Yamada gets winning hit in Olympic softball

Yamada gets winning hit in Olympic softball

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Miyo Yamada punches a single between third and short to drive in a run as Japan edged Australia 1-0 in eight innings in the Olympic softball tournament at the Sydney Games on Sept. 20.

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Japan's Tamao Ozawa celebrates after winning a decision over her compatriot and defending champion Miyo Yoshida to claim her maiden WBO women's super flyweight title at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on May 30, 2022.

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Japan's Tamao Ozawa celebrates after winning a decision over her compatriot and defending champion Miyo Yoshida to claim her maiden WBO women's super flyweight title at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on May 30, 2022.

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Japan's Tamao Ozawa (L) punches her compatriot and defending champion Miyo Yoshida during the third round of the WBO women's super flyweight title bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on May 30, 2022.

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Boxing: WBO super flyweight title

Japan's Tamao Ozawa (R) punches her compatriot and defending champion Miyo Yoshida during the first round of the WBO women's super flyweight title bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on May 30, 2022.

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather in Japan

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather in Japan

Five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather (2nd from L) poses for a photo in Tokyo on June 13, 2019, with WBA light flyweight super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (L), three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (2nd from R) and Miyo Yoshida, who will face WBO women's super flyweight champion Casey Morton of the United States on June 19 in Chiba, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yamada gets winning hit in Olympic softball

Yamada gets winning hit in Olympic softball

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Miyo Yamada punches a single between third and short to drive in a run as Japan edged Australia 1-0 in eight innings in the Olympic softball tournament at the Sydney Games on Sept. 20.

Japan secures Olympic berth with

Japan secures Olympic berth with

Japan earns a berth in the Sydney Olympics with a 2-0 victory over Italy at the women's world softball championship in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 29. The photo shows Noriko Yamaji hitting a clutch single up the middle with two out scoring Miyo Yamada from second. ==Kyodo