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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Isenoumi (R) and Musashigawa, both directors of the Japan Sumo Association, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 about the JSA's decision to suspend yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia from the next two grand sumo tournaments as punishment for playing in a soccer charity event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional tour citing injuries.

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months.

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago Stable elder Takasago looks nervous as he waits for a decision to be taken by the Japan Sumo Association on yokouzna Asashoryu on Aug. 1. The JSA decided later to suspend the Mongolian grand champion from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries.

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Kei Nishikori, who this year became the first Japanese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final, speaks at a news conference in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori said one of his goals for 2015 will be to reach the semis in all four Grand Slam tourneys.

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Takekaze proves oldest wrestler to get "sekiwake" rank

TOKYO, Japan - Takekaze, the oldest sumo wrestler to reach the third-highest rank of "sekiwake" since World War II at 35 years and two months, points to his name in the rankings for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. He needed a record 68 tourneys to make sekiwake since entering the "makuuchi" upper division.

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Yokozuna Takanohana meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L), along with his stable master Futagoyama, speaks to reporters at his stable in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on April 24 after the Japan Sumo Association released a list of sumo wrestlers ranking for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Takanohana, who has missed the last five tourneys due to injuries in his right knee, refrained from saying whether he will join the summer tournament.

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago Stable elder Takasago looks nervous as he waits for a decision to be taken by the Japan Sumo Association on yokouzna Asashoryu on Aug. 1. The JSA decided later to suspend the Mongolian grand champion from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Isenoumi (R) and Musashigawa, both directors of the Japan Sumo Association, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1 about the JSA's decision to suspend yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia from the next two grand sumo tournaments as punishment for playing in a soccer charity event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional tour citing injuries. (Kyodo)

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Kei Nishikori, who this year became the first Japanese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final, speaks at a news conference in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori said one of his goals for 2015 will be to reach the semis in all four Grand Slam tourneys. (Kyodo)

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Takekaze proves oldest wrestler to get "sekiwake" rank

TOKYO, Japan - Takekaze, the oldest sumo wrestler to reach the third-highest rank of "sekiwake" since World War II at 35 years and two months, points to his name in the rankings for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. He needed a record 68 tourneys to make sekiwake since entering the "makuuchi" upper division. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Matsuyama keeps winning roll going with 3rd in 4 tourneys

Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the gallery after winning the Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament at Taiheiyo Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2016. Matsuyama rewrote the tournament record for the lowest 72-hole stroke total by one with a 23-under-par 265, leading all four days en route to victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama keeps winning roll going with 3rd in 4 tourneys

Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the gallery after carding a birdie on the 13th hole at Taiheiyo Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2016, the final day of the Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament. Matsuyama rewrote the tournament record for the lowest 72-hole stroke total by one with a 23-under-par 265, leading all four days en route to victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Matsuyama keeps winning roll going with 3rd in 4 tourneys

Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the 17th hole at Taiheiyo Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2016, the final day of the Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament. Matsuyama rewrote the tournament record for the lowest 72-hole stroke total by one with a 23-under-par 265, leading all four days en route to victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo