, have all come back negative. The club, at which the J .League's first known coronavirus cluster occurred, conducted ...
Pandemic helps soccer star strike new balance at home
While soccer has been on hiatus, Yoshito Okubo has embraced the domestic life.
Tsubasa Endoh overcomes obstacles to fulfill dream of playing soccer abroad
Attacking midfielder uses the myriad setbacks he has experienced in his career as motivation to succeed in life.
Coronavirus may take spit, sweaty towels, handshakes out of sports
As the coronavirus brings the international sports calendar to a grinding halt, there are some long-standing habits which could change forever once competition resumes. Saliva to take the shine off swing bowling has been a reliable friend to fast bowlers throughout the history of cricket. But ...
A letter to Lionel Messi: Stop, please!
The great soccer player and humanitarian is making it hard on writers to come with new ways to compliment him.
Soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada helps blaze trail for Japan's LGBT athletes
Soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada has been encouraged by the response she has received since she became Japan's first openly gay professional athlete in February last year. Now, with this summer's Tokyo Olympics focusing the world's sporting attention on Japan, she is hoping that attitudes towards ...
Japan's Rising Sun flag: A bone of contention for South Korea
Late last month, South Korean lawmaker An Min-suk of the ruling Democratic Party stood before the media in Seoul to explain a resolution proposed in the National Assembly. Displayed on the podium before him were illustrations of two flags: Japan's Rising Sun, which portrays a ...
Japan firms fight the frugal retail psyche with AI-driven pricing and other tricks
After years of soggy inflation and a long reign by Japan's tightfisted shoppers, businesses are adopting new methods to lift prices, from artificial intelligence to simple packaging tweaks. Despite many rounds of stimulus, policymakers have failed to jolt households out of the deflationary mindset that ...
Japan opens World Cup qualifying with 2-0 away win against Myanmar
Shoya Nakajima's and Takumi Minamino's first-half goals led Japan to a 2-0 win away over Myanmar as the Samurai Blue opened their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory. Japan picked apart the Myanmar defense early and often, slowed nearly as much by Thuwanna ...
