September 16, 2019
LONDON (AP) — English soccer’s anti-discrimination organization and players’ union have criticized Amazon for not removing racist reviews of soccer star Eni Aluko’s memoir that were posted on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves celebrated another playoff berth with heavy hearts.
Ronald Acuna Jr. ignited the decisive four-run rally with the go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh innin...
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners fans finally got a chance to celebrate former player Ichiro Suzuki on Saturday. The Mariners bestowed the Franchise Achievement Award on the former American League M...
PLATAFORMA DE LOS GREDOS, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic is poised to win his first Grand Tour after protecting his comfortable lead in the Spanish Vuelta on a rainy and mountainous penultimate stage o...
BARCELONA (AP) — Injuries to Lionel Messi and Barcelona’s other top attacking players gave an unknown 16-year-old teenager from Guinea-Bissau the rarest of chances to bring a stunned Camp Nou cro...
Okinoumi became the only wrestler in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament to record eight consecutive victories on Sunday in the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena. The maegashira No. 8 defeated maegashira No....
BEIJING (AP) — Their final game at the World Cup had been over for several minutes, and every member of the U.S. team and coaching staff were still lingering together on the court.
They were ready...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann was an 18-year-old amateur when he arrived in West Virginia two years ago and tied for 29th in the only PGA Tour event he played outside of the U...
Yokozuna Kakuryu notified the Japan Sumo Association on Sunday of his withdrawal from the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, citing an injury to his left knee.
Kakuryu had been aiming to secure victory in...
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu competes in the men’s free skate at the Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Canada, on Saturday. Hanyu had the highest score in the short program and ult...
Shogo Nakamura won the Marathon Grand Championship in Tokyo on Sunday, followed by Yuma Hattori, both thereby securing themselves a berth in the men’s marathon at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
Thi...
A Japanese-style ceremony to welcome New Zealand’s All Blacks national rugby squad was held at Zojoji temple in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday. The three-time World Cup winners — 1987, 2011 and 2...
The Rugby World Cup hosted by Japan starts on Friday, and the home side has a strong captain who loves Japan deeply and ably leads the Brave Blossoms.
Japan national team captain Michael Leitch, 30,...
TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette hit his first game-ending home run, a 12th-inning drive that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.
A 21-year-old who debuted on...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation has canceled the Four Nations women’s hockey tournament in November because it can’t guarantee its players’ participation due to an ongoing ...
Top seed Karolina Pliskova started Friday in the last-16 at the inaugural Zhengzhou Open and ended the day in the semifinals after defeating Polona Hercog and Sofia Kenin in succession. Pliskova’s ...
BEIJING (AP) — Luis Scola was asked what Sunday will mean to him, and he didn’t hesitate with the answer.
“Everything,” he said.
The veteran Argentinian forward didn’t need to give more...
Kevin Chappell became the 10th player to break 60 on the PGA Tour as he used a record-tying nine consecutive birdies to shoot an 11-under 59 at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Friday.
In h...
Yokozuna Kakuryu suffered his third consecutive loss on the seventh day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Saturday.
Kakuryu (4-3), the lone yokozuna in the basho, w...
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka announced on Friday she was splitting with her coach, her second break-up this year as she battles for form and slips down the world ranking...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is ending his second major league season early to make sure he’s prepared to resume his two-way career in 2020.
The Los Angeles Angels slugger and pitcher wi...
Sekiwake Takakeisho, who is aiming to regain the rank of ozeki, suffered his first loss on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Takakeisho (5-1...
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — The U.S. came to China looking to again be the best in the world.
It will go home with the worst tournament showing in program history.
Such is the reality for the America...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The leaders of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will introduce a five-year strategic plan to a world measured in four-year increments — as telling a sign a...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Cam Newton left the shotgun and began creeping toward the line of scrimmage, Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves knew exactly what was coming.
The Bucs sniffed out a...
Seven years after retiring from tennis a second time, Kim Clijsters is attempting another comeback at age 36. The former No. 1 and four-time major champion, who already is a member of the Internati...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs are heading back to Wrigley Field feeling better about their situation than they had in several days.
Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allow...
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League is finally owning up to refereeing mistakes — thanks to the technology that was supposed to cut down on them.
Uncertainty about the application of VAR in the op...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Patty Mills scored 24 points and Australia moved into the World Cup semifinals with an 82-70 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.
Chris Goulding scored 14 and Andrew...
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — No gold. No medal. No more winning streak.
The U.S. reign atop international basketball has ended — this time, thwarted by France at the World Cup.
For the first time s...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor homered, Carlos Carrasco won in relief and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Wednesday night to cap a successful ro...
Henrik Lundqvist wants training camp to begin with an honest conversation.
The longtime face of the New York Rangers sees this as an important time to define expectations for this season after watc...
Sekiwake Takakeisho and No. 8 maegashira Okinoumi are now the only wrestlers in the top makuuchi division who are loss-free after the fifth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugika...
DOHA (AFP-Jiji) — Hundreds of Indian fans launched celebrations after their team held World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar to a goalless draw in Doha in a preliminary qualifying match for the flagship tourna...
Major League Baseball hitters have punctuated a power-packed year by shattering the record for most home runs in a season. Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles connected Wednesday night for the...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time on Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sex...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is the PGA Tour player of the year, and even he was a little surprised.
In a vote of the players, who presumably gave as much weight to the whole seaso...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban the Japanese Rising Sun flag at next year’s Tokyo Games, calling it a symbol of Japan’s bruta...
GUADALAJARA, Spain (AP) — Mastering strong winds that pushed riders to speeds of 75 kph, veteran Philippe Gilbert won his second Spanish Vuelta stage on Wednesday, while Primoz Roglic lost a few se...
