SoftBank Hawks' Shuta Ishikawa throws no-hitter
Shuta Ishikawa of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks threw his first career no-hitter Friday in an 8-0 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.
Shuta Ishikawa of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks threw his first career no-hitter Friday in an 8-0 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.
Liverpool have signed Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo from VfB Stuttgart on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Friday.
The Japan Rugby Football Union announced Friday that forwards Warner Dearns, Uwe Helu, Pieter "Lappies" Labuschagne and Amanaki Saumaki had been added to the Japan squad for this year's Rugby World Cup in France, while at the same time saying that lock James Moore had dropped out of the squad.
Outfielder Masataka Yoshida had his first multi-hit contest in nine games, but the Boston Red Sox fell 10-7 to the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
A Women's World Cup that has broken records on and off the pitch will reach a suitable climax when England or Spain is crowned champion for the first time on Sunday.
England captain Owen Farrell's involvement in the upcoming Rugby World Cup was thrown into doubt on Thursday when World Rugby announced it would appeal the decision to overturn his red card from a recent match against Wales.
Tomoya Mori drove in two runs and Hiroya Miyagi worked out of trouble to win a pitchers' duel as the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes scraped past the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2-1 on Thursday.
Heavyweight France had its hands full early before pulling away for an 88-70 win over Japan in a warmup on Thursday ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.