Новости за 18.12.2023

Japan's dominance of the street skateboarding world championships in Tokyo has highlighted the fierce competition to represent the country at next summer's Paris Olympics.

Tiger Woods believes he can still win on the PGA Tour and was full of appreciation after he and son Charlie carded a final round 61 at the PNC Championship in Orlando on Sunday.

Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button says his old teammate Lewis Hamilton needs "the right car" to return to the front of the grid next season with Red Bull favorites again to clean up in 2024.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has hosted Yoshinobu Yamamoto for dinner at his home as part of the team's aggressive pursuit of the star Japanese pitcher, U.S. media reported Sunday.

Sumo stablemaster Shikoroyama, who boasted an outstanding popularity as sekiwake Terao during his time as a professional sumo wrestler, has died at age 60.

FIFA's revamped Club World Cup planned for 2025 and set to feature 32 teams will be played from June 15 to July 13, while a new Intercontinental Cup will be played annually from next year, Gianni Infantino, the head of world soccer's governing body, said on Sunday.

Japan forward Takuma Asano scored his fifth league goal of the season Saturday as Bochum eased past fellow strugglers Union Berlin 3-0 at home in the German Bundesliga.

Japan's Ayumu Hirano won the men's gold medal at a snowboarding World Cup halfpipe event Saturday, topping the podium in the series for the first time in two seasons.

Major League Baseball announced Saturday that Japanese star Shohei Ohtani has been chosen as the winner of this year's Hank Aaron Award for the American League.

Brave Lupus Tokyo held off Tokyo Sungoliath 26-19 Sunday to begin the new Japan Rugby League One season with two bonus-point wins in Division 1.

Ichiro Suzuki has continued his offseason ritual of coaching high school students, wrapping up a two-day session with Okinawa Prefecture's Miyako High School baseball club on Sunday.