An official whistle for the Rugby World Cup, which the chief referee will use during the opening match on Sept. 20, arrived Thursday at the Osaka Port International Ferry Terminal from Shanghai.
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“Will Japan be able to supply enough beer during the Rugby World Cup?” — so asked a reporter at a press conference held in Tokyo by World Rugby, the governing body that organizes the World Cup....
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers sprayed each other with bubbly, emptied dozens of bottles of beer while drinking very little of it and essentially carried on in a fashion appropriate for a ...
MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t need this kind of break.
Trying to catch up in the wild-card race, the Brewers instead saw the reigning NL MVP foul a ball off him...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luis Abram scored his first international goal on a header in the 85th minute, and Peru ended Brazil’s 17-game unbeaten streak since last year’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory ...
Yokozuna Kakuryu and sekiwake Takakeisho kept their records spotless on the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Kakuryu handily dealt with No. ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Watch it: Odell Beckham Jr.’s taking a stand against the NFL on his lavish wrist wear.
Beckham said Tuesday he intends to keep wearing the expensive watch he had on during Su...
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer.
Britney Taylor said Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tues...
MONACO (AP) — Two Olympic gold medalists from Russia were refused clearance Tuesday to compete as neutral athletes at the upcoming world athletics championships. High jumper Anna Chicherova and r...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — England and Portugal both scored five goals while France scored three as they all swept past low-ranked opponents in Euro 2020 qualifying on Tuesday.
Ronaldo, making his 160nd ...
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — The last time Luis Scola went to the semifinals of the World Cup, he was 26 and waiting to bring his long, flowing dark hair to the NBA for the first time.
He’s 39 now. A...
SEOUL (AP) — Japan started on the road to the 2022 World Cup by beating Myanmar 2-0 in Yangon on Tuesday.
A spectacular strike from outside the area by Shoya Nakajima after 16 minutes put Japan in ...
Yokozuna Kakuryu continued to lead in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament after three days of action with another easy victory Tuesday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Kakuryu comfortably picked up his...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and Wil Lutz supplied the accuracy and poise New Orleans needed to overcome another officiating gaffe and its defense’s late collapse.
Lutz made a 58-yard field goa...
BOSTON (AP) — The music blared in the clubhouse behind the door to manager Aaron Boone’s office — “New York, New York” was playing through the speakers, and a few voices could be heard joini...
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago at this time, Bianca Andreescu was ranked outside the WTA’s top 200 after losing in the first round of U.S. Open qualifying. Look at her now.
Thanks to winning her fi...
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — The first mission for the United States is complete: The Americans are going to the Tokyo Olympics.
And now the World Cup quarterfinals await.
Kemba Walker and Myles Turn...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Belgium and the Netherlands both cruised to 4-0 away wins in Euro 2020 qualifying on Monday, while Germany claimed a crucial victory over Northern Ireland in its bid to qualify f...
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — The typhoon that scored a direct hit on Tokyo with less than two weeks until the start of the Rugby World Cup had only a “minor” impact on preparations, organizers said Monda...
DUBLIN (AFP-Jiji) — Joe Schmidt is too canny to set targets publicly but he admits he dreams of bowing out as Ireland head coach by taking them to their first-ever Rugby World Cup semifinal. The 5...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers are on the verge of another runaway division title, and still there was anxiety Sunday.
Matt Beaty homered to end a 12-inning scoreless streak, Corey Seager also con...
MONZA, Italy (AP) — Charles Leclerc hadn’t even reached his teens the last time Ferrari won the Italian Grand Prix.
Only a week after achieving a first Formula One victory in Spa, Leclerc ended...
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — U.S. guard Donovan Mitchell turned toward his bench with fists clenched, then punched the air in celebration and let out a joyous scream. It wasn’t for a dunk, or a 3-poi...
SHANGHAI (AFP-Jiji) — Luis Scola is 39, his hair has more than a few streaks of grey and at the Basketball World Cup in China he has shared the court with rivals half his age.
But Argentina’s ev...
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — John Pak completed a perfect week and John Augenstein delivered the clinching point as the American rallied from a two-point deficit to win the Walker Cup for the first time...
Yokozuna Hakuho pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a finger injury on Monday, following a stunning loss to No. 1 maegashira Hokutofuji on the first day Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan ...
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on Sunday, winning the Great North Run in a time of one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds. Her time was 23...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Rafa Nadal battled past an inspired Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 in a thrilling final to claim his fourth U.S. Open crown on Sunday, moving within one Grand Slam title of...
No. 1 maegashira Hokutofuji got the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament off to a rousing start with an impressive win over legendary yokozuna Hakuho on the opening day Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan....
CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani shared few details about his recent hitting adjustments. The results speak for themselves.
Ohtani hit a three-run home run and drove in a career-high five runs to hel...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does.
And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam c...
HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Winger George Bridge scored four tries while fullback Ben Smith and center Ryan Crotty bagged doubles as New Zealand overwhelmed Tonga 92-7 Saturday in its last match b...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — World Cup winner Chester Williams, who broke racial barriers to emerge a national hero as one of South Africa’s first black rugby union internationals, died after a suspe...
KUMAGAYA, Saitama (Reuters) — A hat-trick of tries from Makazole Mapimpi led South Africa to a comfortable 41-7 victory over Japan on Friday in their final World Cup warm-up match, laying down a tou...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prominent swimmer Rikako Ikee, 19, on Friday appeared in public for the first time since she disclosed her diagnosis with leukemia on Feb. 12.
Ikee, still under treatment for ...
Tired, maybe, after 10 years of fighting track authorities, Caster Semenya has signed up to play with a South African soccer team. Currently banned from competing in her preferred event, the two-ti...
CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Goodwin left his mark on a game, just as Mike Trout has done so often for the Los Angeles Angels.
Goodwin’s two-run homer in the eighth inning tied the game, and Justin Upt...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Love him or hate him, Daniil Medvedev will play for a first Grand Slam title after grinding out a 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3 win over Grigor Dimitrov at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Medvedev h...
Ozeki Takayasu on Friday withdrew from the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a left elbow injury suffered during the previous Nagoya tournament in July, the Japan Sumo Association announced...
KUMAGAYA, Saitama (Reuters) — A hat-trick of tries from Makazole Mapimpi led South Africa to a comfortable 41-7 victory over Japan on Friday in their final World Cup warm-up match, laying down a to...
CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have to lay waste to a defense to enjoy Packers football.
He sure had a good time seeing what his guys on the other side of the ball did Thursday night to th...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Moran waited 10 years to make his major league debut. As he began pitching to his younger brother Colin, he realized he wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
Brian stru...
NEW YORK (AP) — By no means was Serena Williams perfect at the start of her U.S. Open semifinal.
She faced three break points in the opening game and managed to pull it out. She trailed 40-love in...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Star receiver Antonio Brown was sent away from the Oakland Raiders four days before the season opener amid reports he could be suspended over a confrontation with general man...
MONZA, Italy (AP) — Nine years is starting to feel like an eternity for Ferrari.
The storied Formula One team hasn’t won its home race since 2010, but has good reason to think that drought coul...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Spain took a step closer to qualification for Euro 2020 on Thursday after surviving a scare in Romania to win 2-1 and continue its 100 percent record, while Italy also extended i...
NEW YORK (AP) — The way Naomi Osaka consoled Coco Gauff after beating the 15-year-old American in the U.S. Open’s third round was admired by many. On Thursday, Osaka was given the women’s 2019 ...
SHANGHAI (AP) — The United States finally got to enjoy an easy night at the World Cup. There might not be many more of those.
Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, Kemba Walker added 15 and the American...
Ozeki Takayasu on Friday withdrew from the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a left elbow injury suffered during the previous Nagoya tournament in July, the Japan Sumo Association announced...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Friday’s test against South Africa is a “must-perform” match for Japan, coach Jamie Joseph said after naming a strong squad for the contest as the Brave Blossoms finalize pre...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Give credit to Andre Ethier for an assist on Joc Pederson’s recent home run tear.
Pederson hit a leadoff drive and a two-run shot as the Los Angeles Dodgers set a National Leag...
BEIJING (AP) — China went 0-10 in the past two Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and London. But it was supposed to be a different story in this World Cup, with the host nation playing three group games in...
VIENNA (AP) — Marcel Hirscher’s biggest wish was to leave Alpine skiing as a winner.
On Wednesday, the two-time Olympic champion from Austria did just that.
Hirscher, the first skier to win ei...
MILAN (Reuters) — Ferrari and Monza celebrated their 90th anniversaries in style on Wednesday, while Formula One provided the icing on the cake with a new contract securing the Italian Grand Prix un...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott was finishing the early stretching at the first practice since ending his long holdout with the Dallas Cowboys when the star running back was called to the front...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Star receiver Antonio Brown said the Oakland Raiders have fined him close to $54,000 for missing a practice and walkthrough. Brown posted a letter on his Instagram account f...
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable NFL team for a 13th consecutive year, valued at nearly twice the league average, according to the annual list published by business magazine Forbes on Wednesda...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu came from behind to overpower Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 and reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
After a fl...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman.
In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-all. In t...
Soccer’s governing bodies lack the diversity needed to understand the feelings of players suffering racial abuse, Anderlecht player-manager Vincent Kompany said on Wednesday. Former Manchester Uni...
The NHL is expanding its reach into Russia through a new streaming agreement that’s set to make every regular-season and playoff game available in the country. The league reached an agreement with...
URDAX, Spain (AP) — Mikel Iturria of Spain secured his first professional win to take the 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, with Primoz Roglic finishing safely in the peloton to keep hi...
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police found the body of former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa in a mountainous area near Madrid on Wednesday after days of searching for her. Po...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown’s legs practically flew around the bases he had so much adrenalin and energy.
The Oakland rookie could see and hear his teammates going crazy.
Brown hit his s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Betrayed by his 38-year-old body, and his forehand, Roger Federer is done at the U.S. Open.
Federer’s upper back and neck gave him trouble, he kept missing makeable shots and he ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The numbers associated with Serena Williams’ U.S. Open quarterfinal victory were so stark, they bear reading more than once.
Winners: 25-0. Points: 50-15. Minutes: 44. Score: 6-...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have unveiled statues of Walter Payton and George Halas at Soldier Field, two days before the team opens the 100th season of the NFL with a home game against the ri...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Rams on Tuesday night, keeping the franchise quarterback with Los Angeles through the 2024 season.
The team didn’...
Flashed on big screens and projected onto landmarks worldwide, the 2022 Qatar World Cup logo was revealed Tuesday with a design that reflects both the tournament’s compact infrastructure and winter...
SHANGHAI (AP) — In the ultimate moments, everything hinged on free throws.
Turkey missed them.
The United States made them.
And that is how the Americans escaped what would have been a massiv...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Rui Hachimura believes his game has grown this summer. He knows his confidence has.
It has been a hectic and nonexistent offseason for the soon-to-be Washington Wizards rookie —...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan might have been seen as a left-field choice to host the Rugby World Cup, but if you want a sense of the country’s long love affair with the game, you could do worse than to...
NEW YORK (AP) — During the month leading up to the July 31 trade deadline, Mike Minor heard often he might wind up pitching in the Bronx.
