Freshman Bo Nix shines late as Auburn rallies past Oregon

Auburn true freshman quarterback Bo Nix threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Seth Williams with nine seconds remaining and the 16th-ranked Tigers opened the season ...

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Ireland bounces back with win against Wales

Ireland restored some pride by beating Wales 22-17 in a scrappy Rugby World Cup warmup between second-string sides on Saturday.The Irish were in desperation mode ...

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No. 1 Naomi Osaka overwhelms 15-year-old rising star Coco Gauff in U.S. Open showdown

Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka defeated 15-year-old American Coco Gauff on Saturday in a highly anticipated third-round clash at the U.S. Open, ...

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Home advantage: World Cup puts Japanese rugby back in the spotlight

The date is June 4, 1995, and the Japan national rugby team is facing New Zealand’s mighty All Blacks in its final pool game at ...

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Heavyweight Lukas Krpalek outmuscles Hisayoshi Harasawa in final at world championships

Czech giant Lukas Krpalek beat Hisayoshi Harasawa to capture the world heavyweight title on Saturday and fire a warning for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.The hulking ...

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Theerathon notches first goal in Marinos uniform in victory over Gamba

For Yokohama F. Marinos defender Theerathon, a season and a half was long enough of a wait.The Thailand captain scored his first goal since arriving ...

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Fiji controls ball for long phases in triumph over Tonga

Fiji highlighted how dangerous it could be on the counterattack at the Rugby World Cup as it scored two scintillating long-range tries to beat Tonga ...

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Japan maintains positive vibe before FIBA World Cup opener against Turkey

The challenge that awaits the Japan men’s national team is certainly big. But the players are filled with positive energy and are ready for it.One ...

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Serbia trounces Angola in FIBA World Cup opener

Serbia made a ruthless start to its FIBA World Cup title bid, thrashing Angola 105-59 in the opening match of the tournament on Saturday.Serbia, the ...

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Swallows star Tetsuto Yamada downs Dragons with three-run blast in 10th

Tetsuto Yamada broke a 10th-inning tie with a three-run home run, lifting the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 5-2 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on ...

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Man City signee Ryotaro Meshino loaned to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian

Forward Ryotaro Meshino signed on Friday a season-long loan deal with Scottish club Heart of Midlothian from Premier League side Manchester City, which he joined ...

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Ex-minimumweight world champ Katsunari Takayama announces retirement

Former minimumweight world champion Katsunari Takayama said Saturday he will hang up his gloves after missing out on his chance to compete at the 2020 ...

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Braves’ Max Fried fans 11, collects 15th win

Max Fried is finding it easier this season to command his fastball now that he has opponents worried about his slider.“It was big,” he said. ...

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Saint Petersburg, Munich, Wembley set to host future Champions League finals: sources

UEFA is putting forth Saint Petersburg, Munich and Wembley as venues for a trio of Champions League finals, two people with knowledge of the process ...

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Royals ownership agrees to sell club to Kansas City-based group

David Glass and his family have agreed to sell the Royals to an ownership group led by Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal ...

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Barca offer for Neymar falls short

Paris St. Germain is not close to reaching a deal with Barcelona that would take Neymar back to the Spanish champions as the Catalans have ...

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Former Dolphins Hall of Fame center Jim Langer dies at 71

Pro Football Hall of Fame center Jim Langer, who was literally in the middle of the Miami Dolphins’ 1972 perfect season, has died at the ...

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NHL informs players’ union it won’t terminate labor deal

Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labor peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players’ Association it will ...

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Coroner says Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of overdose

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol, ...

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Kei Nishikori knocked out of U.S. Open in third round

Kei Nishikori crashed out of the U.S. Open on Friday, losing his third-round match against Australia’s Alex de Minaur.The seventh-seeded Nishikori, still searching for his ...

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Lions pull within a game of PL-leading Hawks

Tomoya Mori belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the second-place Seibu Lions to a 4-2 win over the Pacific League-leading ...

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Shori Hamada, Aaron Wolf reach podium but miss top spots at world championships

Defending champion Shori Hamada settled for the silver medal in the women’s 78-kg division at the World Judo Championships on Friday, while 2017 men’s 100-kg ...

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Diego Oliveira, Yojiro Takahagi guide FC Tokyo past Grampus

Diego Oliveira and Yojiro Takahagi made the most of their second chances to score and lift league-leading FC Tokyo past Nagoya Grampus 2-1 on Friday ...

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Bayern Munich grooming former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn to be team’s future CEO

Bayern Munich is grooming former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn to be its future chairman and CEO.The German champions said Friday that Kahn has been appointed to ...

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Springboks’ Aphiwe Dyantyi facing four-year doping ban

Springboks wing Aphiwe Dyantyi is facing a four-year ban after testing positive for anabolic steroids at a training camp with the South Africa squad last ...

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In Shanghai, Japan begins final preparations for FIBA World Cup

Two days before their first game at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Japan men’s national team members still looked relaxed, but at the same time ...

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Former captain Brian O’Driscoll backs Irish to end slump before Rugby World Cup

Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll believes Japan’s players “will be licking their lips” at the prospect of facing an out-of-sorts Ireland at next month’s Rugby ...

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Top League season to begin on Jan. 12

The Japan Rugby Top League’s first season after Japan hosts this year’s Rugby World Cup will begin on Jan. 12, the league announced Friday.All 16 ...

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Naoya Okubo to become first Japanese head coach in Super Rugby history

Sunwolves assistant coach Naoya Okubo will become the first Japanese head coach in Super Rugby history when he takes over the franchise for next season, ...

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Tokyo 2020 organizers undecided on Placido Domingo appearance

The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not decided what it plans to do about the appearance of opera singer Placido Domingo at a 2020 Games ...

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Pacific nations back in spotlight but old problems still remain

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will be thrust into the spotlight this weekend during the Pasifika Challenge doubleheader in Auckland, but age-old problems continue to haunt ...

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Economist Niven Winchester predicts teams’ chances of winning Rugby World Cup

While many pundits expect this year’s Rugby World Cup will be the most open one yet, one economist has calculated that the All Blacks actually ...

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Mai Murakami to retire after 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Mai Murakami, the first Japanese woman to earn an all-around silver medal at a world championships, revealed Thursday she will retire from competition after next ...

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Inter Milan signs Alexis Sanchez on loan from Manchester United

Forward Alexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan on loan after underperforming at Manchester United.Inter and United both confirmed the season-long deal Thursday. While financial details ...

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Victor Caratini rocks Jacob deGrom for two home runs as Cubs sweep Mets

Night after night, Victor Caratini and the Chicago Cubs kept finding ways to beat the New York Mets.Like something out of “Groundhog Day”? “Kinda was, ...

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Karsten Warholm runs second-fastest 400-meter hurdles ever at Diamond League finals

Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest time in history to win the men’s 400 meters hurdles in 46.92 seconds at the Diamond League finals on Thursday.The ...

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Naomi Osaka rolls into third round at U.S. Open

Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open after defeating Poland’s Magda Linette on Thursday.Osaka beat ...

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BayStars’ Takayuki Kajitani atones for fielding miscue with clutch hit against Swallows

Takayuki Kajitani got caught sleeping at the wheel in the outfield during the sixth inning.When he came to the plate in the seventh, however, the ...

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Uncapped duo to make Wales debuts in warm-up match against Ireland

Prop Rhys Carre and wing Owen Lane will make their international debut for Wales when it hosts Ireland in its penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up ...

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Vietnam, Netherlands races put on 2020 F1 schedule

Next season’s Formula One season will feature 22 races, with the Vietnam Grand Prix making its first appearance and the Netherlands GP returning after a ...

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Disgraced FIFA official Nicolas Leoz, indicted in U.S., dies at 90

Nicolas Leoz, a long-time South American soccer executive and FIFA official who had been under house arrest in Paraguay fighting extradition to the United States, ...

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Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph hails contributions of team’s foreign-born players

Japan national rugby team head coach Jamie Joseph countered observations Thursday that his squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup contains several players born overseas ...

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Suspended Browns running back Kareem Hunt won’t be with team during eight-game ban

Suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt will not be permitted inside the team’s facility while serving his eight-game ban for physical altercations, it was ...

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Jonathan Schoop smacks pair of homers to help propel Twins past White Sox

About the only thing Jonathan Schoop hasn’t done lately is get steady playing time.That could change if he stays this hot at the plate. Schoop ...

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Ryukyu set to defend The Terrific 12 title

Japan’s 12-man FIBA World Cup squad, which includes 10 players who are employed by B. League teams, will measure its overall skills during the upcoming ...

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Olympic swim champ Kyle Chalmers has heart surgery again

Australian Olympic 100-meter freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers was recovering Thursday after a third operation to treat a long-term heart condition.The 21-year-old, who claimed silver at ...

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Irish coach Felix Jones to assist Springboks at Rugby World Cup

South Africa has added former Ireland international Felix Jones to the coaching team for the Rugby World Cup in Japan, the national rugby body announced ...

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Antlers leave Guangzhou with scoreless draw

The Kashima Antlers kicked off their Asian Champions League quarterfinal tie with a 0-0 draw in hot and humid conditions against Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday.Antlers, ...

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Jamie Joseph names Japan’s 31-man squad for Rugby World Cup

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph announced Thursday the 31-man squad that will represent the host nation when the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off next ...

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Kei Nishikori fends off spirited Bradley Klahn to advance in U.S. Open

Japan’s Kei Nishikori fended off Bradley Klahn 6-2 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the U.S. Open second round on Wednesday as the 2014 Flushing Meadows runner-up ...

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France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou tops Miku Tashiro in intense final

France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou survived a huge scare from Miku Tashiro to capture an emotional fourth world judo title Wednesday in a ferocious women’s 63-kg final.Israel’s ...

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Naomi Osaka’s early coaches reflect on Japanese star’s path to stardom

Naomi Osaka’s rise to the top of women’s tennis has been both rapid and historic, powered by a win at the U.S. Open last year ...

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Tight ends evolving as pass-catching threats in NFL

The day before Tony Gonzalez was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this month, he was asked about being a something of ...

