Rakuten Eagles star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka issued an apology on Friday after the Pacific League club cut ties with reliever Tomohiro Anraku for his abusive behavior toward a number of younger players.
Newly crowned World Rugby player of the year Ardie Savea said Friday that he wanted to "try something new" and test himself after moving to Japan's big-spending league.
Japan attacker Ritsu Doan scored a goal and assisted another as Freiburg trounced Olympiacos 5-0 at home to progress from the Europa League group stage.
Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda on Thursday vowed to pay back his new club after signing a two-year contract out of free agency.
Japan conceded a late winner to suffer a 4-3 defeat away to Brazil in a women's soccer international friendly on Thursday.
Just six years ago, Ohio faced the prospect of being without a Major League Soccer team, but on Saturday the Buckeye state will have two clubs going head-to-head for a place in the MLS Cup final.
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award for the third straight year Thursday, adding to his list of individual accolades earned while playing for the Los Angeles Angels in the 2023 season.
The draw for Euro 2024 takes place in the port city of Hamburg on Saturday, when France, England and the other leading contenders will learn the path to potential continental glory that awaits them next summer.
Canadian teen Summer McIntosh clocked a meet-record 3 minutes 59.42 seconds to win the 400m freestyle at the U.S. Open ahead of American distance great Katie Ledecky.
Cody Gakpo's double fired Liverpool into the Europa League last 16 as they routed LASK 4-0, while Brighton advanced to the knockout round with a 1-0 win at AEK Athens on Thursday.
The Rakuten Eagles will release pitcher Tomohiro Anraku after investigating troubling allegations of harassment against him, the Pacific League club's president, Masayuki Morii, said Thursday.