No. 7 maegashira Takayasu and No. 15 Atamifuji won to secure winning records after nine days of action at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, with No. 16 Tsurugisho in pursuit with two defeats as they seek their maiden Emperor's Cup.
Shintaro Fujinami threw a scoreless two-thirds of an inning as the Baltimore Orioles walked off the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday.
Japan attacker Takefusa Kubo put in a stellar performance against his former club Real Madrid, but Real Sociedad suffered a 2-1 defeat, and its first loss of the new Spanish La Liga season, on Sunday.
Fiji kept its Rugby World Cup quarterfinal hopes alive with a thrilling and deserved 22-15 win over Australia, its first win over the Wallabies in 69 years, in Saint Etienne on Sunday.
Max Verstappen's record run of 10 straight wins ended in Singapore on Sunday, but the Formula One leader had no doubt his Red Bull would be back up to speed in Japan next weekend — and his rivals agreed.
Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, is looking forward to seeing Tokyo's National Stadium packed with fans for the 2025 World Championships, but says the sport will feel the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2028.
Japan fell to their first loss of the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Sunday, going down 34-12 to England in Pool D in front of 30,500 at Stade de Nice.