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Lions grab victory over Fighters

Takeya Nakamura homered twice and drove in five runs, while a costly error by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters paved the way for the Seibu ...

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Japan slow to offer support to women’s sumo

“It’s not only boys who can practice and enjoy sumo. There are girls that like sumo too. I hope someday women can become pros.”Those were ...

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Former Japan stars praise growth

Former Japan men’s basketball players Takehiko Orimo and Kei Igarashi are grateful the team’s current iteration has raised its level in order to compete on ...

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Fernando Torres retires with positive J. League legacy

After a night of pomp and circumstance, Fernando Torres’ professional career came to a close on Friday as he played his last game wearing the ...

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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen cuts veteran Owen Franks from final Rugby World Cup squad

Steve Hansen has cut 108-test veteran prop Owen Franks and gambled on the age and fitness of other players in naming a 31-man All Blacks ...

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Soccer star Carli Lloyd willing and able to kick in the NFL

U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd might be ready to get her kicks in the NFL.Lloyd said she was considering potential offers to kick in the ...

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Ritsu Doan earns big move to Dutch titans PSV Eindhoven

Japanese midfielder Ritsu Doan is set to transfer from FC Groningen to fellow Dutch first-division side PSV Eindhoven, the latter club announced Tuesday.The 21-year-old joined ...

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Tanaka outpitches Kikuchi to help Yankees top Mariners

Masahiro Tanaka outpitched Yusei Kikuchi in a showdown of Japanese starters and Aaron Judge became the third-fastest player in MLB history to reach 100 home ...

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Historic English club Bury expelled from Football League

Bury, one of the oldest clubs in English soccer, has been expelled from the Football League after 125 years of membership following its failure to ...

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Tiger Woods has surgery on left knee for minor cartilage damage

A season that began with Tiger Woods celebrating a fifth Masters title ended with a fifth surgery on his left knee.This one wasn’t serious. Woods ...

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No. 1 Naomi Osaka’s U.S. Open title defense off to shaky start but takes first round

Naomi Osaka put her right hand in the shape of a gun and pointed two fingers at her temple, her face grim, while she looked ...

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French investigators focus on Dentsu partner in sports corruption probe

French authorities investigating corruption in international sports believe a Swiss partner of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc. played a “central and essential role” in deals ...

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Zach Neal records eighth victory as Lions pull away late against Fighters

Zach Neal tossed six solid innings on Tuesday and picked up his eighth win of the season as the Seibu Lions’ offense ignited late for ...

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Shohei Ono nabs third world title; Tsukasa Yoshida claims silver

Reigning Olympic champion Shohei Ono won his third title in the men’s 73-kg division at the World Judo Championships on Tuesday, while fellow Tsukasa Yoshida ...

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Hulk double leads Shanghai to draw with visiting Urawa in ACL quarterfinals

Brazilian striker Hulk scored twice from the penalty spot to rescue Shanghai SIPG in a 2-2 stalemate against Urawa Reds in the Asian Champions League ...

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Scotland’s Sam Skinner ruled out of Rugby World Cup with hamstring injury

Scotland lock Sam Skinner has been ruled out of the upcoming Rugby World Cup after injuring his hamstring in last weekend’s win over France, Scottish ...

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Pace bowler Cecil Wright retires at age 85

Cecil Wright’s name will not rank alongside West Indies legends Viv Richards, Gary Sobers and Frank Worrell, but for longevity he outranks them all.The fast ...

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Eric Cantona selected to receive 2019 UEFA President’s Award

Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona will be presented the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in recognition of his playing career and commitment to charitable causes ...

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Veteran guard Jeremy Lin to join Beijing Ducks

Jeremy Lin, the first Asian-American to win an NBA title, is moving to the Beijing Ducks, the team announced Tuesday, bringing one of China’s favorite ...

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Marcus Semien powers Athletics in rout of Royals

Marcus Semien homered, tripled and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Oakland Athletics set season highs for runs and hits in a 19-4 ...

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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto lauded by Japan’s 1977 world champions

After successfully defending their women’s doubles crown at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto were lauded by the first women ...

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Yuma Kagiyama dazzles in France JGP win

Yuma Kagiyama opened the Junior Grand Prix season with a bang.The 16-year-old put on a dominant performance in winning the JGP in Courchevel, France, on ...

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Expectations rise for Japan at 32-team FIBA World Cup

Making its fifth-ever appearance at the FIBA World Cup, Japan will dispatch arguably its best-ever squad on the global stage.While rough challenges are awaiting the ...

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Japan’s history in global basketball tournament

The Japan men’s national team will make its first appearance at the FIBA World Cup, which was formerly called the FIBA World Championship, since the ...

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Ex-NBA big man Nick Fazekas targets round of 16, offers advice to Rui Hachimura

That the Japan men’s national team won eight games in a row after a 0-4 start in the Asian Qualifiers to secure a spot in ...

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Rugby Australia to review restrictive selection criteria

Australia’s rugby hierarchy is set to reconsider the so-called “Giteau Law” that defines restrictions on the eligibility of overseas-based players to represent the Wallabies.The Wallabies ...

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Pistons coach Dwane Casey says guard play will be key for Japan at FIBA World Cup

Historically, the Japan men’s national basketball team has had limited opportunities to compete on the global stage.For example, the team qualified for the 1976 Montreal ...

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Webb Ellis Cup trophy tour makes stop at Mt. Fuji

The Webb Ellis Cup was carried to the summit of Mt. Fuji on Tuesday as its tour around Japan ahead of the Sept. 20 Rugby ...

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Uta Abe defends women’s 52-kg title at judo worlds, defeats Russia’s Natalia Kuziutina

Japan’s Uta Abe defended her title in the women’s 52-kg division at the judo world championships on Monday.Joshiro Maruyama won the men’s 66-kg class in ...

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Kei Nishikori motors into second round at U.S. Open

Japan’s Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open men’s singles on Monday after his opponent Marco Trungelliti retired during the second ...

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Girls wrestle in the Wanpaku sumo ring for the first time ever

It was an historic weekend for sumo in Japan as the first-ever Wanpaku national championships for elementary school-age girls took place at Okudo Sogo Sports ...

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Japan focused on success at FIBA World Cup

With the FIBA World Cup just around the corner, the Japan men’s national team will head to China with confidence, but also with some issues ...

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Rory McIlroy ends season with a $15 million bang at East Lake

Rory McIlroy marched to the 18th green Sunday at East Lake with victory in hand and $15 million in the bank.Even better was what he ...

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U.S. fan uses baseball cards as one way to stay on top of Japanese baseball

If you went out in search of a dedicated Japanese baseball card enthusiast, you not might think to look in Maryland.The “Old Line State,” however, ...

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Yankees outslug Dodgers

The New York Yankees left Los Angeles feeling good about how they matched up against the team with the best record in baseball.DJ LeMahieu, Aaron ...

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Ben Stokes keeps England alive in Ashes with heroic effort

Cricket World Cup hero Ben Stokes scored a stunning 135 not out as England kept its Ashes hopes alive with a dramatic one-wicket win over ...

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Takakeisho dropped to sekiwake for Autumn Basho

Takakeisho will have one shot at regaining his status at sumo’s second-highest rank, provided he is fit enough to compete, after the latest rankings released ...

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Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto become Japan’s first repeat world badminton champs

Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto became the first Japanese to repeat as badminton world champions on Sunday.On the final day of the world ...

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Shota Imanaga, Tomo Otosaka lead BayStars over Central League-leading Giants

Shota Imanaga pitched six solid innings and Tomo Otosaka drove in two runs on Sunday in the DeNA BayStars’ 3-0 win over the Central League-leading ...

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No. 8 Florida rallies to beat Miami in wild opener

Feleipe Franks was clutch one minute and confused the next, showing the kind of inconsistency that got him benched five times in two years.His job ...

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Osaka feeling at home at U.S Open

Everything felt better for Naomi Osaka once she returned to the U.S. Open.The knee injury that forced her to retire during her last match no ...

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Kei Nishikori still looking for way around ‘Big Three’ roadblock

It’s been five years since Kei Nishikori upset Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the U.S. Open to secure his first, and so far only, ...

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Michael Roll’s late bucket gives Tunisia hard-fought win over Japan

Late drama capped a hard-fought game between Japan and Tunisia on Sunday afternoon.The final highlight-reel play belonged to former UCLA guard Michael Roll, who spun ...

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Sato grabs satisfying IndyCar victory

Takuma Sato held off Ed Carpenter to win the IndyCar race Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway.Sato won by 0.399 seconds. Tony Kaanan was ...

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England runs over Ireland in Rugby World Cup warmup

England issued a powerful statement ahead of the Rugby World Cup when it overwhelmed Ireland by a record 57-15 margin at Twickenham on Saturday.England scored ...

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Colts quarterback Andrew Luck stuns NFL, fans by announcing retirement at age 29

Andrew Luck watched one last game from the sideline Saturday.Then he said goodbye to the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback heard boos as he walked ...

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Japan loses to Curacao in Little League World Series international final

As soon as the ball came off his bat, Curley Martha pointed to the sky — he knew that one was gone.Curley hit a two-run ...

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High hopes for Paralympics with year to go

The countdown has begun for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with Sunday marking one year until the games featuring athletes with a range of disabilities begin.Tokyo, ...

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Unbeaten Japan faces Curacao in Little League World Series semifinal

Japan is just one win away from its eighth Little League World Series championship game appearance this decade. The Chofu City Little League team is ...

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Tammy Abraham double leads Chelsea to first win under new manager Frank Lampard

Tammy Abraham scored twice as Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to hand Frank Lampard his first win as the ...

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Carp capitalize on scoring opportunity in 10th to beat Dragons

Tsubasa Aizawa delivered the game-winning hit in the 10th inning on Saturday as the Hiroshima Carp weathered a late rally from the Chunichi Dragons before ...

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Ryoyu Kobayashi soars to victory for second straight Ski Jumping Grand Prix title

Ryoyu Kobayashi won his second straight FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix event on home soil Saturday to conclude a two-day series.The podium looked the same ...

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England’s Joe Marchant replaces Jonathan Joseph for warm-up test with Ireland

Joe Marchant has replaced Jonathan Joseph on the replacements bench for England’s Rugby World Cup warm-up Test with Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.The 23-year-old center, ...

