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.
Shingo Kunieda, who collected 50 Grand Slam titles, including 28 in singles competition, exits the game as the world's top-ranked men's player.
The undefeated bantamweight champion’s victory over Nonito Donaire helped propel him to the top.
After their 4-1 win over Paraguay, the Samurai Blue shifted their focus to an encounter with world No. 1 Brazil.
American Amanda Anisimova defeated Osaka for the second time this year in a Grand Slam match.
While China has pulled out as the host nation due to COVID-19, Japan is an option. “We were sounded out,” ーJFA President Kozo Tashima.
Osaka’s left Achilles tendon injury forces her to miss the French Open tuneup event.
The tennis star will skip Wimbledon and then get ready to make her competitive comeback at the upcoming Summer Games.
Hirano is poised to become Japan's fifth athlete to appear in the Winter Games and Summer Games. Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto was one of the...
Osaka's decision to pull out of one of tennis' four major tournaments is the latest chapter in a story that has generated major headlines over the...
Refusing to participate in interviews at the French Open isn’t a logical way to promote mental health advocacy. It's an important issue, but Osaka damages her...
"He continues to provide ah-ha, wow moments. He doesn't care who's defending him, he's going to do what Rui does."ーDave Johnson, longtime radio voice of the...
