Niemann tops Hoshino in Australian Open playoff
Joaquin Niemann mastered the Sydney winds to become the first Chilean winner in 119 years of the Australian Open when he beat Japan's Rikuya Hoshino in a playoff to lift the Stonehaven Cup on Sunday.
Joaquin Niemann mastered the Sydney winds to become the first Chilean winner in 119 years of the Australian Open when he beat Japan's Rikuya Hoshino in a playoff to lift the Stonehaven Cup on Sunday.
Japanese great Shinji Ono retired from soccer at the age of 44 on Sunday, ending a career that saw him become the first player from his country to win a European club trophy.
If you happened to tune in to an NBA game in November on a Tuesday or Friday night, you might have noticed that the court looked different — with every inch of wood painted, and a broad stripe running through the middle from baseline-to-baseline. The special paint jobs, as you probably figured out soon thereafter, are for the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament.
Baseball legend Sadaharu Oh threw out the ceremonial first pitch Saturday at the newly completed Taipei Dome on the eve of the venue's first international game.
Japanese freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima won the World Cup's season-opening men's moguls event Saturday in Ruka, Finland.
Japanese ski jumper Yuki Ito picked up her eighth career World Cup victory at the season-opening meet Saturday in Lillehammer, Norway.
Hosts Germany will face Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024 in Munich following the draw on Saturday, while defending champions Italy will be in the same group as Spain.
Itsuki Someno scored a dramatic late penalty Saturday to secure Tokyo Verdy's return to the J. League's top flight for the first time since 2008 with a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse in the promotion playoff final.