Rugby: World Cup host city hoping for the best, prepared for the worst
Japan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis and organizers of next month’s rugby World Cup hope...
MLB roundup: Dodgers break NL homer record
Joc Pederson hit two more home runs Wednesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers set a National League record for homers in a season during a...
MLB roundup: Cano returns, guides Mets to win
Robinson Cano returned to the lineup with three hits, including a home run, and the visiting New York Mets rebounded from their epic loss on...
India wants British government intervention to restore shooting in Birmingham
India continues its relentless bid to get shooting back in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with the country’s sports minister Kiren Rijiju seeking intervention...
Nadal into semis after big fight from Schwartzman
Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals but gave Rafa Nadal a big fight and...
Tokyo to test snow machines for sweltering 2020 summer Olympics
In a bid to keep visitors cool in blistering temperatures expected during next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, organizers may deploy machines to sprinkle...
Pasta-loving Berrettini hungry for U.S. Open success
There has been no shortage of talk at the U.S. Open about where the challenge to the domination of the Big Three of Novak Djokovic,...
Russia’s Yandex signs multi-year agreement to stream NHL games
Russian internet firm Yandex and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached a multi-year agreement for the streaming of all NHL games in Russia, they...
Serena ready for Svitolina challenge; Bencic eyes final berth
Serena Williams has a record-tying 24th career Grand Slam title in reach but will face perhaps her toughest test so far at this year’s U.S....
Andreescu battles back to see off Mertens in New York
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu came from behind to overpower Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-3 and reach her first Grand Slam semi-final at the U.S. Open...