After dropping the first set, Nishioka maintained his focus and rallied past his opponent at the French Open to reach the tourney's second week of play.
In the 69th minute of the Japan Rugby League One final, Haruto Kida scored a go-ahead try for the Kubota Spears in a comeback win over...
Japan is one of four Group E squads in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, and coach Tom Hovasse's team will play Germany, Finland and Australia in...
Reigning champion Al-Hilal and the Urawa Reds, two-time tournament winners, will meet for the third time in the last six years to crown the ACL winner.
In five starts this season, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has silenced opposing batters. He has a 0.64 ERA, best among MLB's starting pitchers.
Injured during March's Spring Basho in Osaka, sekiwake Wakatakakage needs a minimum of six months to rest and recuperate from surgery, his stablemaster said.
A chance to secure a WBC title shot was presented to Shuichiro Yoshino. He gave it his best shot, but he was outclassed by his American...
Ibaraki native and Japan national team regular Ayase Ueda is one of the top scorers in Belgium, notching 15 goals in Cercle Brugge's first 31 games...
Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa earned their first T.League title, defeating four-time reigning champion Nissay Red Elf in the table tennis championship final.
After being given the task of investigating participation in sumo wrestling in the UK I wasn't sure I'd find much, if anything. Then I spoke to...
A year ago, Hideki Matsuyama also pulled out of a tournament just weeks before the start of the Masters when he was the defending champion.
The games at the 2023 World Baseball Classic were of such high caliber that they conveyed the inherent joy of baseball at its finest.