The Nagano native had his hands full with Mongolian giant Ichinojo but came out on the winning side.
~~ Three newly promoted wrestlers will be in the spotlight as they seek to challenge lone yokozuna Terunofuji for the title at the Spring Grand Sumo...
Tsuyoshi Shinjo made a grand entrance at the Fighters spring camp, and since then, he’s raised a few eyebrows with his unorthodox training methods, but that’s...
Hannes Bjorninen scored 31 seconds into the third period to lift Finland past Russia.
But the silver medal is Japan's best curling result in the Olympics.
Porteous dethroned two-time Olympic champion David Wise on the penultimate day of the Beijing Games.
Brothers Akito and Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai and Ryota Yamamoto produce historic bronze for Japan.
The 2018 Olympic bronze medalist advanced to the final four on a tiebreaker after Britain, Japan and Canada finished with identical records.
Slovakia tied it late in regulation, survived a 10-minute 3-on-3 overtime, then won it in a shootout to advance to the semifinals.
Sochi gold medalist Joergen Graabak and fellow Norwegian Jens Luraas Oftebro took the lead from Watabe and held on for the top two spots.
The different suit check procedure has caused the Ski Association of Japan to consider further action, while Takanashi has moved on to preparing for the World...
In a rematch of the 2018 Winter Games semifinal, Eun Jung Kim sealed the victory with a draw in the ninth end.