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Kosei Tanaka defends WBO flyweight title with seventh-round TKO of Jonathan Gonzalez

Kosei Tanaka successfully defended his WBO flyweight title for the second time after defeating Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Gonzalez by technical knockout on Saturday.Tanaka knocked down ...

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Consadole manage draw against front-running FC Tokyo

Jay Bothroyd canceled out an opening goal by FC Tokyo defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe when he deflected in a goal-bound shot from his teammate in a ...

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Naomi Osaka ready for defense of U.S. Open title

Serena Williams has the U.S. Open spotlight as she chases tennis history, but a host of Grand Slam winners and high-ranked rivals are also taking ...

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Japan rallies in second half to beat Germany

The arena DJ encouraged the jam-packed, 18,355 fans at Saitama Super Arena saying, “Louder! Louder!”But it was perhaps unnecessary because they were already pretty loud, ...

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Rugby World Cup teams set to receive special welcome

Rugby World CupThe 20 teams taking part in the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in four weeks in Tokyo, will all receive a “very ...

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Lakers set to sign Dwight Howard: source

The Los Angeles Lakers intend to sign center Dwight Howard after he completes a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies, a person familiar with the decision ...

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Billy Hamilton leads Braves past Mets in 14th inning

With Jacob deGrom and the Mets hard-throwing bullpen missing bats at a historic pace, the NL East-leading Braves were ready to win with small ball ...

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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women’s doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships

Defending champions Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto have guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal in the women’s doubles at the Badminton World Championships on ...

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Orioles GM Mike Elias fires 11 scouts, front-office workers

Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias has fired 11 members of the scouting department and front office as part of an effort to turn around ...

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Brooks Koepka leads Tour Championship by one stroke at midway point

World No. 1 Brooks Koepka ook a one-shot lead at 13-under at the midway point of the season-ending Tour Championship on Friday, while Hideki Matsuyama ...

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Former NBA, ABA coach Tom Nissalke dies at 87

Tom Nissalke, who won coach of the year honors in the NBA and ABA, has died. He was 87.Nissalke passed away at his home in ...

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Vissel Kobe hammer Sagan Tosu in Fernando Torres’ final game

Former Spain international star Fernando Torres walked away from the game after failing to score in Sagan Tosu’s 6-1 lossto Vissel Kobe on Friday night.The ...

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Real Madrid loans teenager Takefusa Kubo to Mallorca

Real Madrid on Thursday announced it has loaned teenager Takefusa Kubo to Spanish League rival Mallorca for the season.Madrid signed the 18-year-old attacking midfielder in ...

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Neftali Soto’s three-run blast in first provides big spark for victorious BayStars

Katsuki Azuma allowed four hits and a run over eight innings, and his teammates gave him an early lead as the Yokohama BayStars defeated the ...

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WADA suspends India’s anti-doping lab

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday suspended India’s drug-testing laboratory for six months, saying its analysis isn’t up to scratch.WADA says it found “non-conformities” during ...

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Gymnastics governing body picks Hiroshima to host first parkour world championships

The International Gymnastics Federation said on Friday that Hiroshima will host the first world championships of parkour, moving ahead with its disputed control of the ...

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Jim Mallinder leaves England’s Rugby Football Union

Jim Mallinder, widely considered as a potential replacement for Eddie Jones as England rugby coach, on Friday left the Rugby Football Union to take over ...

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Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori given easy openers at U.S. Open

Top seed and world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will begin her title defense at the U.S. Open with a first-round clash against 93rd-ranked Anna Blinkova ...

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Hamburg SV midfielder Tatsuya Ito signs transfer agreement with Sint-Truiden

Belgian first-division side Sint-Truiden announced Thursday it has signed a full transfer agreement with midfielder Tatsuya Ito.The 22-year-old, who joined Hamburg SV on a youth ...

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SportsPro names Naomi Osaka the world’s most marketable athlete for 2019

Tennis star Naomi Osaka’s tops the chart for the “World’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes 2019,” which was released by SportsPro on Tuesday.The London-based magazine and ...

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Patriots safety Patrick Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge

New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday.A Belknap ...

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JRFU to dispense big bonuses for top-eight finish and above at RWC

Japan’s players and staff are in for a nice payday if the Brave Blossoms advance to the quarterfinals at the Rugby World Cup, the Japan ...

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Wallabies’ Adam Ashley-Cooper set to play in fourth Rugby World Cup

Utility back Adam Ashley-Cooper is expected to participate in his fourth Rugby World Cup after being named to Australia coach Michael Cheika’s 31-man squad Friday ...

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Four All Blacks reject Olympic sevens invitation

New Zealand’s team bidding for a rugby sevens gold medal at next year’s Tokyo Olympics will not include any All Blacks after several approached declined ...

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New No. 1 ranking for Wales means little before RWC

The rugby number crunchers have been out in full force in the past week both in terms of what goes on off the field and ...

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Michael Leitch aspires to lead Brave Blossoms on historic run at Rugby World Cup

Japan captain Michael Leitch said he aims to lead the Brave Blossoms on a historic run at the upcoming Rugby World Cup to send a ...

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Athletics jump on Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka early, complete series sweep

Masahiro Tanaka allowed five runs and suffered his seventh loss of the season on Thursday as the Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 ...

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Chofu City team advances to LLWS international final

Can anybody beat Japan? It’s been a common question at the Little League World Series over the last decade.Since 2010, no team has been more ...

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MLB bans players from participating in Venezuela Winter League

Major League Baseball is banning players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League in one of the first public repercussions of new U.S. economic sanctions ...

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Raiders top Packers in strange game on shortened field

Daniel Carson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 8 seconds remaining, and the Oakland Raiders earned a bizarre 22-21 preseason victory over the Green Bay ...

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Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to NBA all-time great Bob Cousy

U.S. President Donald Trump presented 91-year-old basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday, praising the Boston Celtics star as “one ...

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Hideki Matsuyama sits three strokes off pace after Tour Championship opening round

Hideki Matsuyama got off to a solid start at the season-ending Tour Championship on Thursday to sit just three shots behind a trio of Americans ...

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Solid pitching from Tsuyoshi Wada, big hits from veterans carry Hawks past Buffaloes

Pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada worked six innings, Seiichi Uchikawa doubled in two runs, and Yuki Yanagita homered in his second game back from rehab to lead ...

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Argentina’s experience pays off in victory over Japan

Japan competed resiliently against world No. 5 Argentina but fell 108-93 in a warm-up contest for the FIBA World Cup at Saitama Super Arena on ...

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England’s Tom Curry, Sam Underhill to start against Ireland

Tom Curry and Sam Underhill will line up either side of Billy Vunipola in a new-look, highly mobile back row against Ireland on Saturday as ...

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Ireland coach Joe Schmidt gives Ross Byrne chance to compete for RWC spot

Ross Byrne has the chance to book his place on the plane to Japan for the Rugby World Cup as he starts at fly-half for ...

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Defending champs Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic are No. 1 seeds for U.S. Open

Defending champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic are the No. 1 seeds for singles play in the U.S. Open, it was announced on Wednesday.Osaka, who ...

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Contentious George North try prompts World Rugby rule change

World Rugby has changed a rule governing restarts in the wake of George North’s contentious try for Wales in its 13-6 win over England in ...

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Ronaldo calls 2018 ‘probably worst year’ of his life

Cristiano Ronaldo says the rape allegation against him was an attack on his honor and led to one of the worst years of his life.Ronaldo ...

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Figure skating coach Callaghan banned by for sexual misconduct

Richard Callaghan, who coached Tara Lipinski to Olympic gold at the 1998 Nagano Games, has been banned from figure skating by the U.S. Center for ...

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Riseisha captures Koshien crown

Riseisha High School claimed its maiden title at Japan’s National High School Baseball Championship on Thursday, coming from behind in an action-filled final against Seiryo, ...

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Former Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Ralph Bryant holds kids clinic

Ralph Bryant is 58 years old and hasn’t played top-level baseball since his final season with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1995.But on Thursday morning, he ...

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NBA program helps foster young Asian talent

With scorching heat enveloping Tokyo last week, the Basketball Without Borders Asia Camp provided heated competition inside the air-conditioned facilities at Mizumoto General Sports Center.For ...

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Cubs’ Yu Darvish shaky in no-decision

After watching the Cubs waste a couple of leads, Kris Bryant felt a loss was almost inevitable.That quickly changed with one swing by the Chicago ...

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Minnesota Wild hire Bill Guerin as new general manager

The Minnesota Wild have hired Bill Guerin, who won two Stanley Cups as a player and two more titles in the front office with the ...

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Boston Celtics players a key for U.S. World Cup team

Red, white and blue. The colors of USA Basketball.Except this summer, green — Celtics green, to be precise — would work on that palette as ...

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Tokyo 2020 organizers launch domestic ticket lottery for Paralympics

Applications for the first 2020 Tokyo Paralympic ticket lottery, open only to residents of Japan, started Thursday.The online ticket lottery, where applications are submitted via ...

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Buffaloes blow out league-leading Hawks

Ryoichi Adachi went 3-for-4 with four RBIs on Wednesday as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14-4.In front ...

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Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics

Tomoa Narasaki entered the world championships vowing to not only shoot for an Olympic berth but for the gold medal as well.In the end, he ...

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Sumo shows offer new life for retired rikishi

Sumo is an all-enveloping lifestyle.Unlike in other professional sports, there are no days when wrestlers are just regular people. The topknot is a constant reminder ...

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FC Tokyo preparing to embark on grueling stretch of matches away from home stadium

Japanese media have called it “the road of death.”After Dec. 7, it may be remembered as the path to glory. If FC Tokyo are to ...

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Surging Mets continue push for playoff spot with victory

Commit a mistake against the New York Mets these days and they can to make you pay.Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking homer moments after an ...

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No. 1 Yamaguchi upset by No. 32 Yeo during world championships

World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi suffered an upset defeat to 32nd-ranked Yeo Jia-min of Singapore 2-0 in the second round of the women’s singles at ...

