Factbox: Fukushima dreams: a baseball star, a father and their shattered town
Kazuo Ouchi drives down a single-lane road through sheets of rain until he reaches a gravel driveway leading to a weathered farmhouse. Yellowing lace curtains...
MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL restrict locker room access amid coronavirus concern
Four major North American professional sports leagues said on Monday they were temporarily restricting locker room access to players and “essential staff” amid the global...
Team USA postpones athlete media summit, citing coronavirus concerns
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has postponed its 2020 Team USA Media Summit, where top U.S. athletes were expected to gather in Los...
Cancelling Giro and Tour de France would be disaster: UCI’s Lappartient
Cancelling the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France would be a disaster for cycling, says UCI president David Lappartient whose sport has already been badly...
Miami Open ‘moving forward’ despite coronavirus fears
The Miami Open, which brings together the top men’s and women’s tennis players in the world, will carry on as scheduled in two weeks’ time...
Clippers sign two-time All-Star C Noah
The Los Angeles Clippers signed free-agent center Joakim Noah to a contract on Monday....
Maximum Security’s trainer among 27 charged by U.S. in global horse racing doping scheme
U.S. prosecutors said 27 trainers, veterinarians, drug distributors and others, including the trainer of Maximum Security, have been criminally charged in a wide-ranging scheme to...
U.S. charges 27 in horse racing doping scheme
U.S. prosecutors on Monday said 27 trainers, veterinarians and others have been criminally charged in a wide-ranging scheme to drug horses and cheat bettors in...
Olympics: Tokyo torch lighting ceremony ups measures to combat coronavirus – source
Organizers of this week’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia are planning tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus after already reducing...
Japan professional baseball to delay league season opening due to coronavirus outbreak – media
Japan’s professional baseball league decided to postpone the March 20 season opening due to the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese media reported on Monday, citing Nippon Professional...