When the World Athletics Championships get underway, the two-time defending men's 20-kilometer race walk...
Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
Rain wreaked havoc at the Prague Open, but Nao Hibino handled the disruptions well,...
After hitting .152 in April, Munetaka Murakami had his best month of the NPB...
Second-half goals by Risa Shimizu and Hinata Miyazawa ensured that Nadeshiko Japan would play...
Reflections on the success of Japan's men's foil squad at the Fencing World Championships,...
By securing championship belts in a fourth weight class, super bantamweight Naoya Inoue reminded...
Manager Futoshi Ikeda's squad outscored its FIFA Women's World Cup opponents 11-0 in three...
In Fukuoka, artistic swimmers have been Japan's bright spot at the World Aquatics Championships,...
In a dramatic duel in Fukuoka, the Hungary men's water polo team claimed its...
Naoya Inoue demonstrated his superiority against Fulton throughout the title fight and thrilled the...
In Detroit, Shohei Ohtani tossed a one-hitter in the first game and hit two...
France's Leon Marchand and Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan break two of swimming's oldest records at...