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Inoue sets ambitious goal for Japan’s judoka

Japan’s national men’s judo team coach Kosei Inoue said he will be using the world championships starting Sunday at Tokyo’s famed Nippon Budokan as a ...

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Takeshi Hino joins Toulouse as short-term World Cup cover

French champion Toulouse has brought in hooker Takeshi Hino from Top League outfit Yamaha Jubilo as short-term cover during the upcoming Rugby World Cup.Hino, 29, ...

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Shogo Akikyama propels Lions past Fighters

Shogo Akiyama drove in two runs to give the Seibu Lions the lead in a 4-2 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday.Akiyama ...

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Sport climbers Janja Garnbret, Akiyo Noguchi achieve dream by qualifying for 2020 Olympics

Olympic gold-medal favorite Janja Garnbret defender her world title, while Akiyo Noguchi secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a runner-up finish in ...

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France veteran Morgan Parra says he’s not ‘bitter’ after Rugby World Cup omission

Experienced scrum-half Morgan Parra said on Monday he is not “bitter” about being left off France’s squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup.Parra, 30, who ...

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All Blacks to field strong side for final Rugby World Cup warm-up match

Steve Hansen will not be wrapping his players in cotton wool ahead of the Rugby World Cup, with the All Blacks coach confirming he will ...

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Canada routs New Zealand in FIBA World Cup warm-up contest

Canada opened with a 10-0 run and seven 3-pointers in the first quarter and went on to beat New Zealand 122-88 in a FIBA World ...

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Four dropped from Springboks’ Rugby World Cup training squad

South Africa released four players from a training camp in Bloemfontein Monday, effectively narrowing to 32 the contenders for the 31-man Rugby World Cup squad ...

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Al Jackson, resilient left-hander on original Mets, dies at 83

Al Jackson, a tough left-hander who provided a rare glint of hope in the early days of the woebegone New York Mets, has died at ...

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Rangers prevail against Angels in extra innings

The Los Angeles Angels squandered a six-run lead and lost to the Texas Rangers in their first trip back to the Lone Star State since ...

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Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri coping with pneumonia

Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia, the team announced on Monday.The 60-year-old Sarri was unable to take training with the Italian champion ...

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Facundo Isa a shock omission from Argentina’s 31-man Rugby World Cup squad

France-based loose forward Facundo Isa was a shock omission from the 31-man Argentina Rugby World Cup named Monday by coach Mario Ledesma.Instead, outsider Rodrigo Bruno ...

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Nana Araki looks for leap in crucial season

Now is the time for accomplished junior Nana Araki to shine.The 17-year-old from Higashiura, Aichi Prefecture, will begin her third season on the Junior Grand ...

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Antonio Brown rejoins Raiders after skipping practice over helmet

Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to training camp with the Oakland Raiders on Monday, a day after being given an ultimatum by general manager Mike ...

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Special shrine opens ahead of Rugby World Cup

A special rugby shrine opened in the Marunouchi business district of central Tokyo on Tuesday, ahead of the Rugby World Cup starting in a month.Goal ...

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Stephen Curry helps Howard University start golf teams

What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between NBA star Stephen Curry and Howard University.The two-time ...

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Paul Pogba has penalty kick saved as Wolves hold Manchester United

Paul Pogba pulled his jersey over his face when the final whistle sounded, his latest spot-kick failure costing Manchester United two points and casting doubt ...

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Jack Whitaker, Hall of Fame sports broadcaster, dies at 95

Jack Whitaker, whose Hall of Fame broadcasting career ranged from the first Super Bowl to Secretariat’s Triple Crown to short essays from major sporting events, ...

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Red Sox shut down ailing left-hander Chris Sale for rest of season

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is receiving treatment for inflammation in his elbow that will shut him down for the rest of the regular ...

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Olympiakos coach David Blatt battling multiple sclerosis

Olympiakos basketball coach David Blatt revealed on Monday that he had been diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS).“Sometimes life throws things at you that ...

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Akihito Yamada still hopes for a spot on Rugby World Cup team

Yamada, 34, who started his nation’s shock victory over South Africa at the tournament four years ago, signed for the Top 14 outfit in August ...

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Hawks score winning run on wild pitch to beat Lions

SoftBank Hawks reliever Arata Shiino threw three perfect innings and three pitchers kept the Seibu Lions at bay in a 2-1 win Monday.Shiino (4-2) replaced ...

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Australia salvages draw in second Ashes test, maintains 1-0 advantage

Australia defied the absence of star batsman Steve Smith because of a concussion and more devastating spells of pace bowling by Jofra Archer to hold ...

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Tomokazu Harimoto wins Bulgaria Open for first title of season

Tomokazu Harimoto defeated China’s Zhao Zihao in the men’s final of the Bulgaria Open on Sunday, claiming his first title on the ITTF World Tour ...

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Former Longhorns, NFL running back Cedric Benson dies in motorcycle accident

Former NFL running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident ...

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Optimism, temperatures rise during test event

The deadly summer heat in Tokyo has been one of the major ongoing issues for athletes and organizers as Japan prepares to host the 2020 ...

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Second domestic lottery for Olympic tickets closes

The second-chance domestic lottery for tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games closed at noon on Monday for some 4.16 million residents of Japan who ...

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Sara Takanashi claims summer title for eighth straight year

Sara Takanashi won the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix title for the eighth straight year despite not participating in the final women’s competition in the ...

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Yuji Kondo continues to chart own path in broadcast booth

Yuji Kondo is standing in the home dugout at Tokyo Dome with his hands braced on the back of the bench as he listens to ...

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Rugby World Cup in Japan set to kick off in one month

Tuesday in Japan marks one month to go until the country becomes the first Asian nation to host the Rugby World Cup, the sport’s quadrennial ...

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Madison Keys caps surprising run with Western & Southern Open title

Two unexpected champions embraced their first Rookwood championship trophies, concluding a week that brought more questions than clarity to the upcoming U.S. Open.Who’s going to ...

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Justin Thomas ends long wait for victory at BMW Championship

Staked to a six-shot lead, Justin Thomas spent more time Sunday worrying about what could go wrong than ending 12 months without winning.Just as it ...

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Mariners lefty Yusei Kikuchi holds Blue Jays to two hits in first MLB shutout

After watching his team use seven pitchers Saturday, Seattle’s Yusei Kikuchi wanted to give the bullpen a break.His first big league shutout fit the bill ...

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Shun Yamaguchi fans 10 to lead Giants past Tigers

Shun Yamaguchi struck out 10 and drove in a run in the Central League on Sunday to help lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-3 ...

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Last-minute penalty earns 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka

Masato Nakayama scored in the final seconds from the penalty spot, earning 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first ...

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City of Iwaki ready to cheer on Samoa at Rugby World Cup

There is a welcoming mood present in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, a city throwing its support behind Samoa, one of the countries that will play against ...

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Matsuyama falls into four-way tie for ninth as Thomas surges ahead

A day after setting the course record and taking a one-stroke lead at the BMW Championship, Hideki Matsuyama fell 10 shots off the pace following ...

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Shohei Ohtani throws curveballs for first time since Tommy John surgery

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani made further progress in his recovery from a right elbow injury, throwing curveballs in a bullpen session on ...

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Antonio Brown moves closer to return to practice for Raiders

Antonio Brown made it through a walkthrough practice for the Oakland Raiders with no issues with his frost-bitten feet and is expected to be a ...

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Ash Barty, Novak Djokovic hit roadblocks in Cincinnati

Ash Barty’s chance to move back to No. 1 was only one victory away. At the end of an up-and-down week, she didn’t have another ...

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VAR stymies Manchester City again in draw against Tottenham

Just like four months prior, Manchester City was denied another crucial late goal against Tottenham by an intervention from the video assistant referee (VAR).“Deja vu,” ...

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Wales beats England to rise to No. 1, one month ahead of Rugby World Cup

Wales became the No. 1-ranked test team for the first time after a 13-6 rebound win against England at home on Saturday, a month out ...

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Yankees continue war with umpires during latest win over Indians

Again, again and again, the New York Yankees kept hammering away.At the umpires — and the Cleveland Indians, too. Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika upbeat for RWC despite heavy defeat to All Blacks

Australia’s confidence looking ahead to the Rugby World Cup was not dented after a 36-0 thrashing at the hands of the All Blacks on Saturday, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Injured Ruaridh McConnochie misses out on test debut again

Ruaridh McConnochie, who was a surprise choice for England’s Rugby World Cup squad, will have to wait to make his debut after pulling out of ...

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New Zealand whips Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup

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 ...

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka delivers solid effort in victory over Indians

Masahiro Tanaka turned out another quality start on Friday to help the New York Yankees clinch their 27th straight season above .500 with a 3-2 ...

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Carp slugger Xavier Batista tests positive for banned substance

Hiroshima Carp first baseman Xavier Batista, who leads the Central League club with 26 home runs, has tested positive for a banned substance, the team ...

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Paratriathlon World Cup cancels swimming leg due to poor water quality at Odaiba Marine Park

The swimming leg of the International Triathlon Union’s Paratriathlon World Cup in Tokyo, which doubles as a test of event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic ...

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NFL reinstates Patriots receiver Josh Gordon

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 ...

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Spurs to retire Tony Parker’s No. 9 jersey

The San Antonio Spurs said Friday they will retire Tony Parker’s No. 9 jersey on Nov. 11, when they host the Memphis Grizzlies.Parker will become ...

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U.S. holds off Spain in exhibition tilt

Donovan Mitchell scored 13 points to lead the United States to a 90-81 victory over Spain Friday in a FIBA World Cup warm-up for both ...

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Jets linebacker Avery Williamson to miss season due to knee injury

The New York Jets will be without playmaking linebacker Avery Williamson for the season because of a knee injury.A person familiar with the nature of ...

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NHL not close on decision about 2022 Beijing Games

The NHL is “nowhere near a resolution” on whether or not players will compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics but the league is looking ...

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Joe Tsai becomes sole owner of Nets

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 ...

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Hideki Matsuyama fires a 63 to lead BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama has never missed the Tour Championship since his first full year on the PGA Tour. He played Friday like he doesn’t want the ...

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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 ...

