Frankfurt's Japanese veteran Makoto Hasebe to retire at age 40
Hasebe made his international debut in 2006 and featured in 114 games for Japan while serving as captain from 2010 to 2018.
View ArticleHow green are your trainers? Team Japan uniforms to have carbon footprint...
Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than just a medal to be proud of this summer.
View ArticleOsaka says 'no excuses' after defeat on clay return
The former world No. 1 was making her first appearance on clay since the 2022 French Open.
View ArticleFormer No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Momota was once badminton's undisputed king, winning 11 titles in 2019 and losing just six of the 73 matches he played that year.
View ArticleUpstart Zelvia shows that, in the J. League, it’s anyone’s game
The fast start by Go Kuroda’s men has highlighted the remarkable parity in the Japanese game when compared with top competitions in Europe.
View ArticleCoyotes moving to Utah after NHL approves sale and relocation of franchise
The NHL has approved the sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Utah starting with the 2024-25 season.
View ArticleTigst Assefa ready to chase women's record at London Marathon
The 27-year-old Ethiopian smashed the world record when completing the Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds.
View ArticleLocal hero Zhou Guanyu expects to feel 'mix of emotions' at Chinese GP
Formula One is returning to China for the first time in five years after previous editions were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleSebastian Coe divides Olympic movement with move to offer prize money
Coe's compatriots have been critical of World Athletics' decision to offer prize money at the Olympics.
View ArticleBills and quarterback Josh Allen prepare to move ahead without Stefon Diggs
The Bills traded Diggs to the Texans and also moved on from No. 2 wide receiver Gabe Davis, who landed in Jacksonville as a free agent.
View ArticleBaseball Hall of Fame to highlight history of Japan-U.S. ties in new exhibit
The exhibition, "Yakyu/Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game between Japan and the United States," is slated to open in July 2025.
View ArticleWorld Championship Sumo adds WWE-style pizazz to Japan's traditional sport
A boisterous, nearly full crowd got an in-person look at sumo wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York.
View Article'Mr. Incredible' and Japan’s improbable bid to compete with the NBA
Japan is a latecomer to basketball’s global expansion, but it has stratospheric expectations for its future.
View ArticleTop Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug, then won Olympic gold
The episode sharply divided the anti-doping world, where China’s record has long been a flashpoint.
View ArticleMasataka Yoshida's bat helps Red Sox overcome Pirates
Yoshida hit his second home run of the season to give Boston a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning.
View ArticleIn latest gambling scandal, some see glimpse of sports’ future
There are those who worry that recent sports gambling scandals are just the tip of the iceberg.
View ArticleArsenal grinds out Wolves win to go top of Premier League
Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
View ArticleBeijing half-marathon runners stripped of medals after controversial finish
A Chinese runner crossed the line first in a bizarre finish after three others seemed to deliberately allow him to win.
View ArticleShohei Ohtani breaks Hideki Matsui's mark for MLB homers by Japanese-born...
Ohtani's two-run homer helped the Dodgers beat the Mets and snap a three-game skid.
View ArticleNelly Korda wins second major and fifth straight event at Chevron Championship
Korda finished with a 13-under 275 and defeated Sweden's Maia Stark by two strokes.
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