Miho Takagi, Tatsuya Shinhama capture first sprint world titles

Miho Takagi and compatriot Tatsuya Shinhama both won their maiden world sprint championships on Saturday.Takagi, last year’s women’s runner-up, finished the two-day sprint competition with ...

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Wuhan soccer team stuck in Spain remains in limbo

It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the virus outbreak in China.The team came ...

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Japan’s efforts to host China table tennis team face challenges

Plans to invite the China table tennis team to train in Japan have hit a hurdle as a prospective host municipality has backed down to ...

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Johnny Antonelli, pitcher on 1954 World Series champion Giants, dies at 89

Johnny Antonelli, a five-time All-Star who was a key pitcher on the World Series-winning New York Giants in 1954, has died. He was 89.The San ...

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Five Serie A matches postponed over coronavirus fears

Five Italian Serie A weekend matches including Sunday’s clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed due to the coronavirus, the Italian League said ...

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Nina Ortlieb wins first World Cup race; Federica Brignone extends overall lead

Nina Ortlieb edged Federica Brignone of Italy by one hundredth of a second to win a women’s World Cup super-G on Saturday for the Austrian’s ...

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Giants, Swallows compete without familiar sights, sounds at ballpark

The return of pro baseball to Tokyo Dome on Saturday night was greeted by a jarring silence.There were no songs or chants to welcome the ...

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