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Carp hurler Daichi Osera goes the distance in triumph over BayStars

Daichi Osera threw a five-hitter and scored the game-winning run on Friday, as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 4-2 and moved past them ...

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Veteran defender Gotoku Sakai returns to Japan because of Vissel Kobe’s ‘vision’

While Gotoku Sakai had planned to continue his career in Europe, the former Japan international said Friday he decided to return to the J. League ...

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Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai set to purchase full control of Nets: reports

Joseph Tsai, co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is expected to purchase full control of the Brooklyn Nets from Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, according to ...

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SA Rugby chief Mark Alexander says no transformation pressure on Springboks coach

South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander has praised Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for exceeding the organization’s targets, adding there will be no additional pressure ...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., family survive plane crash near Bristol Motor Speedway

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash ...

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For Wallabies, a win could end venue hoodoo, losing run and Tall 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 ...

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Hybrid grass installed at six venues for tourney

With the 2019 Rugby World Cup set to kick off next month, groundskeepers at the tournament’s 12 venues are working to ensure all 48 matches ...

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Confident Brave Blossoms set ambitious RWC target

Winning the Pacific Nations Cup has given Japan every confidence that it is on the right track to achieve its goal of reaching the quarterfinals ...

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Visit to Japan a good chance to experience new culture

The England team and I will leave for Japan to start our Rugby World Cup campaign on Sept. 8. We’ll arrive just short of two ...

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Lakers’ DeMarcus Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery

DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship ...

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Rare Nike track shoes used in 1972 Olympic trials sell for $50,000

A pair of handmade Nike track shoes from the 1972 Olympic trials has sold for $50,000, it was reported on Thursday.Dave Russell, of Sacramento, California, ...

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Cubs’ Yu Darvish sharp, but bullpen blows lead

Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish struck out 10, silencing Philadelphia’s bats for seven innings a night after the Phillies scored 11 runs in former manager ...

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Naomi Osaka, Yoshihito Nishioka move into Western & Southern Open quarterfinals

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka reached the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday, while Yoshihito Nishioka beat Alex de Minaur of Australia ...

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Teenage climber Ai Mori earns bronze in women’s lead competition at world championships

Fifteen-year-old Ai Mori became the youngest Japanese to finish on the podium at the IFSC Climbing World Championships after taking bronze in the women’s lead ...

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Ex-Japan boss Vahid Halilhodzic named Morocco’s new coach

Former Japan boss Vahid Halilhodzic was named as the new coach of Morocco on Thursday, his third job with an African nation.The 67-year-old succeeds Herve ...

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‘The Brighton Miracle’ set to be released before Rugby World Cup

“The Brighton Miracle,” a film based on Japan’s exploits at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, is set to be released worldwide ahead of this year’s ...

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Double disqualification after heat shortens 2020 test event

British triathletes Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor Brown were both disqualified after they crossed the line together following the heat-affected test event for next year’s ...

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Marines starter Chihaya Sasaki, reliever Toshiya Nakamura blank reeling Fighters

A trip to visit the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was just what the doctor ordered for Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Chihaya Sasaki.The Fighters, meanwhile, are ...

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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 ...

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JFA plans tactical changes for Nadeshiko Japan boss Asako Takakura’s squad ahead of Olympics

Asako Takakura will remain as women’s national head coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but she will be tasked with giving her team a new ...

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Marlins CEO Derek Jeter noncommittal on Don Mattingly’s future as manager

His club seemingly headed to a second consecutive last-place finish in the NL East, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter isn’t ready to disclose whether manager ...

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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 ...

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Yoshihito Nishioka defeats injured Kei Nishikori in Western & Southern Open second round

World No. 5 Kei Nishikori suffered a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 defeat to 77th-ranked Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday in a second-round contest at the Western & ...

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Soccer star Emiliano Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane crash

Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, ...

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Liverpool beats Chelsea to lift Super Cup

Adrian may never play more than a smattering of games for Liverpool, but he’ll be remembered for his “crazy week.”The backup goalkeeper turned penalty hero ...

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Angels’ Albert Pujols sets career hit record for foreign-born players

Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols doesn’t want to talk about his growing list of accomplishments until his career comes to an end.That leaves the ...

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Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic

Nigeria national team captain Ike Diogu, a well-traveled former NBA player, will begin the next chapter of his pro career with the Shimane Susanoo Magic.The ...

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All Blacks make drastic changes for second Bledisloe Cup match

New Zealand’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup appear in disarray after coach Steve Hansen was forced to drop two of his most experienced players ...

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Springboks change all 15 starters for RWC warm-up match against Argentina

South Africa has changed all 15 starters for its Rugby World Cup warmup test against Argentina, including the recall of captain Siya Kolisi for his ...

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New Zealand gets best of Japan’s ‘Big Three’ in warm-up game

Japan’s men’s national team was left with a bitter pill to swallow after a 104-87 loss against New Zealand on Wednesday in a warm-up game ...

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Swallows put on show at plate while Masanori Ishikawa dominates on mound against BayStars

Tetsuto Yamada and Keiji Obiki both bagged three-run homers in the first inning, opening the floodgates as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows blew away the Yokohama ...

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Hosei University stuns first-division side Gamba in Emperor’s Cup

Gamba Osaka made a stunning exit from the Emperor’s Cup on Wednesday, losing 2-0 to Hosei University in the third round of the competition.Ryotaro Onishi ...

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Yuto Horigome looking to secure Tokyo Olympic berth at worlds

Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome said Wednesday he is aiming to secure a 2020 Tokyo Olympics berth by finishing on the podium at the park world ...

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Gotoku Sakai to join Vissel

Following more than 200 games in the German first and second divisions, former Japan defender Gotoku Sakai will return to the J. League with Vissel ...

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Stephen Curry embraces new beginning with Warriors, praises Kevin Durant

Someday, years or even decades from now, at one of those celebratory reunions teams like to do, Stephen Curry knows he and Kevin Durant will ...

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Tigers rough up Yusei Kikuchi; Kyle Seager lifts M’s with three-homer night

Kyle Seager left Comerica Park with the first three-homer game of his career and he had no idea how it happened.Seager homered in the fourth, ...

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Wataru Endo joins Stuttgart on loan

Japan international Wataru Endo has joined German second division side Stuttgart on a one-year loan, the club announced Tuesday.Endo, 26, arrives on loan from Belgian ...

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Brave Blossoms’ Amanaki Mafi gets trial date on assault charge

Amanaki Lelei Mafi is likely free to play for Japan at the Rugby World Cup next month after the date of his trial on a ...

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Phillies hire former manager Charlie Manuel as hitting coach

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned to the most successful manager in franchise history to revive their feeble offense.The Phillies hired Charlie Manuel to replace John ...

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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 ...

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Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations

The remaining days of one of the J. League’s most tenacious managers may be numbered.This week’s conclusion of the summer transfer window has been largely ...

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Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK

Last season’s Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate.On a ...

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Venus Williams upsets Bertens in Ohio; sister Serena withdraws

Going small paid off big for Venus Williams.Tuesday didn’t go as well for sister Serena. On a day when back problems forced the younger Williams ...

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Giants’ Golden Tate suspended for fertility drug use

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has had the appeal of his four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL’s policy on performance enhancers ...

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Colts expect Andrew Luck to miss preseason with ankle area injury

The Indianapolis Colts believe lingering pain in Andrew Luck’s lower left leg will likely force their starting quarterback to miss the rest of the preseason.They’re ...

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Curt Schilling says he may run for Congress in Arizona

Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he’s thinking about running for Congress in Arizona.Schilling confirmed in an email to The Arizona Republic on Monday ...

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Tempers flare in Lions’ rout of Buffaloes

Shuta Tonosaki hit a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the Seibu Lions to an 11-4 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday that saw two ...

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Barcelona officials travel to Paris for Neymar talks: reports

Barcelona officials headed to France on Tuesday for talks with Paris Saint-Germain to seal a return to the Spanish club for Brazilian star Neymar, reports ...

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Jose Luis ‘Tata’ Brown, 1986 World Cup hero, dies at 62

World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina’s opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age ...

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Wizards slated to begin NBA season at Dallas on Oct. 23

Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are scheduled to play a trio of road games to begin the 2019-20 NBA campaign, it was ...

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Blue Jays pound out 13 extra-base hits in rout

Held off the scoreboard Sunday in a 1-0 loss to the Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays bounced back with their biggest offensive outburst of the ...

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Huricanes re-signs GM Don Waddell to multi-year contract extension

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed team president and general manager Don Waddell to a contract extension.Owner Tom Dundon announced the signing of the multi-year deal ...

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Liverpool’s Alisson expected to miss next few weeks with a calf injury, manager Jurgen Klopp says

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he expects goalkeeper Alisson’s calf injury to keep him on the sidelines for “the next few weeks,” starting with Wednesday’s ...

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Paralympic schedule, ticket prices revealed

With just over a year until the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Aug. 25, 2020, officials on Tuesday announced detailed schedules and ticket prices ...

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Brown loses grievance over helmet

Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown lost his grievance with the NFL on Monday over his use of an old helmet that is no longer certified ...

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Brave Blossoms climb to No. 9 in world rankings

Japan climbed two spots in the world rankings to ninth, according to World Rugby’s announcement on Monday, two days after clinching the Pacific Nations Cup ...

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Lowry withdraws from World Cup team

Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has withdrawn from the pool of candidates USA Basketball is considering to take to the FIBA World ...

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Murray loses singles return in first round

Andy Murray moved well in his first singles match since January, but not well enough to move on — even to the U.S. Open.Using a ...

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Dutch star Sneijder calls it a career

The Netherlands’ most-capped player Wesley Sneijder announced on Monday his retirement from soccer, bringing down the curtain on a trophy-laden career that spanned 17 years.The ...

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Hawks win as Alfredo Despaigne’s homers decide Wada-Kaneko classic

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks slugger Alfredo Despaigne stole the spotlight from a duel of big-name pitchers on Monday, homering twice to lead the Pacific League-leading SoftBank ...

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England’s Rugby World Cup squad brings surprises as Eddie Jones omits Ben Te’o

England left center Ben Te’o out of its Rugby World Cup squad on Monday after he was involved in a scuffle with a teammate at ...

