After earning four consecutive blowout victories, Japan leads all teams with 70 goals at the World Lacrosse Men's Championship.
Japan won its sixth consecutive mixed-team judo championship in Doha after beating France in a thrilling, hard-fought final a year ahead of the Paris Olympics.
In her best performance of the weekend, Yuka Saso closed out the tournament with a 5-under 66 in the final round in Springfield, New Jersey.
Teaming up with Christophe Lemaire, Equinox navigated Hanshin Racecourse with efficiency and a sense of urgency in the final stretch to secure the win.
Shohei Ohtani received more than 2.6 million votes from fans in the first phase of voting. He'll start at DH and will likely be picked as...
Shinya Tateishi and Hiroki Kanaya scored a combined 11 goals for Japan, which is aiming for a top-four finish in the 30-team lacrosse tournament.
Captain Yuki Ishikawa leads the way with 27 points as Japan, the world's seventh-ranked team, improves to 7-0 in the Volleyball Nations League.
Led by head coach Naofumi Suzuki and captain Dai Sato, Japan is making its eighth consecutive appearance in the quadrennial international lacrosse tournament.
Toronto southpaw starter Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings, held Miami to two hits and struck out six batters in a strong pitching performance.
In his first tournament in 20 months, wild-card entrant Kei Nishikori wrapped up a successful comeback in Puerto Rico with a methodical victory.
Sugishita, recognized for his brilliant mastery of the forkball, and Kitabeppu for his control were pitching stars in different eras of Japanese pro baseball.
Yukiko Wada erupted for 32 points to lead the Japan women's volleyball team, while Mayu Ishikawa and Sarina Koga also came up big against Team USA.