England and Sri Lanka both took a step towards reaching the ninth-place playoff after coming out on top in their respective Plate League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup in South Africa today.
Japan and South Korea won two gold medals each on the opening day of the International Judo Federation Tel Aviv Grand Prix.
A series of events have been held in Japan to familiarise potential fans with karate, as the sport prepares to make its Olympic bow this summer.
Defending champions India have qualified for the Super League quarter-finals at the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup, after a stunning 10-wicket win over Japan in Bloemfontein today.
Japan remain the leading nation in men's and women's baseball following the release of the latest world rankings.
Norway edged out Japan in an extra end to clinch the mixed team curling gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Champéry.
The United States' women's team and Japanese men's side top the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) softball world rankings after the 2019 season.
Japan and the Netherlands continued their formidable start to the speed skating events at Lausanne 2020 by claiming their second gold medals at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in St Moritz.
Japan has named a record 72-strong team for this month's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne which will include 43 women.
Quarrycrest Echo, with whom Piggy French helped Great Britain to the eventing team gold medal at last year's World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Tryon, has been sold to Japan.
The six remaining spots at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships have been claimed, after the conclusion of medal games at the World Junior-B Curling Championships in Lohja.
Croatia, Montenegro, Japan and the United States all registered wins today, completing the quarter-final line-up at the International Swimming Federation World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Kuwait City.
The members of Japan's FIFA Women’s World Cup-winning squad from 2011 will open the domestic leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay, the Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee announced today.
Defending champions China and Japan are through to the respective men’s and women’s finals at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships in Chiba.
Japan progressed to the men's semi-final of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships in Chiba, despite a heavy loss to Iran.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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