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Springboks captain Siya Kolisi to return to international action against Argentina

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi will play some part in the Rugby World Cup warmup test against Argentina this weekend, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Monday, ...

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Rui Hachimura’s 35 points drive Akatsuki Five to exhibition win over New Zealand

NBA first-round draftee Rui Hachimura navigated Japan to a 99-89 victory over New Zealand on Monday, delivering a stellar performance in Japan’s first warmup exhibition ...

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Canadian water polo teams show progress at Pan American Games, one year after Morioka camps

Holding training camps in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, have helped Canada’s men’s and women’s water polo teams achieve some of their loftiest goals.This past weekend, both ...

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Fans call for Neymar’s departure as PSG beats Nimes

Fans expressed their anger at Neymar with chants and banners demanding his departure as Paris Saint-Germain started the defense of its French league title with ...

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Patrick Reed delivers clutch putts to win FedEx Cup opener

The harder he worked, the farther Patrick Reed felt he was falling behind. That’s when the people around him sought drastic measures by making him ...

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Israel Folau’s social media accounts vanish ahead of court hearing

Fallen rugby star Israel Folau’s social media accounts, which he used to promote the homophobic comments that got him sacked, disappeared Monday on the eve ...

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Masahiro Tanaka allows just three hits to snap Yankees’ losing streak

Masahiro Tanaka kept the Toronto Blue Jays off-balance with a three-hit, eight-inning performance on Sunday, helping the New York Yankees snap a two-game losing streak ...

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Rafael Nadal wins fifth Rogers Cup title after beating Daniil Medvedev

Rafael Nadal won his fifth Rogers Cup title, beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-0 on in just 70 minutes Sunday at breezy IGA Stadium.The 33-year-old Nadal ...

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Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after Serena Williams bows out with injury

Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years when Serena Williams retired because of an injury Sunday.Andreescu was up ...

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Naomi Osaka returns to WTA world No. 1 spot; Kei Nishikori rises to fifth

Japan’s Naomi Osaka reclaimed the WTA world No. 1 spot as the new rankings were made official.Despite making a quarterfinal exit from the Rogers Cup ...

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Daichi Kamada scores as Frankfurt sees off Mannheim in German Cup

Striker Daichi Kamada netted Eintracht Frankfurt’s first goal as the top-flight side mounted a late fightback to beat third-division Waldhof Mannheim 5-3 in the German ...

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U.S. men’s volleyball team secures place in Tokyo 2020 tournament

The U.S. men’s volleyball team secured a bid to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, beating the Dutch host 25-18, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21 to go ...

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Simona Biles soars to sixth U.S. gymnastics title

The choice was entirely hers. Only there really wasn’t of one for Simone Biles to make.Sure, she could have taken her triple-twisting double-flip (aka “the ...

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Man United beats Chelsea to ruin Frank Lampard’s Premier League coaching debut

Manchester United beat Chelsea 4-0 to ruin Frank Lampard’s debut as a Premier League coach in their season-opening game on Sunday.Marcus Rashford scored twice, Anthony ...

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U.S. gold medallists at Pan American Games face sanctions over anti-Trump podium protests

Two U.S. gold medal winners could face sanctions after staging dramatic podium protests against U.S. President Donald Trump at the Pan American Games in Lima.Gwen ...

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Ariel Miranda, Kenji Akashi get Hawks past Fighters

Ariel Miranda pitched out of a pair of bases-loaded jams and Kenji Akashi delivered a tie-breaking, two-run single as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the ...

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Rowers at Olympic test event treated for heatstroke symptoms

A number of athletes at the world rowing junior championships, a test event for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, received treatment Sunday after displaying symptoms of ...

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Sagan beats Cerezo on late Yohei Toyoda goal

Sagan Tosu snatched an improbable 2-1 comeback victory against Cerezo Osaka in the J. League’s first division Sunday following late goals from veteran forward Yohei ...

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India wants Davis Cup tie moved from Pakistan over Kashmir tensions

India have asked the International Tennis Federation to shift their upcoming Davis Cup tie from Pakistan to a neutral venue due to escalating political tensions ...

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British Open champ Hinako Shibuno places 13th at Hokkaido Meiji Cup

Japanese golfing sensation Hinako Shibuno followed up her historic Women’s British Open victory with a 13th-place finish Sunday in the Hokkaido Meiji Cup, won by ...

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Brittney Griner, five others ejected in Dallas Wings’ win over Phoenix Mercury

Brittney Griner and five other players were ejected after a fight broke out midway through the fourth quarter of Dallas’ 80-77 win over Phoenix on ...

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U.S. fencing medalist Imboden kneels in protest on Pan American Games podium

Olympic fencing medalist Race Imboden took a knee in protest during his team’s foil medal ceremony at the Pan American Games.The American knelt during the ...

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Athletes at 2020 test event concerned by temperature, quality of water

Athletes voiced concerns over water quality and temperature at a marathon swimming test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Sunday, as officials vowed to monitor ...

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Keito Nakamura, FC Twente fend off late attack from Ritsu Doan’s Groningen

Japanese forward Keito Nakamura scored for the second straight match to help FC Twente withstand a late goal from Ritsu Doan en route to a ...

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Patrick Reed heads into final round hoping to hit high note

Patrick Reed is finally being rewarded with good scores, and he hopes it can be enough to turn around his season.He is winless in the ...

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Serena Williams reaches Rogers Cup final

Serena Williams withstood the determined challenge of Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova Saturday, rallying for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory to reach the Rogers Cup final.Williams, ...

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British crew looks to win SailGP regatta in home waters

The notorious English weather and the home country’s crew have already left their mark on SailGP’s European debut even before an official race has sailed.Both ...

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Springboks claim Rugby Championship title

South Africa warmed up for the Rugby World Cup in superb style by beating Argentina 46-13 in the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship in Salta on ...

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Angels stop eight-game slide; Shohei Ohtani knocks in two runs

Mike Trout can cross Fenway Park off his home run to-do list.Trout hit the first home run of his career at Fenway and the Los ...

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Raheem Sterling hat trick ignites Man City in season-opening rout of West Ham

Manchester City made a flying start to its Premier League title defense as Raheem Sterling’s hat trick inspired a 5-0 demolition of West Ham on ...

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Antlers edge Marinos on rookie Ayase Ueda’s first career goal

The Kashima Antlers beat Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in the J. League first division Saturday after rookie forward Ayase Ueda struck the winner with first ...

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Wallabies clobber 14-man All Blacks in Rugby Championship test

Australia gave itself a huge boost ahead of the World Cup when it stunned a New Zealand side reduced to 14 men for half the ...

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Top climbers seeking to use world championships in Hachioji as springboard to 2020 Games

Japanese climbers are fired up to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the IFSC Climbing World Championships, which kicks off on home soil on ...

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Hawks capitalize on errors in victory over Fighters

Kodai Senga battled through seven innings for the win Saturday as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came from behind for an 8-4 victory over ...

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New four-part documentary showcases history of FIBA World Cup

Before the 2019 FIBA World Cup begins on Aug. 31 in China, basketball’s global governing body is celebrating its rich history with a new four-part ...

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Rugby star Christian Wade scores TD on first play in NFL

Christian Wade never dreamed he would score the first time he touched the ball in an NFL game, but that’s exactly what the former England ...

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Tiger withdraws with injury

Masters champion Tiger Woods withdrew Friday from the opening FedEx Cup playoffs event with what he described as a mild oblique strain.It was the first ...

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Heavyweight title rematch to be held in Saudi Arabia

Anthony Joshua’s promoters said his world heavyweight title rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. will take place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 7.The British fighter ...

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Evelyn Ashford’s Pan American Games record falls after 40 years

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce broke the 40-year-old Pan American Games 200-meter record Friday.The two-time Olympic 100 champion clocked 22.43 seconds. The tournament’s previous record of 22.45 ...

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Gamba’s Ryotaro Meshino to join Manchester City

Gamba Osaka forward Ryotaro Meshino’s transfer to English Premier League club Manchester City is ready to go through, the J. League first-division club said Friday.The ...

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Cubs’ Yu Darvish yields three homers in loss to Reds

Yu Darvish surrendered three home runs and was outdueled by Trevor Bauer on Friday night as the Chicago Cubs suffered a 5-2 defeat at the ...

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Goalkeeper Alisson gets hurt in Liverpool victory

Liverpool opened its bid to end a 30-year English title drought by beating Premier League newcomer Norwich City 4-1 on Friday but lost goalkeeper Alisson ...

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Japan beats United States to win Pacific Nations Cup

Captain Michael Leitch scored two tries as Japan beat the United States 34-20 on Saturday to claim the Pacific Nations Cup for the first time.Winger ...

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Simone Biles leads U.S. Championships despite somewhat off night

The competition isn’t the judges. Or the rest of the field. Or even the sport she’s dominated for the better part of a decade. Simone ...

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Serena Williams beats Naomi Osaka in rematch

Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semifinals on Friday night, beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 at breezy at York University.Playing her first event ...

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Giants’ Yoshiyuki Kamei delivers sayonara sacrifice fly in 10th to down Swallows

The Yomiuri Giants got knocked down.The Tokyo Yakult Swallows, however, didn’t quite knock the Kyojin out. Kazuma Okamoto hit a game-tying three run homer in ...

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Shane Warne hired to coach Lord’s-based team in The Hundred

Australia legend Shane Warne was named Friday as the coach of the Lord’s-based London team in next year’s inaugural The Hundred tournament.Warne, who took 708 ...

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Japan faces U.S. in Pacific Nations Cup decider

With the Rugby World Cup just six weeks away, Japan will look to put the finishing touches on its preparations for the global showpiece against ...

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Hinako Shibuno draws large crowd in opening round of Hokkaido Meiji Cup

Fresh off a surprise win on her major debut at the Women’s British Open, 20-year-old Hinako Shibuno stole the spotlight in the first round of ...

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Risk of injury real concern before final squads named

With less than three weeks to go before the 2019 Rugby World Cup coaches name their final squads, and 41 days before the tournament kicks ...

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James O’Connor returns to Wallabies’ starting lineup for first time in test match since 2013

Australia coach Michael Cheika has made four changes to his starting side for Saturday’s Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand, including giving ...

