Koji Murofushi, the departing sports director for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has acquired big responsibilities as the new head of the Japan Sports...
Baseball great Tom Seaver, who passed away on August 31 at age 75, left an indelible mark on the game. Considered one of the greatest...
Victory at the July Grand Sumo Tournament catapulted Terunofuji in the sport’s highly publicized pecking order. In the Japan Sumo Association’s latest rankings, which...
The new National Stadium provided a dramatic backdrop for the first big track meet of 2020 in Japan. In doing so, it also hosted an...
Statistical achievements are difficult to quantify in this global pandemic-shortened MLB season. The sample size is still relatively small. In normal times, teams would...
The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Takahashi and partner Misaki Matsutomo...
Fourth in a series It’s been 25 years since Hideo Nomo stepped onto the mound for the first time wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers...
Pitch after pitch, Kenta Maeda baffled Milwaukee Brewers batters on Tuesday, August 18. In one sensational stretch, he struck out a team-record eight straight batters...
Blessed with abundant wealth and a rich roster of players, Real Madrid has the luxury of giving midfielder Takefusa Kubo time to develop his...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto possesses an explosive fastball and a determined demeanor on the mound. The Orix Buffaloes hurler also owns a fierce competitive spirit. Yamamoto...
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA’s long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tour’s first...
Shohei Ohtani’s quest to be a two-way player appears finished for the rest of the truncated 2020 MLB season. Los Angeles Angels manager Joe...
