TORONTO (AP) — 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 perfectly. Kikuchi ne...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning had never been caught by fellow rookie Anthony Bemboom. Maybe Sunday was the start of a productive partnership. Canning had perhaps the best start of his c...

Frank Lampard climbed the steps in the tunnel and emerged to rapturous applause from Chelsea fans, a flame display and a giant banner at one end of Stamford Bridge that read “Welcome Home Super Fra...

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Staked to a six-shot lead, Justin Thomas spent more time Sunday worrying about what could go wrong than ending 12 months without winning. And right when it started to go wrong...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — 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 goin...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After witnessing two dozen runs and multiple comebacks over nine innings, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell knew he had never seen something quite like the Brewers’ game against t...

NASHVILLE (AP) — Marcus Mariota jumped into the air and flipped over Patriots cornerback Duron Harmon into the end zone for a 2-point conversion. In a preseason game nearly eight months after the ...

LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Manchester City was forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Tottenham after the Premier League champion was denied a dramatic winner by VAR, while Liverpool extended its perfect ...

TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — France won a thrilling mixed triathlon test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Sunday, which passed off as planned in a welcome boost for organizers after difficulties with high te...

AUCKLAND (Reuters) — The All Blacks silenced their critics with a physical and polished performance to retain the Bledisloe Cup with a 36-0 victory over Australia that also quelled concerns the whee...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Ashleigh 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 comeback left. Neither did Novak Djokovic...

CARDIFF (Reuters) — Wales beat England 13-6 in Cardiff on Saturday to go top of the official world rankings and avenge their loss in the reverse fixture last Sunday as the Rugby World Cup looms. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was happy with his first multihit game in nearly two weeks, but it was a defensive gem by teammate Brett Gardner that had the right fielder buzzing. In a game with a p...

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Gordon’s winding career has included several second chances following a trail of multiple drug suspensions that cast doubt whether the talented but troubled playmaker would eve...

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona lost its opening Spanish league match for the first time in a decade on Friday, falling at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 as Antoine Griezmann couldn’t make up for Lionel Messi’s a...

LIVERPOOL (AP) — Liverpool might need to play a 35-year-old free agent in goal against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday after backup goalkeeper Adrian hurt his ankle in a freak inciden...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — 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 she’ll be in shap...

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...

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 ...

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...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — For Roger Federer, it was one big blur. The seven-time champion was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in barely over an hour, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old q...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — 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 task to the rest o...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hittin’ season has arrived for the Philadelphia Phillies. J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice and the Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 in Charlie ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Spanish goalkeeper Adrian was without a club two weeks ago, one of the many free agents searching for employment for the upcoming season — on Wednesday he was Liverpool’s pe...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Simona Halep wasn’t sure how her left foot would feel. After dropping her first set but feeling no pain, she dug in and advanced at the Western & Southern Open. The fourth-seed...

CINCINNATI (AFP-Jiji) — Yoshihito Nishioka secured a dream result on Wednesday as he defeated longtime idol and Japanese countryman Kei Nishikori 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 at the Western & Southern Open. Sixt...

DETROIT (AP) — 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, sixth and ninth innings, driving in six...

MASON, Ohio (AP) — 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 to withdraw before her sec...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The comeback’s complete. Four months later, the Indians are again atop the AL Central. Carlos Santana homered leading off the ninth inning as Cleveland continued its stunning cli...

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....

MASON, Ohio (AP) — 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 bottomless arsenal of drop shots, Richard Gasqu...

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....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The choice was entirely hers. Only there really wasn’t one for Simone Biles to make. Sure, she could have taken her triple-twisting double-flip (dubbed “the triple-doub...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenta Maeda’s confidence was waning after going more than two months without a win and he knew he had to make some changes. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher made his adjustments ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes took his first snap of the preseason, dropped back and set his feet, then threw a perfect pass down the sideline to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for a big ga...

LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Pep Guardiola said VAR will only be worthwhile if decisions taken by the controversial system are always correct after Manchester City’s 5-0 win at West Ham was interrupted by ...

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...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Having spent much of his life playing rugby in England, Christian Wade is so new to American football that the 28-year-old Buffalo Bills running back wasn’t sure what to...

LIVERPOOL (Reuters) — European champion Liverpool made an emphatic start to the new English Premier League season, scoring three times in the opening half an hour in teaching promoted Norwich City a...

TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semifinals Friday night, beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-4 at breezy York University. Playing her first event si...

SUVA (AFP-Jiji) — Japan captain Michael Leitch bagged two tries on Saturday as the enterprising Brave Blossoms celebrated their return to the Pacific Nations Cup by winning the title with a 34-20 w...

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 ...

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox ace Chris Sale and assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister logged long hours in the video room after Sale was lit up twice by the rival Yankees recently. With a few tweaks, t...

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 ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The rookie season for Seattle left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the transition from pitching in Japan to pitching in the majors has proved to be a challenge. At times this season Kikuchi...

Colin Kaepernick last played in Week 17 of the 2016 season, but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is not ready to give up on an NFL career. In a post from his Twitter account on Wednesday, ...

LIMA (AP) — It was Jamaica’s day: The Caribbean nation and Olympic sprinting superpower won three gold medals in athletics at the Pan American Games on Wednesday. Olympic 100- and 200-meter cham...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — 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 nine of Liberty National...

TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams won her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, beating Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The 37-year-...

ZURICH (Reuters) — Sergio Oliveira curled in an 89th-minute free kick to give Porto a valuable 1-0 win at Krasnodar, while Celtic held on for a 1-1 draw away to Cluj in Wednesday’s Champions Leagu...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Gary Woodland made sure plans were in place for him to leave tournaments before he even arrived. And when he did show up, just the sight of officials in a golf cart made ...

HOUSTON (AP) — 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 days since his trade from the Arizona Di...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals don’t often get much buzz for preseason games. But this year is different because of the NFL debut of Kyler Murray. The No. 1 overall choice in this ...

TORONTO (Reuters) — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty’s preparations for the U.S. Open got off to a rocky start as the Australian suffered a shock three-set loss to American Sofia Kenin in the second rou...

DERBY, England (AP) — Wayne Rooney will be leaving Major League Soccer after less than two seasons to return to play in England and be closer to his family. The 33-year-old former England captain ...

MELBOURNE (AP) — NBA players Patty Mills, Aron Baynes, Matthew Dellavedova and Joe Ingles have been included in Australia’s 12-man squad for the FIBA World Cup next month in China. Three play...

BALTIMORE (AP) — 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 is quite pred...

Houston Texans rookie cornerback Lonnie Johnson was kicked out of Monday’s joint practice with the host Green Bay Packers after delivering a pair of violent hits. Johnson, a second-round pick, firs...

MANCHESTER (Reuters) — Manchester United made Harry Maguire the most expensive defender in history on Monday as the fallen giant of English soccer starts building from the back in its bid to bridge ...

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 increasing regularity. The 32-year-old Australian,...

ATLANTA (AP) — 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 person familiar with the situatio...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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) — 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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...