Whatever the Yankees had in mind, this certainly wasn’t i...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Noah Syndergaard had far too much time to dwell on allowing 10 runs in his last start. One thought, in particular, continued to surface. “I wanted to make sure that never happe...
NEW YORK (AP) — Locked in a tight test at the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal conjured up an over-the-shoulder, back-to-the-net flick of a volley winner that he celebrated with a leap and punch of the air. ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack has signed a four-year, $57 million extension, placing him under contract through the 2023 season. Jack finalized the deal Mond...
MILAN (AP) — Mauro Icardi has joined Paris Saint-Germain after a troublesome last season at Inter Milan. Inter says Icardi is moving to PSG for a season-long loan, after which the French club has ...
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku called on soccer authorities to do more to combat racism after being the latest target of racial abuse that continues to blight the Italian game. But...
Top sprinter Christian Coleman will be eligible for this month’s world championships and next year’s Olympics after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency dropped his case for missed tests because of a techn...
At 39, Luis Scola is not slowing down.
He’s moving up.
Scola climbed into the No. 2 spot on FIBA’s all-time World Cup scoring list on Monday, his 23 points helping Argentina hold off Nigeria 94...
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain, so she didn’t practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her from co...
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff’s run at the U.S. Open is over. Two days after she broke down in tears after a straight-set singles loss to top-ranked Naomi Osaka, Gauff and doubles partner Caty McNal...
PARIS (Reuters) — No. 8 Louis Picamoles was included in France’s 31-man squad for the rugby World Cup on Monday for his last participation in the sport’s extravaganza. The 33-year-old, who is e...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams said he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season. The 37-year-old forward said in a statement Monday that he will “step...
DETROIT (AP) — Tigers minor league catcher Chace Numata has died days after being injured in a skateboarding accident in Pennsylvania. He was 27. Numata’s family and the team announced the death...
NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic’s stay at the U.S. Open ended abruptly when he stopped playing during his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday night ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was in pain — “acceptable” pain, her coach called it — after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory.
That was the bad news.
...
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal fought back from two goals down against Tottenham to draw 2-2 in the Premier League on Sunday, with the Gunners’ much-anticipated attacking trio unable to see off their fier...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Australia’s Hannah Green overcame a three-shot deficit with a final round 5-under 67 Sunday to win the Portland Classic and deny teenager Yealimi Noh’s bid to become the t...
TORONTO (AP) — Justin Verlander took the mound for the ninth inning, fully aware of the no-hitters he finished — and his near misses, too.
Zeroed in, he wouldn’t be denied this time.
Verland...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs scratched scheduled starter Yu Darvish on Sunday because of right forearm tightness, sidelining the Japanese right-hander after one of his best performances with the...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo stole the ball at one end, dribbled behind his back around midcourt, kept going and took off from just below the foul line before unleashing a dunk.
The NBA ...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — French Top 14 champions Toulouse lost for a second straight weekend as they were beaten 22-12 by last year’s losing semi-finalists Lyon on Sunday. The record 20-time league wi...
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — While four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel continues to struggle, his young teammate Charles Leclerc is emerging as Ferrari’s No. 1 driver.
The 21-year-ol...
For Yumi Kajihara, winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is not a dream but a very realistic goal. And it is one that she wants to achieve for her mother, Yuri. A senior at the University o...
KASHIWA, Chiba — A Maori rugby coach has produced an original haka for the city of Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, where New Zealand’s national All Blacks team will hold its training camp before the Ru...
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Valtteri Bottas’ 30th birthday celebrations were made even better by Mercedes giving him a new contract for next year.
Mercedes gave the Finnish driver a one-year...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carli Lloyd had a goal and an assist in front of her hometown fans, and the U.S. women’s national team continued its post-World Cup victory tour with a 4-0 win over Portugal in...
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A flash flood swept across a soccer field in a southern Moroccan village, killing at least seven spectators at a local match, the official MAP news agency said Thursday. Heavy...
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka smacked a forehand winner into the open court, bringing Colin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant to their feet in applause.
Osaka has power in her strokes and star power in her ...
Two events featuring the Japanese national rugby team will be held from Monday through Sept. 30 at the head office of The Yomiuri Shimbun in the Otemachi area of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, in tandem with th...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kareem Hunt will have to spend his NFL suspension isolated from his team.
The suspended Browns running back, who must serve an eight-game ban for physical altercations, will not be...
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Kei Nishikori fended off Bradley Klahn 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday as the 2014 Flushing Meadows runner-up continued his bid for a first ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams flubbed yet another shot and wailed, “I keep missing my forehand!” She was in trouble, if only briefly, against 17-year-old American Caty McNally, who is friend...
NEW YORK (AP) — The only frustration for Yu Darvish during his longest outing with the Chicago Cubs was that one uncharacteristic walk.
Darvish went eight masterful innings, Javier Baez homered and ...
Brazilian striker Hulk scored both goals for Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday as the Chinese side fought back to draw 2-2 with Urawa Reds of Japan in the first leg of their Asian Champion League quarterfinal....
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) — The Spanish Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One calendar in 2020, the sport’s commercial rights holders and race organizers said Tuesday, with the season...
EL PUIG, Spain (AP) — With his eyes closed, Fabio Jakobsen beat Sam Bennett in a photo finish to win the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, while Nicolas Roche kept the overall lead ahea...
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — 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 third, followed by Santin...
The national women’s soccer team is Nadeshiko Japan, the baseball team is Samurai Japan and the artistic swimming squad is known as Mermaid Japan. While these monikers have become well known, other ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles general manager Mike Elias has fired 11 members of the scouting department and front office as part of an effort to turn around a team in the early stages of a major rebuild...
