MONACO (Reuters) – World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic crowned a winning return to the courts after surgery with the Laureus sportsman of the year award on Monday, while American gymnast […]
Rugby: All Blacks enforcer Liam Squire off to Japan after 2019 Rugby World Cup

All Blacks loose forward Liam Squire has confirmed he will depart New Zealand after the 2019 Rugby World Cup, having signed a two-year deal with Japanese club NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes. “It […]
Kei Nishikori rises to 6th in world rankings

Japan’s Kei Nishikori rose one spot in the world rankings released Monday by the ATP, moving up from seventh to sixth. On Saturday, Nishikori lost his semifinal at Rotterdam’s ABN AMRO World […]
Tennis: Nishikori rises to 6th in world rankings

Japan’s Kei Nishiori is pictured in action in his second-round match against Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the […]
Super Rugby: Why Australia’s shunned Wallabies trio have Brad Thorn to thank, Quade Cooper, Karmichael Hunt, James Slipper
He won’t be the one to benefit but former Wallaby Greg Martin believes Queensland coach Brad Thorn is the man that banished trio Quade Cooper, James Slipper and Karmichael Hunt should be […]
Tennis: Japan drawn with France, Serbia in November’s Davis Cup finals

GENEVA (Kyodo) — Japan was drawn Thursday against top-seeded France and Serbia in Pool A for November’s Davis Cup finals. The International Tennis Federation’s new format for the competition divides […]
Kei Nishikori advances to semifinals in Rotterdam

World No. 7 Kei Nishikori advanced to the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Friday following a straight-sets victory over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. The top seed from Japan beat […]
SOCCER/ Iniesta teams up with old teammate Villa in Japan:The Asahi Shimbun

Andres Iniesta’s old teammate from his days at Barcelona is now his new teammate at Vissel Kobe. Iniesta said Thursday that the addition of David Villa will give the Japanese team a […]
Tennis: Spain handed tough draw in new Davis Cup Finals
(Reuters) – Hosts Spain were handed a difficult draw as they were placed in what looks like by far the toughest group for this year’s inaugural Davis Cup Finals at a ceremony […]
MLB Announces MGM Resorts As Title Sponsor For Japan Series Between A’s And Mariners

MGM Resorts is the title sponsor for the 2019 Opening Series between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s in Japan.MLB/MGM International When Major League Baseball returns to Japan for their first games […]
Soccer: Bremen will not release Japan’s Osako for Copa America
Soccer Football – AFC Asian Cup – Final – Japan v Qatar – Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – February 1, 2019 Japan’s Yuya Osako looks dejected after […]
23 Players Named to 2019 SheBelieves Cup Roster
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named the 23-player roster for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, which features the top-ranked USA, No. 4 England, No. 8 Japan and No. 10 […]
Business as usual for Renault F1 after Ghosn exit
ENSTONE, England (Reuters) – The departure of scandal-hit Renault chairman and chief executive Carlos Ghosn changes nothing for the French carmaker’s involvement in Formula One, team president Jerome Stoll said on Tuesday. […]
Motor racing: Business as usual for Renault F1 after Ghosn exit
ENSTONE, England (Reuters) – The departure of scandal-hit Renault chairman and chief executive Carlos Ghosn changes nothing for the French carmaker’s involvement in Formula One, team president Jerome Stoll said on Tuesday. […]
The Billionaire Buying Up U.K. Retail Can’t Sell His Soccer Club

Another season and another sale withers on the vine for one of the last big clubs up for grabs in the world’s richest soccer league. But the difficulty in closing a deal […]