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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita poses at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita makes a speech at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Family photo during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol, receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament held in Russia's Vladivostok

STORY: 3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament held in Russia's Vladivostok SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tournament STORYLINE: The 3rd Far East Cup Go Tournament was held Monday in Vladivostok, Russia, attracting players from both Russia and China. Sponsored by the Chinese Consulate General in Vladivostok and organized by the Primorye Go Association, the tournament adopts Chinese Go rules. The first two tournaments were held in Vladivostok in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)

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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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Asashoryu finally leaves home to receive treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (in file photo) left his home on Aug. 22 for the first time since he was suspended from the next two grand sumo tournaments on Aug. 1. The yokozuna, recently diagnosed with dissociative disorder, went to receive treatment from doctor Shuichiro Takagi in accommodation facilities, according to his stable elder Takasago.

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Asashoryu can't travel to Mongolia: elder Takasago

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago, the stable elder of Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, speaks to reporters at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Aug. 9 after meeting with the grand champion. Asashoryu has been suspended from two grand sumo tournaments and is suffering from a form of acute stress.

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Sumo's summer tour begins

TOMIOKA, Japan - Local people watch sumo wrestlers practicing during their summer regional tour of the nation in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3. Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu is not taking part in the tour after he was suspended from the next two grand sumo tournaments because he played in a charity soccer event in his home country, despite citing injuries that allowed him to sit out of the summer tour.

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Musashigawa speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments.

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kiyomigata (L) and stablemaster Kise head for an executive meeting of the Japan Sumo Association at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish the two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments.

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the 15th hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74.

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery after completing the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74.

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the second hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74.

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato hits out of the bunker on the sixth hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74.

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Fudo, Yoneyama share 1st-round lead at Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Midori Yoneyama watches her tee shot during the first round of the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club on Oct. 14. Yoneyama, who has won two tournaments this season, birdied two holes in each half of a bogey-free round to share the lead with Yuri Fudo at a 4-under-par 68.

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S. Korea beat Japan in Maruhan Cup

OSAKA, Japan - U.S.-based Pak Se Ri (R) shakes hands with a caddie after beating Akiko Fukushima (L) 68-71 in the annual team competition of the Maruhan Cup at Hanna Country Club in Daito, Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 8. The South Koreans took eight of the 12 single-stroke matches to end a series of Japan victories in the last two tournaments.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru wins in autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (top) flattens fellow yokuzuna Wakanohana on Sept. 26 to capture the Emperor's Cup on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musashimaru won the Emperor's Cup for the sixth time in his career and for the first time since being promoted to sumo's highest rank two tournaments ago.

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Akebono to sit out spring sumo tournament

Yokozuna Akebono meets press in Osaka on March 12 after deciding to sit out the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. The Hawaiian-born giant postponed a much anticipated return from an injury that had sidelined him the two previous tournaments. The 15-day spring tournament opens March 14 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.

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Fudo, Yoneyama share 1st-round lead at Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Midori Yoneyama watches her tee shot during the first round of the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club on Oct. 14. Yoneyama, who has won two tournaments this season, birdied two holes in each half of a bogey-free round to share the lead with Yuri Fudo at a 4-under-par 68. (Kyodo)

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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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Sumo's summer tour begins

TOMIOKA, Japan - Local people watch sumo wrestlers practicing during their summer regional tour of the nation in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3. Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu is not taking part in the tour after he was suspended from the next two grand sumo tournaments because he played in a charity soccer event in his home country, despite citing injuries that allowed him to sit out of the summer tour. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu can't travel to Mongolia: elder Takasago

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago, the stable elder of Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, speaks to reporters at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Aug. 9 after meeting with the grand champion. Asashoryu has been suspended from two grand sumo tournaments and is suffering from a form of acute stress. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu finally leaves home to receive treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (in file photo) left his home on Aug. 22 for the first time since he was suspended from the next two grand sumo tournaments on Aug. 1. The yokozuna, recently diagnosed with dissociative disorder, went to receive treatment from doctor Shuichiro Takagi in accommodation facilities, according to his stable elder Takasago. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestlers arrive in Los Angeles for exhibition tour

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (grand champion) is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Los Angeles on June 4. Japanese sumo wrestlers arrived in the U.S. city the same day for an exhibition tour. The two-day event to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena will take place June 7-8, featuring wrestlers from the top-tier makuuchi division in mini tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Japanese sumo wrestlers arrive in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champions) Asashoryu (R) and Hakuho (2nd from L) crack open a cask of rice wine in a ceremony at a welcoming party in Los Angeles on June 4. Japanese sumo wrestlers arrived in the U.S. city the same day for an exhibition tour. The two-day event to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena will take place June 7-8, featuring wrestlers from the top-tier makuuchi division in mini tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

Photo taken from a chartered helicopter on May 5, 2016, shows the Amazonia Arena, where group stage matches of the Rio 2016 Olympic soccer tournaments will be held in August, including Japan men's first two matches against Nigeria and Colombia, in Manaus in northern Brazil. The Negro River, a tributary of the Amazon River, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean Lee wins two straight JLPGA tournaments

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea strikes a pose after winning the Golf 5 Ladies Tournament 2015 in a playoff at the Mizunami Country Club in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2015. She attained a wire-to-wire win for two straight weeks, the first since the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan started tournaments in 1988. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean Lee makes tourney-winning putt in Golf 5 Ladies playoff

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea sinks a par putt on the 18th and fifth playoff hole, beating Misuzu Narita of Japan to clinch the Golf 5 Ladies Tournament title at the Mizunami Country Club in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 6, 2015. She held on to first place every day for two tournaments in a row, the first time in the history of the tour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Musashigawa speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kiyomigata (L) and stablemaster Kise head for an executive meeting of the Japan Sumo Association at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish the two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the 15th hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the second hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato waves to the gallery after completing the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ai Miyazato at 59 after 1st round of Kia Classic

CARLSBAD, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato hits out of the bunker on the sixth hole of the first round of the LPGA Kia Classic at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, on March 25, 2010. Miyazato, who is bidding to become the first player in LPGA history to win the first three tournaments of the season, finished at 59 with a two-over-par 74. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso chips in for a birdie on the 12th hole during the final round of the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020, en route to picking up her second win in two tournaments. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso (R) bumps elbows with her caddie after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso poses with the trophy after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)

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Golf: Nitori Ladies on Japan LPGA Tour

Yuka Saso poses with the trophy after picking up her second win in two tournaments at the Nitori Ladies at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2020. (Pool photo)

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku delivers a speech in closing the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 27, 2020. The number of spectators was limited to 2,500 per day at two tournaments in a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku delivers a speech in closing the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 27, 2020. The number of spectators was limited to 2,500 per day at two tournaments in a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku delivers a speech in closing the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 27, 2020. The number of spectators was limited to 2,500 per day at two tournaments in a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.