BARCELONA (AP) — Midfielder Joan Jordan scored in the second half to help Sevilla beat Granada 1-0 on the road and win its second match in as many rounds in the Spanish league on Friday. Jordan, one...
DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford got on the field for the first time in the preseason and left the game unscathed.
Some teammates and opponents were not as fortunate.
Stafford threw a go-ahead to...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers intend to sign center Dwight Howard after he completes a buyout with Memphis, a person familiar with the decision said.
The person spoke on condition of a...
GENEVA (AP) — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the world championship and has been banned from the Russia team for four years. Kuznetsov failed a doping t...
MUMBAI (Reuters) — India’s dope testing laboratory has already addressed most of the concerns that were raised by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about its standards and will apply within thre...
MELBOURNE (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 23 points and Myles Turner added 15 to give Team USA a 102-86 win over Australia on Thursday in a World Cup warm-up game. The attendance at Marvel Stadium, whi...
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match. A long-awaited Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal showdown could come...
BERN (Reuters) — Red Star Belgrade’s Champions League qualifying odyssey continued on Wednesday when the former European champion drew 2-2 at Young Boys after being pegged back by a late penalty i...
BARCELONA (AP) — Lionel Messi was back in full training again on Wednesday and might be fit to face Real Betis in the Spanish league on Sunday. Messi had been training separately from the squad si...
It has been a roller-coaster 12 months for Naomi Osaka since her dramatic victory over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final last year.
After clinching her maiden Grand Slam in a final that will alwa...
The Los Angeles Wildcats and New York Guardians will be among the teams taking the field when the XFL returns in February. The league revealed the logos and names Wednesday for its eight teams, which...
The Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017 will be the last to bear that title with World Rugby announcing on Wednesday it is adopting a policy of gender neutrality for its tournaments. In what it said is...
Riseisha high school baseball team members celebrate the school’s first National High School Baseball Championship on Thursday at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The Osaka prefectu...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Winger Akihito Yamada said Monday he is still targeting a spot in his country’s Rugby World Cup squad after joining French club Lyon on loan.
Yamada, 34, who started his nation...
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) — Manchester United was held 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers and missed out on taking top spot in the Premier League on Monday as a sumptuous Ruben Neves strike cance...
DENVER (AP) — Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders and 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo each made a triumphant return to action Monday night when the San Francisco 49ers’ backups engineered a 24-15 ...
SYDNEY (AP) — Jason Day is hoping a one-week trip Down Under for the Australian Open will turn into two. He and Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els might already be formulating that plan. Australian O...
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 NBA MVP anno...
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, who set a Japanese record of 9.97 seconds in the men’s 100-meter race, discussed his dream of one day breaking the world record currently held by Usain Bolt in a recent inter...
National rugby team captain Michael Leitch, left, and other members train in Abashiri, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, one month before the opening of the 2019 World Cup in Japan. There are 41 players at the ca...
The organizing committee of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, which will start on Sept. 20, and the international governing body World Rugby have compiled an emergency response plan for cases in which it...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper knows everyone in the dugout and ballpark expects him to get clutch hits in moments just like this.
Boy, he crushed it.
Harper blasted a long grand slam with one o...
ATLANTA (AP) — Pete Alonso and Amed Rosario helped the New York Mets pile up huge totals of hits and runs. The Mets needed almost all of them to hold off the homer-happy Atlanta Braves. Alonso dro...
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — On the range, Justin Thomas had no idea where the ball was going. Some five hours later, he had a share of the course record at Medinah.
Ultimately, all that mattered Thursday ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — 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 expectations.
Cou...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Wolverhampton eased past Armenia’s Pyunik 4-0 and 8-0 on aggregate to reach the Europa League playoffs on Thursday, setting up a meeting with Torino of Italy.
Diogo Jota, on as...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made the move We...
PAARL, South Africa — The Rugby World Cup in Japan starts on Sept. 20. Japan’s shocking victory over South Africa in the 2015 World Cup in England raised the profile of the Brave Blossoms, who ...
Kazuya Adachi is aiming to clinch a berth for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and win a medal in the men’s kayak slalom single event there with a specially designed Japan-made canoe. The use of such a cano...
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres walked to the plate in the eighth inning with runners on first and second, two outs and the Yankees ahead by five runs. Baltimore called for an intentional walk, and...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — 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 as safe to use for practice or play....
THE HAGUE (AFP-Jiji) — 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....
It’s easy to determine which of two sumo wrestlers wins or loses. A wrestler is declared the loser if part of his body, except the bottoms of his feet, touches the sand on the dohyo ring before his ...
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Japan caused the sensation of the 2015 Rugby World Cup when it beat South Africa in pool play and signaled its intention to be a danger for the top-tier nations again this year wit...
SYDNEY (Reuters) — 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 match 47-26 in a thrilling Rugby Championship test in P...
LIMA (AP) — 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 national anthem at the med...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez was knocked down seconds into the first round and lost his professional debut to Adan Gonzales on Saturday night. Ramirez suffered...
KOBE — As hot as the action can be on the field, the soaring temperatures during the day can be dangerous for fans watching the games at the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Sta...
Kenki Fukuoka scores a try for Japan during Pacific Nations Cup rugby action against the United States at ANZ Stadium in the Fijian capital of Suva on Saturday as the Brave Blossoms rolled to a 34-20 ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray wanted to take his team on a scoring drive Thursday night, and even checked twice with his coach to see if he could play beyond one possession.
Arizona didn’t t...
MANCHESTER (Reuters) — Manchester United succeeded in offloading striker Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on a transfer deadline day that saw plenty of business but few jaw-dropping deals from Premier L...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — 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 best solution is good golf, and ...
TORONTO (AFP-Jiji) — Serena Williams and Japan’s Naomi Osaka booked a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final in the Rogers Cup quarterfinals after straight-sets triumphs on Thursday.
Reigning ...
LIMA (AP) — After the final buzzer, the members of Argentina’s women’s basketball team huddled near the edge of the center circle and cried — even though they won. The team’s 73-59 victory...
MONTREAL (AP) — Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals, beating Argentina’s Guido Pella 6-3, 6-4 in the wind Thursday. “A tough day in terms of win...
Applications for luxury ticket packages for the 2020 Tokyo Games, some costing millions of yen, will be accepted from the end of August, the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games announced Wedn...
LIMA (AP) — Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis said Monday female athletes deserve fair and equal pay and criticized U.S. President Donald Trump as a “racist and misogynist.” Lewis was...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning after being bought out by the New York Rangers. Lightning vice pr...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $1.9 billion stadium being built for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders when the team moves to Las Vegas next year is being named for Allegiant Travel Co., team and company officials sai...
MILTON KEYNES, England — Hinako Shibuno made a stunning debut in her first golf major on Sunday, winning the Women’s British Open by one stroke with a four-under 68 in the final round.
Shibuno,...
HOUSTON (AP) — 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 his move to the Houston Astros.
But even with their hi...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have sued the New York company that created the Phanatic mascot to prevent the green furry fan favorite from becoming a free agent. In a complaint filed F...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — 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 cover fellow inductee Tony Gonza...
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Departing head coach Jill Ellis and the U.S. women’s national team opened their post-World Cup domestic Victory Tour with a 3-0 win over Ireland on Saturday night. Tobin ...
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Lochte scratched the B final of the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. national swimming championships. The 12-time Olympic medalist qualified 15th in the preliminaries w...
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former employee of his sports marketing firm, the woman’s lawyer told The Washington Post. Moon originally denied th...
HONG KONG (Reuters) — North Korea has nominated Pyongyang as the host venue for a World Cup-qualifying soccer match against South Korea in October, clearing the way for the countries to play on Nort...
WELLINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — As the All Blacks chase a third straight World Cup in Japan, the schoolboy rugby competitions that forged many of New Zealand’s stars face an “alarming” fall in player ...
A little more than a year remains before the start of the Tokyo Paralympics, and sports facilities for the disabled are being built across Japan and competitions being held for para athletes. The Para...
Australian Nick Kyrgios blasted 15 aces to blow past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday and reach the quarterfinals at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
Kyrgios was dominant on serve ...
FIFA’s Council has unanimously approved expanding the Women’s World Cup from 24 teams to 32 for 2023 and has reopened bidding to host the tournament, but made no mention of changing prize money.
...
TOKYO (Reuters) — World No. 2 Naomi Osaka admitted Thursday that the past few months have been “the worst of my life,” and added she hasn’t had fun on the court since winning the Australian Op...
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — A Swiss court ruling that blocks South African Caster Semenya from defending her world 800-meter title in Doha in September creates much-needed “parity and clarity” in athleti...
The past few weeks have been a blur to Zion Williamson. Picked No. 1 in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Signed his first pro contract that could be worth as much as $45 million over the ne...
SEOUL (Reuters) — Soccer fans in South Korea are taking legal action to seek compensation after Cristiano Ronaldo failed to play in a friendly during Juventus’ preseason tour in Seoul last week. ...
Yuta Watanabe, right, of the Memphis Grizzlies, has a light moment with Rui Hachimura of the Washington Wizards as the duo headlined 16 candidates for Japan’s national basketball team, announced on ...
Local governments are trying to revitalize their communities by focusing on the freshness and popularity of additional sports and new events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Local governments are trying to...
HIRATSUKA, Kanagawa — Shunya Takayama finally has the national record in the men’s 110-meter hurdles all to himself.
Takayama clocked 13.30 seconds at the All-Star Night meet at Shonan BMW Stadi...
HOUSTON (AP) — Russell Westbrook knows he’s in for a huge change in his move from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets.
And he’s ready to do whatever it takes to make the move work...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Derek Holland was acquired by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named, giving the Cubs a new left-handed bullpen option. As part of the trade announced Fri...
TIGNES, France (AP) — In an instant, and just as it was becoming even more thrilling, the most exciting Tour de France in decades became truly bizarre, and got a new leader — Egan Bernal of Colomb...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay and Les Snead have received their rewards for their two-year transformation of the Los Angeles Rams.
The Rams’ 33-year-old coach and his general manager have agreed...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Just months after trading Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland, the New York Giants are being hit by a rash of injuries at wide receiver. Sterling Shepard, who was to take o...
Not only did All-Pro Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks negotiate a contract extension, but he reportedly is now the NFL’s highest-paid inside linebacker. The team announced Friday merely that W...
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — Simone Manuel wasn’t swimming up to her standards, and she felt her relay anchor leg that resulted in a silver medal for the U.S. proved it.
Then she remembered it’...
The Sunwolves’ fourth season in Super Rugby came to an end on June 14 with the Japanese team last among 15 overall after two wins and 14 losses — the second consecutive year they have finished las...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez said on Friday he had been mugged by armed robbers in Mexico City, and he slammed mounting violence that has recently plagued the cap...
Japan captain Michael Leitch braces for a tackle during a Pacific Nations Cup match against Fiji at Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Saturday.
In a boost for their...
Even those who can’t get tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Games events will have chances to soak up some Olympic and Paralympic spirit by heading over to the new Tokyo Waterfront City area, which will be ...
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had some special guests in town to see Boston open a critical series against the AL East-leading New York Yankees.
They got to the park too late to s...
