It's fitting that future legend Pele had a nickname bestowed on him as a child with exactly the same number of letters as the word "goal."
It's fair to say that the recent Tokyo judo tournament narrowed down the competition for a spot on the national team going to the Paris Olympics.
French jockey Lemaire, who won his first Arima Kinen aboard Heart's Cry in 2005, steers race favorite Equinox to his second Grade 1 victory this year.
Daiya Seto wins his sixth consecutive 400-meter individual medley title at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Allowing a league-low 69.2 points per game, the Alvark Tokyo have won seven straight games and are tied for the second-best record in the league.
After making his NPB debut in 2012 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Kodai Senga became one of Japan's best starting pitchers. New challenges await him in...
Unbeaten Naoya Inoue overpowers Paul Butler with a flurry of punches in the 11th round, earning his 21st knockout victory and capturing Butler's WBO title.
With Damian Lane controlling the reins, Win Marilyn becomes the first mare to win the prestigious race at Sha Tin Racecourse since Daryakana in 2009.
Facing Paul Butler in this high-profile bout, Naoya Inoue will confirm again that he's the world's No. 1 fighter in the weight division.
Longtime Orix Buffaloes star Masataka Yoshida brings his talents to the AL East club after helping the NPB team win its first Japan Series title since...
By beating two-time world champion Ai Shishime in their Tokyo Grand Slam title match, Uta Abe sends a clear signal that she remains a force to...
Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica have experienced the highs and lows of the FIFA World Cup. All Group E teams have a shot at qualifying...