
Japan baseball boss apologizes for ball switch
The Japanese baseball commissioner apologized on Friday for the confusion caused by introducing a new, livelier ball this season without notifying ...

Japan 1st team to qualify for 2014 World Cup
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 Tuesday night on Keisuke Honda's penalty kick in the first minute ...
Wagner, Gold help US win World Team Trophy
Ashley Wagner and Gracie Gold finished on the podium in the free skate on Saturday to help the United States win the figure skating World Team Trophy.

Japan beats Netherlands 10-6 at WBC
Shinnosuke Abe homered twice in an eight-run second inning, Hisayoshi Chono drove in five runs and two-time defending champion Japan beat the ...

Netherlands beats Cuba 7-6, reaches WBC semis
Kalian Sams' ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Andruw Jones with the winning run, capping a comeback from a two-run, eighth-inning deficit and lifting ...

Japan routs Netherlands 16-4, reaches WBC semis
Two-time defending champion Japan hit a record-tying six home runs, scoring in all seven innings Sunday to rout the Netherlands 16-4 and reach the ...

Cuba routs Taiwan 14-0 at World Baseball Classic
Yasmany Tomas hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping Cuba rout Taiwan 14-0 Saturday in the second round of the World Baseball Classic.

Cuba crushes China 12-0 at World Baseball Classic
Jose Abreu hit a grand slam to help Cuba clobber China 12-0 Monday and ensure that it would advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan beats China 5-2 to improve to 2-0 at WBC
Two-time defending champion Japan beat China 5-2 on Sunday to improve to 2-0 in Group A of the World Baseball Classic. With Japan up 2-0 in the bottom ...

Japan defeats Brazil 5-3 in World Baseball Classic
Two-time defending champion Japan rallied to beat Brazil 5-3 on Saturday in its opening game of the World Baseball Classic. Japan trailed 3-2 before ...

Japan set to defend WBC title with young team
Japan will look to replace the likes of Ichiro Suzuki and Yu Darvish with a new generation of young talent as it bids to capture a third straight ...

Japan's Mao Asada wins Four Continents skating
Two-time world champion Mao Asada won figure skating's Four Continents on Sunday, leading a Japanese sweep. After reintroducing her trademark triple ...

Asada leads after short program at Four Continents
Two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan re-introduced her trademark triple axel to take a comfortable lead over compatriots Akiko Suzuki and Kanako ...