Running back Ezekiel Elliott called an audible as the Dallas Cowboys set off for Oxnard, Calif., to begin training camp. Elliott, who is entering the second-to-last year of his rookie contract, warne...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have added six-time All-Star Pau Gasol to their roster. President of basketball operations Neil Olshey announced Gasol’s signing Thursday. “Pau...
GWANGJU, South Korea — Daiya Seto won gold in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the world swimming championships here on Thursday.
In doing so, the 25-year-old Seto became the first athlet...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Evan Rodrigues has been awarded a one-year, $2 million contract following an arbitration hearing. The independent arbitrator’s ruling was announced by...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A marquee pitching matchup between Charlie Morton and David Price was overshadowed by the MLB rulebook.
Morton (12-3) struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kole Calhoun believes the death of Tyler Skaggs presented the Los Angeles Angels with a stark public challenge to go along with their private grief. Skaggs’ hurting teammates h...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George laughed and cheered along with the crowd when the multibillionaire owner of the Los Angeles Clippers waved his arms, stomped his feet and screamed hi...
GAP, France (AP) — Italian rider Matteo Trentin used a solo attack to win Stage 17 of the Tour de France on Wednesday after pulling clear of a group of breakaway riders.
It was Trentin’s third ca...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested again in New Jersey on Monday, this time on charges of driving while intoxicated. Gooden was pulled over after driving t...
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Diego Maradona had surgery on his right knee, the first of two procedures recommended by his doctors. Maradona’s attorney Matias Morla said the retired Argentine soccer great ...
Tennis star Naomi Osaka throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Osa...
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the design of the medals for winning athletes on Wednesday with the three themes of “light and brilliance,” “energy o...
GWANGJU, South Korea — Katsuhiro Matsumoto made Japanese swimming history on Tuesday night, and not just by setting a national record in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the FINA World Championshi...
AOMORI — With Wednesday marking just one year until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, a relay event has begun from Aomori to Tokyo to support reconstruction of the areas hit by the 2011 disaster.
...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have become the first team in the major leagues to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole, starting Monday night against the Miami Marlins. The ...
GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP-Jiji) — Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom led a moving tribute to Rikako Ikee at the world championships on Monday, calling the Japanese star a “real fighter” in the face ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — Australia’s first-up thrashing by a second-string South Africa side in the Rugby Championship on Saturday has triggered alarm bells at home, but scrumhalf Nic White has sa...
CALGARY (AP) — The Calgary Flames have a tentative agreement for a new arena to replace the Saddledome. The city, NHL team and the Calgary Stampede have agreed in principle to terms. The Stampede,...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials on Monday lifted the suspension of a Bulgarian boxer who kissed a reporter without her consent during a post-fight interview after he completed a sexual harassment course ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have suspended reliever Keone Kela two games for an unspecified violation of his contract. The team made the announcement on Monday shortly before opening ...
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA said its ethics judges have banned a soccer official from Botswana for life for taking bribes linked to convicted match-fixer Wilson Perumal. FIFA said Mooketsi Kgotlele, the fo...
Yuki Koike became the third Japanese sprinter to break 10 seconds in the 100 meters when he clocked 9.98 in the men’s final of round 10 of the Diamond League in London on Saturday.
The time is th...
In response to the severe heat of recent summers, high school sporting events are taking steps to prevent health problems, such as instructing players to sit during baseball opening ceremonies and con...
The two yokozuna will compete for the Emperor’s Cup on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, as Kakuryu has one loss while Hakuho suffered his second loss on the tourney’s p...
“As rugby is now in the spotlight, I want it also to be on foreign players on the Japan team. They have chosen Japan over their home countries, and fought for Japan. They are the best comrades [tea...
Yokozuna Kakuryu was sent flailing to his first loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament by No. 7 maegashira Tomokaze on Friday, leaving him tied with fellow yokozuna Hakuho with two days remaining a...
As he piled up another win, yokozuna Kakuryu also found an unique way to vanquish his latest opponent.
Kakuryu remained unbeaten through 12 days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday wit...
Yokozuna Kakuryu remained unbeaten at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday with a spirited victory over No. 5 maegashira Kotoshogiku on the 11th day, while rival and fellow yokozuna Hakuho s...
NAGOYA — Former sekiwake Aminishiki, 40, currently a juryo sumo wrestler and the oldest in the paid sekitori ranks, on Tuesday said he will retire, giving up on a comeback to the dohyo ring because ...
Yokozuna Kakuryu maintained his sole lead while fellow yokozuna Hakuho stayed hot on his trail one win back in Day 10 action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
In the day’s most ant...
Yokozuna Kakuryu took over sole lead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, following fellow yokozuna Hakuho’s first loss of the tournament by beating No. 4 maegashira Meisei to remain unde...
Both tournament-leading yokozuna extended their winning streaks for their kachikoshi-clinching eighth victories at the midway point of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, while ozeki Takayasu ...
Divers Ken Terauchi and Sho Sakai secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Games after finishing seventh in the final of the men’s synchronized springboard at the swimming World Championships in Gwangju,...
The two yokozuna stayed perfect Saturday on the seventh day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, with two wrestlers trailing them at one loss apiece.
Yokozuna Hakuho and No. 3 maegashira Daieisho (3...
Students wearing serious looks on their faces stamped their feet, brandished their arms and shouted in Maori. It was a haka, a traditional dance of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people. The haka...
OSAKA — London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata regained the WBA middleweight title with a second-round technical knockout of champion Rob Brant on Friday night in Osaka, avenging a loss to the A...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lance Lynn had more strikes thrown than words used postgame to describe his major league-best 12th victory, one that got the Texas Rangers off to the kind of start their mana...
FIFA is doubling its minimum ban for racist incidents to 10 games and will allow players to make victim statements and participate in proceedings, world soccer’s governing body said Thursday. Stric...
