Newbury Park High graduate Tara McKeown completed her two-year evolution from goalscorer to USWNT defender last Saturday at ...

Ryo Nagata's story is one of cultural blending and talent development. Born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, to a Japanese mother and a German father, he spent part of his early years in Japan before ...

In an ambitious move towards solidifying its national football team, Japan is eyeing hybrid goalkeeper Rei Nagata for naturalization. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, Coach Hajime Moriyasu has ...

A special exhibit is being held at the FIFA Museum in Zurich to mark 44 years since the smash-hit Japanese football manga ...

The legendary Japanese player, still going strong and playing at age 58, marvels at how far football has come in his country.

The Japanese Grand Prix serves as a weekend to forget for Carlos Sainz as his search continues for a performance breakthrough ...

TOKYO — Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats. In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball Classic to date, the Dodgers ...

Can getting one's hair styled lead to improved athletic performance? A sports psychologist in Japan suggested that the act ...

Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized ...

Shohei Ohtani, center, gestures to teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, left, as Roki Sasaki looks on during a press conference. All three have joined the Dodgers since the 2023 season ended. (Robert ...

Liverpool have confirmed that they will play friendly matches in Hong Kong and Japan during a pre-season tour of Asia this ...

About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They came up through Nippon Professional Baseball and ...