Samurai Japan still faces lineup questions despite perfect WBC record

In the first three games in Tokyo, Japan relied heavily on its three major league stars at the top of the batting order: Shohei Ohtani, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka Yoshida.

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Vissel Kobe secures Asian Champions League quarterfinal berth

Johor Darul Ta'zim from Malaysia advanced at the expense of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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Italy stuns United States 8-6 in World Baseball Classic

The star-studded host is now facing possible elimination from the tournament.

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Sabalenka powers past Osaka into Indian Wells quarterfinals

It was just the second meeting between the two, both four-time Grand Slam champions.

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Max Verstappen to race in Nurburgring 24 Hours in May

Verstappen has been critical of Formula One's new cars and engines and said in preseason testing he would be seeking fun in other series and forms of racing. 

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Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world championships

Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic figure skating gold in women's singles at the recent Milano Cortina Games.

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Yoshida adds another chapter to his World Baseball Classic legend

Masataka Yoshida delivered again for Samurai Japan, blasting a go-ahead homer against Australia to clinch Pool C.

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