WIMBLEDON (AP) — Hours before her Wimbledon semifinal, Serena Williams spent some time deep in thought and arrived at a couple of conclusions.
For one thing, she shouldn’t focus too much on tryin...
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s All-Star Game had a record low television rating. The American League’s 4-3 victory over the National League on Tuesday night in Cleveland had a 5.0 rating and 11 sh...
The two yokozuna remained unbeaten on Friday’s sixth day at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, though neither was particular impressive in doing so.
Hakuho slapped down No. 2 maegashira Aoiyama (3...
The yokozuna look poised to try and take control of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament as both stayed unbeaten at Aichi Prefectural Gym on Thursday.
Yokozuna Hakuho made routine work of Endo (2-3), spi...
Todd Gurley sounds like he’s running on borrowed time. The Los Angeles Rams’ primary ballcarrier said Tuesday he isn’t certain how his arthritic knee will hold up over the long haul. An “art...
Tochinoshin, who regained the rank of ozeki after the May tournament, was pushed out by No. 3 maegashira Daieisho (2-2) at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, marking his fourth consecutive...
Both yokozuna kept their records perfect, while two ozeki stayed hot on their heels on the third day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Yokozuna Kakuryu (3-0) surprised Asano...
No. 1 maegashira Asanoyama, the winner of the previous summer tournament, and both yokozuna all posted wins on the opening day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, but the results were mixed...
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho lost to Rio gold medalist Risako Kawai in a women’s 57-kilogram class playoff match in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday, losing a bid to participate in the...
In June 2017, when two rugby test matches were held in Shizuoka Prefecture and Tokyo between the Japanese and Irish national teams, announcements were made requesting spectators to stand up for the n...
Japan’s national team for this year’s Rugby World Cup will take to the pitch in jerseys that evoke the warrior spirit of the samurai.
The jerseys, unveiled on Thursday, feature a V-shaped desig...
A legal support system will be established for athletes dissatisfied with the results of competitions and doping tests during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with an aim of settling such ...
The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starts on Sunday at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, located in the Ninomaru area of Nagoya Castle. Wrestlers are surely making their final preparations now.
Sumo wre...
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Japan manager Akira Nishino is the new coach of the Thailand senior and under-23 teams.
Nishino agreed to take the job on Monday after a four-hour meeting with Football Assoc...
LONDON (AP) — Rest assured, British fans: Most baseball games are not like this, not even the crazy ones between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Major League Baseball arrived in Europe on ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — While another reduced bid process was completed on Monday with Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo winning the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Los Angeles Sport Council (LASC) released a re...
DETROIT (AP) — Cameron Champ played one of the best stretches on the PGA Tour this season, matching the lowest nine-hole score and the longest birdie-eagle streak.
Champ had an 8-under 28 on the fr...
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s Jaguares continued a history-making season, beating the ACT Brumbies 39-7 on Friday to reach the Super Rugby final for the first time just four years after joining ...
NBA coaches likely will be challenging one call per game next season. The league told teams Friday that, pending expected approval by the board of governors on July 9, coaches may challenge a person...
TOKYO (AP) — Stephen Curry is already looking ahead to the next challenge in his basketball career, including the chance to represent the United States at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Just over a...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for Greece at the basketball World Cup in China, saying on Friday he can play any position. The NBA MVP said he hasn’t “talked to the coac...
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber will face Karolina Pliskova for the Eastbourne title after semifinal opponent Ons Jabeur withdrew with a right ankle injury on...
LONDON (Reuters) — Many of the traditions of the Wimbledon championships have endured for decades, but this year one familiar courtside sight will be missing. No longer will players be taking new ...
MILAN (Reuters) — AC Milan has voluntarily accepted a one-year ban from all European competitions for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, sport’s highest court CAS said Friday. A...
A 32-year-old woman from India watched the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on May 24, and she could not contain her delight.
“Victory is decided in a split second,...
TOYOTA, Aichi — The Japan girls’ team won its second straight title at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup on Friday in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
The trio of Tsubasa Kajitani, Akie Iwai and Miyu Ya...
Rui Hachimura’s junior high school coach said he was so delighted after hearing that Hachimura had become the first Japanese basketball player ever selected in the first round draft of the National ...
TOYOTA, Aichi — Host Japan moved into first place on Day 3 of the girls’ team competition on Thursday at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Japan jumped up from second, ...
The results of the Olympic ticket lottery for residents of Japan were announced early Thursday morning by the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Winners are required to purchase their tic...
Payment for sumo wrestlers in the top two makuuchi and juryo divisions consists mainly of monthly salaries and bonuses, which depend on their performance.
Monthly salaries range from ¥1.1 million fo...
The ticket designs for the Rugby World Cup, which will open on Sept. 20, were revealed Monday in Tokyo. There are three types of tickets, each with a different background color: blue, red or purple....
A growing number of professional baseball and soccer stadiums are installing seating that draws on technology used in automobile seats, allowing spectators to sit in comfort for long periods. These s...
Japan national team and Alvark Tokyo forward Yudai Baba has accepted an invitation to participate in the minicamp of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, the B.League team announced Tuesday. The camp, to be ...
With 100 days to go before the Rugby World Cup begins in Japan, a clock counting down to the start of the first match was unveiled Wednesday at the Marunouchi Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, as part...
NARITA, Chiba — The Webb Ellis Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup, arrived at Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Monday.
Japan is the first Asian nation to or...
NARITA, Chiba — The Webb Ellis Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, arrived at Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Monday. Japan is the first Asian nation t...
One of the distinctive features of professional sumo is the kenshokin, or prize money offered as an incentive for wrestlers who win matches in the uppermost makuuchi division.
Making a chopping motio...
