Baseball
Japan Series: Tigers Rally Past Hawks in Game 1
The Tigers grabbed the lead in the sixth inning on a Teruaki Sato double off Hawks starter Kohei Arihara en route to...
Baseball
World Series: Blue Jays Trounce Dodgers in Game 1
In the World Series opener, Addison Barger belted a grand slam in Toronto's nine-run sixth inning. Shohei Ohtani homered in LA's 11-4...
Horse Racing
Kikuka Sho Preview: A Grueling Test of Stamina
The Kikuka Sho, also known as the Japanese St Leger, is run over 3,000 meters of turf at Kyoto Racecourse. It's the...
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Features
/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Badminton Stars Announce Plan to Part Ways
Longtime badminton doubles partners Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, who teamed up for a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, have...
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News
/ 4 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: Japan Men Look to Maintain High-Scoring Output
Reporting on the East Asian men's soccer tourney final round, Masataka Yoshida's 2025 MLB debut, Naoya Inoue's next fight and a...
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Features
/ 4 months agoODDS and EVENS | Sumo Begins a New Era with 2 Yokozuna
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are poised to compete in a sumo tournament...
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Soccer
/ 4 months agoStriker Kyogo Furuhashi Joins Birmingham City on a 3-Year Deal
After earning promotion to the second-tier EFL Championship, Birmingham City signed a bevy of players, including Kyogo Furuhashi, before the upcoming...
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Baseball
/ 4 months agoNationals Pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara Makes MLB Debut
Ex-Chunichi Dragons starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the losing pitcher in a 6-4 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on July 6....
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Features
/ 4 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Naomi Osaka Continues to Struggle in Tennis Comeback
Former world No 1 Naomi Osaka lost in the third round at Wimbledon, extending her long run of disappointing results at...
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News
/ 4 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Basketball: Japan Women and Denmark Settle for Tie in Exhibition Match
Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star Shuri Sakuma and Mikki Fight's narrow win...
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Basketball
/ 4 months agoODDS and EVENS | Tomoya Higashino Brings Basketball Passion and Smarts to His New Job
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 months agoFix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
If Seiko Hashimoto really aims to restore trust in the JOC, she must articulate a vision and be prepared to exercise...
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Boxing
/ 4 months agoHiroto Kyoguchi, a Former 2-Division Champ, Announces His Retirement
Osaka Prefecture native Hiroto Kyoguchi retired with a 19-3 (12 KOs) record. He won world titles in the mini-flyweight and the...
