Scary moment at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan recently, as a Ferrari careened out of control and took out a good chunk of the wall and safety barrier. This wreck happened during the second Challenge race of the Ferrari Racing Days at Suzuka. Driver Shig…
India Open Super Series: Lost focus after wrong line-call, says Saina after loss
The World No.2 lost her women’s singles second round match against Yui Hashimoto of Japan 21-13, 12-21, 20-22 Thursday.
Spain Beats Japan 3-0 in Fed Cup Group Play
Carla Suarez beat Ayumi Morita 6-3, 7-5 to give Spain an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Japan in their Fed Cup World Group playoff on Sunday.
Spain Leads Japan 2-0 in Fed Cup Playoffs
Carla Suarez and Silvia Soler-Espinosa won singles matches on Saturday to give Spain a 2-0 lead over Japan in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.
Judo: Japan Confronts Hazards of Judo
There are hundreds of documented cases of children in Japan who have suffered catastrophic injuries doing judo under school supervision. Over the past 30 years, 118 have died.
Japan Coach Gets Uruguay Wish
Asian champions Japan will host Copa America winners Uruguay in an August friendly after coach Alberto Zaccheroni pleaded to the JFA for tougher competition.
Bill Cartwright, Now Coaching in Japan, Speaks the Language of Winning
The former N.B.A. star was hired as the coach of Osaka Evessa of Japan’s professional basketball league in January.![]()
Duhamel, Radford help Canada win silver at World Team Trophy
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating event in Tokyo, Japan.
Patrick Chan tops in men’s short at World Team Trophy
Reigning world champion Patrick Chan fell on his opening quad, but skated well enough to take the men’s short program at World Team Trophy event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday.
Two WBC titles change hands in Tokyo
Challenger Takashi Miura of Japan stopped Mexico’s Gamaliel Diaz in the ninth round on Monday to claim the WBC super featherweight title, while Japan’s Akira Yaegashi won the WBC flyweight title, beating compatriot Toshiyuki Igarashi.
Kameda retains WBA bantamweight crown
Koki Kameda of Japan defended his WBA bantamweight title on Sunday with a split decision over Thailand’s Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym.
Canadian men’s soccer team drops hard-fought friendly
Substitute Mike Havenaar scored in the 74th minute to give Japan a 2-1 victory over Canada in an international soccer friendly Friday.
Canada ready for Japan in men’s soccer friendly
Canada continues its climb out of a soccer sinkhole on Friday as it takes on Japan in a friendly in Doha, Qatar.
Uchiyama to defend title against Parra in Tokyo
It will be Japan versus Venezuela on May 6 in Tokyo with a pair of world title bouts that were announced on Wednesday.
World Baseball Classic: Rounds 1 & 2
A bench-clearing brawl. Stunning upsets. A six-home run performance by two-time defending champion Japan. The World Baseball Classic has been anything but dull. Check out some of the action and emotion in this photo gallery.
Japan on to semis, Dominican Republic wins Group C: World Baseball Classic
Two-time defending champion Japan hit a record-tying six home runs, scoring in all seven innings Sunday in Tokyo to rout the Netherlands 16-4 and reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
Japan 16, the Netherlands 4: World Baseball Classic — Japan Routs the Netherlands to Advance
The defending champion pounded out 17 hits, including six home runs, scored in every inning and advanced to the semifinals after the mercy rule was invoked.




