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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by teammates, including compatriot Shohei Ohtani (R), after pitching a scoreless seventh inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 24, 2025. The 23-year-old right-hander, returning after spending four months on the injured list, made his first appearance as a reliever in the Major Leagues, delivering a scoreless and hitless inning.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Roki Sasaki (11) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by teammates, including compatriot Shohei Ohtani, after pitching a scoreless seventh inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 24, 2025. The 23-year-old right-hander, returning after spending four months on the injured list, made his first appearance as a reliever in the Major Leagues, delivering a scoreless and hitless inning.

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point.

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds.

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan forward Kisho Yano (2nd from R) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the winner during injury time of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament.

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Austria's Kofler wins Four Hills title

BIHCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - Andreas Kofler of Austria is lifted by his teammates after winning the Four Hills ski jumping tournament title in Bischofshofen, Austria, on Jan. 6, 2010. On the left is Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, who won the last stage of the tournament.

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Kashiwabara powers Toyo on 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2010, leading Toyo University to the first-leg title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second year in a row. Kashiwabara stormed back from seventh place in the fifth and final leg as he and his four teammates completed the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otematchi district to the spa resort of Hakone in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 02 seconds.

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Ichiro runs hit streak to 24 games

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrates with his teammates after hitting a homer in the 6th inning in a match against the Los Angeles Angels on May 31 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Although he extended his hitting streak to 24 games with four hits including the homer in the game, his team was unable to hold in the 9-8 loss to the Angels.

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour final

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (C) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars.

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour final

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (3rd from L in front) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars.

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito is tossed up by teammates after working six innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title in a 9-5 win over Keio University at Jingu Stadium on June 3. Saito, who became a national idol last summer when he led Waseda Jitsugyo to the national high school championship title, held Keio scoreless through five innings before giving up four runs in the sixth.

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Fighters win Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is tossed into the air by his teammates after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers.

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High school fastballer Tanaka picked by Rakuten

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Komadai Tomakomai right-hander Masahiro Tanaka gets congratulations from his former teammates after the Rakuten Eagles acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with him in the amateur high school baseball draft in Tokyo on Sept. 25. The Pacific League club won the four-party lottery for Tanaka, who helped Komadai Tomakomai finish runner-up at the national high school baseball championship in August.

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Suzuki gets 2 hits to help Mariners end losing skid

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Kenji Jojima (L) join teammates to celebrate after the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings to snap their four-game losing skid at Safeco Field on April 24. Ichiro extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-5 performance and an RBI. (MLB)

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H. Matsui helps lift Yankees over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui gets congratulations from his teammates after breaking a 10-all tie with an RBI single to right in the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Metro Dome on Aug. 19. The Yankees rallied with four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Twins 13-10. (MLB)

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Boy accused of killing mother goes to family court

OKAYAMA, Japan - A van carrying a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing his mother and beating four baseball teammates with a bat in June heads for the Okayama Family Court on Aug. 7. The court will detain the boy for up to four weeks to examine his family circumstances and check his physical and mental condition. It will then decide whether to send him to a reformatory or send his case back to the prosecutors. The boy was arrested July 6 after spending 16 days on the run after allegedly bludgeoning the four boys with a bat and beating his 42-year-old mother to death at home.

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(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-HOCKEY-FIH PRO LEAGUE-CHINA-ENGLAND

(220522) -- LONDON, May 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhong Jiaqi (NO.31) celebrates with teammates after scoring in shootout during FIH Pro League match between China and England in London, Britain, May 21, 2022 . Chinese women's hockey team beat world number four England 4-3 in shootout here on Saturday, claiming their first victory at this season's FIH Pro League. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dechen Ngodrup and his teammates return safely to the Mount Qomolangma base camp on May 5, 2022. On Wednesday, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route were all buried by snow. Without the rop

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Manchester City Footballer Benjamin Mendy Charged With Rape

File photo dated September 3, 2018 of Benjamin Mendy arrives among teammates at the French national football team training centre in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, south of Paris, France. The 27-year-old defender has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, Cheshire Police said. The charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August this year. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

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High school fastballer Tanaka picked by Rakuten

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Komadai Tomakomai right-hander Masahiro Tanaka gets congratulations from his former teammates after the Rakuten Eagles acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with him in the amateur high school baseball draft in Tokyo on Sept. 25. The Pacific League club won the four-party lottery for Tanaka, who helped Komadai Tomakomai finish runner-up at the national high school baseball championship in August. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Fighters win Japan Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is tossed into the air by his teammates after the team won the Japan Series over the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 26. The Pacific League champion won four straight games after dropping the opener of the best-of-seven series on its way to claiming its first Japan Series title since 1962 when the team was known as the Toei Flyers. (Kyodo)

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Saito helps Waseda Univ. to Tokyo Big Six title

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito is tossed up by teammates after working six innings to lead Waseda University to its second consecutive Tokyo Big Six League title in a 9-5 win over Keio University at Jingu Stadium on June 3. Saito, who became a national idol last summer when he led Waseda Jitsugyo to the national high school championship title, held Keio scoreless through five innings before giving up four runs in the sixth. (Kyodo)

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Japan roll Swiss to win Euro tourney

KLAGENFURT, Austria - Japan forward Kisho Yano (2nd from R) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the winner during injury time of an international friendly against Switzerland at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, on Sept. 11. Japan beat Switzerland 4-3 to win a four-nation friendly tournament. (Kyodo)

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour fin

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (3rd from L in front) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars. (Kyodo)

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour fin

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (C) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars. (Kyodo)

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Matsui, Jeter to join charity event for Tohoku

Former New York Yankees teammates Hideki Matsui (R) and Derek Jeter attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015, before they join a charity event on March 21 to support those who were affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that damaged northeastern Japan four years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsui, Jeter to join charity event for Tohoku

Former New York Yankees teammates Hideki Matsui (R) and Derek Jeter attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015, before they join a charity event on March 21 to support those who were affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that damaged northeastern Japan four years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Injured Honda out of Bulgaria game, doubtful for 2nd match

Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda trains separately from teammates at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on June 1, 2016. The AC Milan man will miss Japan's opening match of the four-team Kirin Cup on June 3 against Bulgaria with a left-knee injury and could also be out for the second match on June 7 against Denmark or Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Injured Honda out of Bulgaria game, doubtful for 2nd match

Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda trains separately from teammates at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on June 1, 2016. The AC Milan man will miss Japan's opening match of the four-team Kirin Cup on June 3 against Bulgaria with a left-knee injury and could also be out for the second match on June 7 against Denmark or Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro gets 4 hits as Marlins edge Rays

Ichiro Suzuki high-fives teammates in the dugout after scoring in the first inning of the Miami Marlins' 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Marlins Park on May 23, 2016. Suzuki had his second four-hit game in three days, leaving him 40 hits shy of reaching 3,000 hits in his major league career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsui, Jeter to join charity event for Tohoku

Former New York Yankees teammates Hideki Matsui (R) and Derek Jeter attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015, before they join a charity event on March 21 to support those who were affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that damaged northeastern Japan four years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsui, Jeter to join charity event for Tohoku

Former New York Yankees teammates Hideki Matsui (R) and Derek Jeter attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2015, before they join a charity event on March 21 to support those who were affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that damaged northeastern Japan four years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H. Matsui helps lift Yankees over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui gets congratulations from his teammates after breaking a 10-all tie with an RBI single to right in the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Metro Dome on Aug. 19. The Yankees rallied with four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Twins 13-10. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Ichiro runs hit streak to 24 games

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrates with his teammates after hitting a homer in the 6th inning in a match against the Los Angeles Angels on May 31 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Although he extended his hitting streak to 24 games with four hits including the homer in the game, his team was unable to hold in the 9-8 loss to the Angels. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki gets 2 hits to help Mariners end losing skid

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Kenji Jojima (L) join teammates to celebrate after the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings to snap their four-game losing skid at Safeco Field on April 24. Ichiro extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-5 performance and an RBI. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Austria's Kofler wins Four Hills title

BIHCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - Andreas Kofler of Austria is lifted by his teammates after winning the Four Hills ski jumping tournament title in Bischofshofen, Austria, on Jan. 6, 2010. On the left is Austria's Thomas Morgenstern, who won the last stage of the tournament. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. wins Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Toyo University's Ryuji Kashiwabara is tossed into the air by teammates in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2012, after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Toyo won the annual race -- a two-day, 217.9-kilometer round trip between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture -- for the third time in four years with a record time of 10 hours, 51 minutes, 36 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara cuts the tape in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after pacing his team to a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes after the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - (From L to R) Toshiyuki Sakai, Toyo University's ekiden team coach, and team members Hiroyuki Uno, Keita Shitara, Kenji Yamamoto and Ryuji Kashiwabara celebrate in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, after winning the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Anchor Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Univ. leads after 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Toyo University anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara approaches the finishing line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2012, the first day of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden relay race. Kashiwabara and his four teammates covered the 108-kilometer course from Tokyo's Otemachi district to the spa resort of Hakone in a record 5 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds, to take a commanding lead of more than 5 minutes at the halfway point. (Kyodo)

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Gymnastics: Four-nation meet in Tokyo

Kohei Uchimura (R) of Japan and teammates attend the opening ceremony of a four-nation gymnastics meet in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2020, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Reds v Tigers

Cincinnati Reds rookie Shogo Akiyama (C) and teammates kneel in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the club's 2020 season opener against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Major league baseball opened the previous day about four months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baseball: Reds v Tigers

Cincinnati Reds rookie Shogo Akiyama (L) is congratulated by teammates after hitting an RBI single in his first major league at-bat in the sixth inning of the club's 2020 season opener against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Major league baseball opened the previous day about four months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Football: J-League top flight resumes after virus delay

Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura (top, C) and his teammates clap their hands to express appreciation for medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of a J-League first division game behind closed doors against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 4, 2020. The J1 resumed the same day after a roughly four-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baseball: Astros beat Athletics 12-9

Jake Marisnick (L) of the Houston Astros celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run homer during the second inning in a 12-9 win over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in California on June 22, 2017. The Astros extended their winning streak to four games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Laird ties NPB homer record

Nippon Ham Fighters' Brandon Laird is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning against the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on May 13, 2017, becoming the 20th player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Laird ties NPB homer record

Nippon Ham Fighters' Brandon Laird is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning against the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on May 13, 2017, becoming the 20th player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish gets no-decision in Rangers' opening loss

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is greeted by teammates in the dugout after being pulled in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians in their season-opening game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on April 3, 2017. Darvish took a no-decision after allowing four runs in 6-1/3 innings as the Indians rallied to win 8-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo