When Saya Sakakibara saw her brother nearly die in a BMX crash, fear took hold. It nearly broke the star siblings' Olympic ...

TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the ...

Daiki Hashimoto is back on top in men's gymnastics. The Japanese superstar bounced back from a disappointing sixth-place ...

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan topped men's all-around qualifying at the world gymnastics championships. Hashimoto, who won gold in the all-around at the 2020 Olympics and ...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was on hand as the league opened its 109th season with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Among other topics, ...

Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayama died at a ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday charge-sheeted eight more accused persons in the 2020 transnational narco-terror network case involving smuggling ...

Peres Jepchirchir said on Wednesday she was relishing her imminent return to Japan for the first time since storming to Olympic marathon gold at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021. Jepchirchir has ...

(Reuters) -Japan's Risako Kinjo said her wrestling career had given her a sense of fulfilment after the double Olympic gold medallist announced her retirement at the age of 30 on Sunday. Four-times ...

Objectives To describe the characteristics of COVID-19 among elite Japanese athletes and their return-to-play (RTP) ...