Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova outplayed the world No. 2 and earned a big upset victory.
The four-time Grand Slam singles champion built a 5-0 lead in the first set and maintained a consistent level of play throughout the first-round match.
Plus, who’s going to light the Olympic cauldron to officially usher in the Tokyo Games? And, Brisbane is awarded the 2032 Summer Games.
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...
Stakeholders and opponents clash in a war of words over the decision to press ahead with this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Manager Toru Oniki's club has played 12 games this season, winning 10 times and earning two draws.
How much longer will Hakuho and Kakuryu hold off on retirement as injuries take their toll?
Well-known athletes Hidetoshi Nakata, Kei Nishikori, Keijuro Matsui and Hiromi Matsunaga and visionary coach Mototaka Kohama provide vivid examples of this strong motivational force.
Hitomi Niiya's triumph in the 2020 Houston Half Marathon kicked off a successful year that culminated with a national record in the women's 10,000 meters.
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team is joined by Sports Journalist Ed Odeven for a discussion on the status of Japanese teams, athletes and...
Rafael Nadal's latest Parisian conquest wasn't surprising. Nor should it be. The Spaniard, who brings new meaning to the phrase "clay-court specialist," controlled the...