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Eddie Jones says England poised to win Rugby World Cup

England head coach Eddie Jones said four warm-up matches ahead of the Rugby World Cup will allow his side to fine-tune its game to the ...

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Partners Ai Yoshida, Miho Yoshioka become first Japanese sailors to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka teamed up on Friday to finish second in the women’s 470 class world championships, making them the first Japanese sailors ...

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Gio Urshela homers twice again as Yankees win ninth straight

Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette had fitting competition during a record-setting first game in Toronto — a Yankees lineup led by a player plenty familiar ...

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White Sox, Yankees to play at ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2020

Major League Baseball is going to build it — and the White Sox and Yankees are coming to Iowa.The Chicago White Sox will play the ...

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Remainder of RWC tickets to be sold online

The last big batch of tickets for the Rugby World Cup in Japan can be purchased online starting Saturday, with organizers making a last-minute push ...

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Rosie Ruiz, 1980 Boston Marathon course-cutter, dies at 66

Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of ...

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Osaka, Serena set for a rematch in Toronto

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American’s infamous row with ...

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Formula One extends Mexican Grand Prix through 2022

Formula One has extended the Mexican Grand Prix through 2022, keeping a race that draws some of the season’s biggest crowds on the calendar.The Mexican ...

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Man City winger Leroy Sane awaits surgery to repair ACL damage in right knee

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane is facing a lengthy layoff with anterior cruciate ligament damage in his right knee, the team announced on Thursday.City said ...

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Troy Merritt ties course record for lead at The Northern Trust

Troy Merritt isn’t obsessed with his position in the FedEx Cup and what he needs to advance in the PGA Tour’s postseason. He figures the ...

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Carp’s Yusuke Nomura handcuffs BayStars

Yusuke Nomura allowed just one single over eight scoreless innings as the Hiroshima Carp tightened up the Central League pennant race with a 4-1 win ...

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Lindsey Vonn refusing to slow down in retirement

Lindsey Vonn’s certainly dived right into retirement — off a cliff and splashing into a lake feet first.That’s one of the many post-racing adventures for ...

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Simone Biles on USA Gymnastics’ failures: ‘You couldn’t protect us’

The mix of rage, disappointment and grief are still there. Just under the surface.And while Simone Biles tries to stay focused on the healing process ...

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Police raid office of marketing agency involved in Cristiano Ronaldo no-show

South Korean police raided the office of a marketing agency on Thursday as part of a fraud investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo’s non-appearance in a friendly ...

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Manchester City, Juventus swap defenders

A pair of right-backs switched between the English and Italian champions as Manchester City signed Joao Cancelo from Juventus and Danilo went in the other ...

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Astros’ Yuli Gurriel drives in team record-tying eight runs in rout of Rockies

With Houston’s powerful offense, there always seem to be men on base when Yuli Gurriel comes to the plate in the bottom part of the ...

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Boston’s Dustin Pedroia undergoes another surgery on troubled knee

The Boston Red Sox say second baseman Dustin Pedroia has had another surgery on his troublesome left knee.The 35-year-old Pedroia has played only six games ...

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Top junior Tomoe Kawabata poised for a breakout season

With Japan junior champion Yuhana Yokoi having moved on to the senior ranks, 17-year-old Tomoe Kawabata may represent the Hinomaru’s best chance for a medal ...

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Young prop Yusuke Kizu gunning for RWC spot with Brave Blossoms

Yusuke Kizu may have little experience playing for the Japan national team, but the young prop is building a resume as he bids for a ...

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Tiger Woods rested, but back not entirely ready for FedEx Cup playoffs

Tiger Woods is plenty rested going into the FedEx Cup playoffs.Whether he’s ready is day to day. Woods stopped hitting full shots on the back ...

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Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event

The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.Since its inception in 2014, numerous pro players with ties ...

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Osaka advances to ensure Barty out as No. 1

Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday, ensuring Australian Ashleigh Barty will be dethroned this week as world No. ...

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Top premium ticket packages to sell for ¥6.35 million

The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games said Wednesday it will sell premium ticket packages including upscale food service and admission ...

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Former Yankees manager Joe Girardi to guide Team USA at Olympic qualifying tournament

Four-time World Series champion Joe Girardi will manage Team USA at an Olympic qualifying tournament in November, hoping to guide the squad to a spot ...

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Runners complete 1,000-km road relay in support of disaster-hit areas

A 1,000-km road relay was completed Wednesday, connecting Tokyo and cities in the Tohoku region that were hit by the 2011 deadly earthquake and tsunami.Olympic ...

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First-place Giants snap six-game losing streak

Cristopher Mercedes held the Chunichi Dragons hitless through five innings as the Yomiuri Giants won 9-3 and hung on to their slim lead in the ...

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Naomi Osaka ranked No. 2 on Forbes’ list of highest-paid female athletes

Naomi Osaka almost topped the Forbes’ highest-earning female athlete list, slotting in at No. 2 behind fellow tennis star Serena Williams in the annual ranking ...

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Antwerp makes bid for midfielder Koji Miyoshi

Belgian top-flight side Antwerp has made an official offer for 22-year-old Japan midfielder Koji Miyoshi, sources said Tuesday.The attacking midfielder is currently on loan from ...

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Soccer commentator turned dream into reality

Foreigners living in Japan have few opportunities to introduce their favorite sports teams. For English teachers, it’s usually in front of a class of attentive ...

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Kids tournaments provide much more than just recruiting grounds

You can become a professional sumo wrestler at 15 years old.That’s the age most kids are when they graduate junior high school and complete compulsory ...

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Warren Cromartie still eager to pitch in to help Giants, Expos

Warren Cromartie says he’s always been a team player.So when his former Yomiuri Giants teammate Tatsunori Hara, currently the club’s manager, asked for his help, ...

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Greinke gets win in debut

Zack Greinke’s debut with the Houston Astros on Tuesday night was made easier by the warm welcome he received from his new teammates in the ...

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American Airlines signs on as sponsor for LA venue

American Airlines will pay $90 million over 10 years to sponsor the new home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers, becoming the first official partner ...

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British SailGP team breaks 50-knot barrier during training

Dylan Fletcher and his British crew became the first SailGP team to break the 50-knot speed barrier, flying their foiling 50-foot catamaran at 50.22 knots ...

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Rookie starter Hayato Yuge earns victory as Eagles pound Lions

Rookie Hayato Yuge got his second professional win Tuesday, throwing seven strong innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles thrashed the Seibu Lions 10-0.The 25-year-old ...

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Wayne Rooney to leave D.C. United after season to become player-coach for Derby County

Former England captain Wayne Rooney is to leave D.C. United after agreeing to become player-coach of English Championship side Derby County, the clubs announced on ...

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Swiss prosecutors indict four over payment linked to 2006 World Cup

Swiss prosecutors have charged three German organizers of the 2006 World Cup and a former FIFA official with involvement in fraud over the true purpose ...

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Steve Kerr speaks on Warriors’ offseason, hope for future

Golden State coach Steve Kerr knows that a new era of Warriors basketball is about to begin.He just doesn’t know what that means yet. It ...

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2020 Paralympic marathon to start at 6:30 a.m. amid heat concerns

In a move to limit athletes’ exposure to severe heat, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic marathon will start at 6:30 a.m., half an hour earlier than ...

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Hinako Shibuno stunned by her achievement

Hinako Shibuno made a heroic return home Tuesday evening after becoming a household name by winning the Women’s British Open on Sunday.What was awaiting the ...

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Power surge lifts Yankees past Orioles; Masahiro Tanaka gets no-decision

Sometimes, baseball isn’t all that mystifying. Match a hard-hitting lineup against an inexperienced pitching staff, put them both in a small ballpark, and the result ...

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Barca’s Lionel Mesi to miss matches against Napoli due to strained calf

Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s exhibition games in the United States against Napoli after leaving his first preseason training session with the club because of ...

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Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht dies after crash in Tour of Poland

Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht has died after crashing in the Tour of Poland. He was 22.His team Lotto Soudal announced Monday that Lambrecht had fallen ...

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Olympic legend Carl Lewis lashes out at Donald Trump

Olympic legend Carl Lewis, attending the Pan American Games at the invitation of Lima organizers, took the opportunity to slam U.S. President Donald Trump on ...

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Maguire’s move from Leicester to Manchester United complete

Manchester United made Harry Maguire the world’s most expensive defender on Monday, signing him from Leicester City for around $100 million.United said the 26-year-old center-back ...

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Raiders legendary wideout Branch dead at 71

Branch was found dead Saturday in a hotel room in Bullhead City, Arizona, the city’s police department said. It said an initial investigation revealed no ...

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Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson retires

A day short of her seventh anniversary as an Olympic champion, Sally Pearson revealed she finally got the message her body has been delivering with ...

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Australia wins first Ashes test by 251 runs

Australia won the first Ashes test by a huge margin of 251 runs on Monday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on ...

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Carter returning to Hawks for record 22nd season in the NBA

Vince Carter is putting off retirement for at least one more season.With that, he’ll claim the longest career in NBA history all to himself. A ...

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Yuji Nishino makes successful return as starter in Marines’ victory over Eagles

Yuji Nishino got the win in his first start in two years, as the Chiba Lotte Marines overpowered the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-1 on ...

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Japan to host Mongolia at Saitama Stadium when World Cup qualifying resumes

Japan will play its home opener in the second round of 2022 World Cup Asian qualifying against Mongolia at Saitama Stadium on Oct. 10, the ...

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Hinako Shibuno thrilled by response to Women’s British Open triumph in Japan

Newly crowned Women’s British Open champion Hinako Shibuno said Monday she was thrilled by the response in Japan following her historic victory.A day after clinching ...

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Alejandro Bedoya scores, makes on-field statement about gun violence during Union’s win over United

Alejandro Bedoya made a statement about gun violence in the nation’s capital.After scoring the opening goal in the Philadelphia Union’s 5-1 victory over D.C. United ...

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Lewis Hamilton overtakes Verstappen late to win Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton overtook Max Verstappen near the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix to earn his 81st Formula One race victory and extend his championship ...

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England faces tough last day as Australia takes control of first Ashes test

England must bat through the final day of the first Ashes test after Steve Smith and Matthew Wade scored centuries and a rampant Australia set ...

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U.S. women’s volleyball team secures Tokyo Olympics bid

The U.S. women’s volleyball team secured its berth to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, beating Argentina in straight sets at a Tokyo Women’s Volleyball ...

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Brady, Patriots agree to two-year extension

Tom Brady has never known what it’s like to play out the final season of a contract in his 20-year NFL career, and the New ...

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Japanese stars turn attention to Tokyo Games

Japan’s summer heat may be starting to ramp up, but most of the country’s elite swimmers are entering a cool-down period.The majority of Japan’s swimmers ...

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Nishimura edges Nishiya for gold in street competition at X Games

Olympic hopeful Aori Nishimura added another gold medal for Japan at the X Games in Minneapolis after posting the best run in the women’s skateboard ...

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Man City edges Liverpool on penalties at Wembley

After completing a clean sweep of domestic trophies last season, Manchester City opened the new campaign by lifting the Community Shield following a shootout victory ...

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Darvish overcomes illness to lead Cubs past Brewers

After a frustrating start with the Chicago Cubs, Yu Darvish is starting to live up to his big free-agent contract.Darvish pitched five effective innings, Jason ...

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Central League set up for exciting race to finish line

Things looked so simple in the Central League at the All-Star break.The Yomiuri Giants were in first place when the second half started on July ...

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‘Smiling Cinderella’ Hinako Shibuno claims stunning Women’s British Open triumph in debut

“Smiling Cinderella” Hinako Shibuno completed a fairy-tale week by winning the Women’s British Open in her first LPGA event at Milton Keynes on Sunday. The ...

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Yamaga, Frontale play to scoreless draw

First-division returnee Matsumoto Yamaga made life hard on title-chasing Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday, holding the two-time defending champions to a scoreless draw. Content to let ...

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All Blacks legend Brian Lochore dies at 78

Brian Lochore, who captained the “greatest” All Blacks team of 1967 and went on to coach New Zealand to the inaugural Rugby World Cup title ...

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England leads Australia by 90 runs on third day of Ashes test

Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad ushered England to a 90-run lead Saturday after the first innings of the first Ashes test against Australia following a ...

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Warriors, Draymond Green agree on extension worth $100 million

Draymond Green entered this offseason vowing that the Golden State Warriors would remain a contender for NBA titles. His opinion hasn’t changed. Green and the ...

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Keito Nakamura scores in debut with FC Twente

Keito Nakamura scored in his debut for FC Twente in the Dutch first-division side’s 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven on Saturday. Nakamura, on loan from ...

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Japan continues to show mettle with impressive win over Tonga

The mental toughness has have been developing over the last few years — first seen in a 2013 win over Wales in Tokyo — once ...

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Four Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter against Mariners

After losing 13 decisions in a row with Toronto, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a fresh start and a way to turn things around in ...

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Raiders receiving legend Cliff Branch dies at 71

Cliff Branch, a three-time All-Pro wide receiver who won three Super Bowls during his 14-year NFL career, all with the Oakland Raiders, has died, the ...

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Fighters avoid sweep with win over first-place Hawks

Bryan Rodriguez allowed one run over five innings, and Haruki Nishikawa put Hokkaido Nippon Ham ahead with a two-run double as the Fighters beat the ...

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola values winning Premier League title above all others

Pep Guardiola has dominated English soccer in his time at Manchester City, winning five of the six domestic trophies in the last two seasons, and ...

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Star defensive backs lead latest class into Hall

What a defensive backfield in gold jackets: Ed Reed, Ty Law and Champ Bailey. And what a challenge they had throughout their careers, trying to ...

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Yuto Horigome captures street title at X Games

Yuto Horigome won the skateboard street contest at the X Games in Minneapolis on Saturday with less than a year to go before the sport ...

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Hinako Shibuno takes lead into final round of Women’s British Open

Hinako Shibuno’s dream debut continued Saturday in the Women’s British Open when she shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead into the final ...

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S-Pulse’s Kenta Nishizawa nets winner against Marinos

Kenta Nishizawa struck early in the second half as Shimizu S-Pulse upset high-flying Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 on Saturday. Ange Postecoglou’s men came into the ...

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Brave Blossoms trounce Tonga, remain unbeaten in Pacific Nations Cup

Japan claimed its second straight win in the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday, beating Tonga 41-7 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium to set up a winner-takes-all ...

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All Blacks legend Brian Lochore dies at 78

All Blacks great Brian Lochore, who achieved fame both as a player and coach, died Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Lochore, ...

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U.S. edges Samoa in PNC clash

Flyhalf A.J. MacGinty kicked a penalty two minutes after the full time siren to give the United States a 13-10 win over Samoa Saturday which ...

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Tony Gonzalez enters Hall of Fame with three defensive backs who tried covering him

At one end of the room sat Tony Gonzalez. All the way across it was Ed Reed. Sometimes in the past, that’s as close to ...

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Buffaloes’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans 10 in dominant performance against Lions

Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruised through eight innings before giving up a late run, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-1win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday ...

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Fiji storms past Canada to get back on track at Pacific Nations Cup

Fiji’s forwards muscled up to keep their Pacific Nations Cup title defense alive and put their Rugby World Cup preparations back on track with a ...

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Junya Koga gets reduced doping suspension

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday it has reduced a suspension handed to swimmer Junya Koga for failed drug tests last year, but ...

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Astros blast four homers off Mariners’ Yusei Kikuchi

Despite not having his best pitch, Wade Miley found a way to get another win on a night on which he got a boost by ...

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Fastball-throwing fan signs with A’s

A baseball fan signed on Friday with the Oakland Athletics after throwing a 154-kph fastball at a radar-monitored pitching booth for spectators. Nathan Patterson, 23, ...

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Sint-Truiden’s Daniel Schmidt allows six goals in debut with team

Japan goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt conceded six goals in his first appearance for Sint-Truiden on Friday, as the Belgian top-division club lost 6-0 away to Club ...

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Hall of Fame to expand 2020 class

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will expand the number of potential inductees to 20 in 2020 as part of the NFL’s celebration of its ...

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Big Three give Japan high hopes

With star phenoms Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe on board, the Japan men’s national team has gotten its teeth into its training ahead of the ...

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Jones says Cowboys not in rush to sign holdout Elliott

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t appear to be in a rush to get holdout running back Ezekiel Elliott into camp. And while he has ...

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Man United has deal for Leicester City’s Maguire

Soccer Manchester United is set to break the world transfer record for a defender after agreeing to pay £80 million ($97 million) to sign Harry ...

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Carmelo Anthony still hoping to catch on with an NBA team

Carmelo Anthony was not quite ready to say goodbye to the NBA last season. Anthony said Friday that at 35, he is working and waiting ...

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World Rugby chief Gosper says gamble on Japan hosting World Cup proved a winner

World Rugby took a risk awarding Japan the hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup but it has turned out to be a great decision ...

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BayStars’ Jose Lopez delivers game-winning hit against rival Giants

Jose Lopez hit a tie-breaking, two-run double off his former team, lifting the second-place Yokohama BayStars to a 4-2 win over the Central League-leading Yomiuri ...

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Vissel Kobe stage late comeback to earn draw with Gamba Osaka

A spectacular Andres Iniesta penalty goal and a late Asahi Masuyama header earned a point for Vissel Kobe in a 2-2 home draw with Gamba ...

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Stephanie Frappart to become first female to officiate major UEFA men’s event

Stephanie Frappart on Friday has been appointed as the referee for the European Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea, making her the first woman to ...

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Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara’s heroism in award-winning radio documentary

Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project ...

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Steve Smith returns after ban with 144 to rescue Australia in first Ashes test

Steve Smith scored 144 on his return to test cricket after a ban for ball-tampering as Australia recovered from 122-8 to 284 all out against ...

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Dani Alves signs deal with boyhood team Sao Paulo

Veteran Brazilian right-back Dani Alves signed a free transfer deal to play for his boyhood team Sao Paulo. The club announced the move Thursday in ...

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Wales No. 8 Taulupe Faletau ruled out of Rugby World Cup with collarbone injury

Wales No. 8 Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan with a collarbone injury, the Welsh Rugby Union said ...

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Japan-Tonga rugby relationship steeped in history, culture

Japan’s first international foe may have been Canada, and its most regular opponent South Korea, but it is Tonga with whom it has the closest ...

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Kamaishi draws strength from traditional ties to rugby

“Kamaishi has the rugby power.” About 50 days before the opening day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, banners can be seen everywhere on the ...

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Japan faces test in clash with Tonga

Japan heads into Saturday’s clash against Tonga knowing it will be more than a Pacific Nations Cup match, but a chance to test its strength ...

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MLB suspends eight for role in Reds-Pirates brawl

Pittsburgh pitcher Keone Kela was been suspended for 10 games, wild-swinging Cincinnati reliever Amir Garrett for eight and Yasiel Puig for three after a furious ...

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Kicker Phil Dawson retiring after 20 NFL seasons

Kicker Phil Dawson on Thursday retired from the NFL at age 44 after 20 seasons. He spent his first 14 seasons with the Cleveland Browns ...

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Arsenal breaks transfer record to sign winger Nicolas Pepe

Arsenal has broken its transfer record to sign winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille as the London club tries to return to the Champions League. The ...

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Cardinals blank Cubs, move into first place

Jack Flaherty didn’t panic. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals’ right-hander simply stayed the course during a lengthy stretch without a victory. That patience paid off ...

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Tatsunori Hara has shot at top 10 for most wins by a manager

Tatsunori Hara moved into rarefied air when his Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday night, becoming the 13th Japanese manager to reach 1,000 ...

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Ex-Olympic skater Ashley Wagner writes of 2008 sex assault

Former Olympian Ashley Wagner says she was sexually assaulted by another figure skater in 2008 when she 17. The three-time national champion wrote in USA ...

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Lyon signs winger Akihito Yamada on loan as Rugby World Cup cover

While international teams are in Japan for the Rugby World Cup, winger Akihito Yamada will be heading to France, Top 14 club Lyon announced on ...

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