Machida Zelvia are only eight games into their debut J1 season, but Go Kuroda’s men certainly haven’t been standing on ceremony since they arrived in the J. League’s top flight.
Two-time world champion Kento Momota said Thursday he is retiring from international badminton at age 29, admitting he had never been the same since a serious car crash four years ago.
Naomi Osaka refused to blame a lengthy trip from Japan to France after losing in straight sets to Martina Trevisan in the first round of the WTA event Rouen on Wednesday.
Japanese Olympians stepping up to the podium in Paris will have more than a medal to be proud of this summer. They'll also be able to take pride in the carbon footprint of their eco-friendly team uniforms.
Eintracht Frankfurt's former Japan defender 40-year-old Makoto Hasebe will hang up his boots and join the backroom staff at the end of the season, the German club said on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal said the upcoming French Open will be the moment to "give everything and die" on the court after his comeback from injury in Barcelona was curtailed by Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith all but confirmed the worst-kept secret in hockey on Wednesday: He is set to purchase the Arizona Coyotes and move them to Salt Lake City.
Real Madrid exacted revenge on Manchester City to reach the Champions League semifinals 4-3 on penalties after withstanding a barrage at the Etihad on Wednesday.
LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will spearhead a star-studded United States Olympic basketball squad chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer's Paris Games, officials announced Wednesday.
South Korea's Ulsan claimed a slender lead in its Asian Champions League semifinal with a 1-0 win over Harry Kewell's Yokohama F. Marinos in Wednesday's first leg.
Ryoma Shimoseki jumped at the opportunity to play football in the U.K. at no cost. It felt too good to be true — so much so that his mother worried he was being scammed.
Paris Saint-Germain's emphatic victory over Barcelona on Tuesday keeps alive the French club's dream of ending the Kylian Mbappe era by lifting the Champions League trophy at Wembley in June.
After a grueling hour, there was little to separate the four runners as the finish line approached. But then, one extended his hand toward another and gestured, as if waving him forward. Seconds later, another runner did the same.
The Caitlin Clark experience delivered another television milestone as ESPN's coverage of the WNBA draft on Monday night averaged a record 2.45 million viewers.
LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among the NBA stars set for the Paris Olympics, with U.S. selectors settled on a 12-man roster rounded out on Tuesday with Kawhi Leonard, ESPN reported.
Two years ago, the Shanghai International Circuit hosted a COVID-19 hospital, but this weekend it will stage Formula One once more as the sport returns to China for the first time since the pandemic.
In front of the Eiffel Tower, stands are emerging from a tangle of scaffolding, while at the historic Place de la Concorde, forklift trucks buzz around carrying building materials.
Andy Murray will not undergo surgery on the ankle he injured at the Miami Open last month, but no timeline has been given for his return, the BBC reported on Monday.
Iowa sharpshooter Caitlin Clark ascended to the professional ranks on Monday, going first overall to the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft after a record-breaking collegiate career.
Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia on Tuesday for a torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to French Polynesia.
Mikel Arteta urged his wounded Arsenal stars to show character and leadership after their Premier League title challenge suffered a blow in a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler dominated a back-nine shootout to capture his second Masters title with a four-stroke victory at Augusta National on Sunday.
In the clubhouse after the Los Angeles Dodgers won their season opener in Seoul, South Korea, last month, Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, made a stunning admission to the team: He was a gambling addict, and Ohtani had…
Naomi Osaka didn't need to play after teammate Nao Hibino sent Japan to its first Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday with an unassailable 3-0 qualifying lead over Kazakhstan.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani slugged his 175th career home run in Major League Baseball on Friday, matching the record for a Japanese player in the major leagues held by Hideki Matsui.
Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and apologized through a lawyer after appearing in court on a bank fraud charge accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover…