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Japan's brand-new cricket ground hosted curious fans looking to get up to speed with the sport four months before the matches begin at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/14/more-sports/japanese-fans-cricket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #cricket #nagoya #aichi

Japan's brand-new cricket ground hosted curious fans looking to get up to speed with the sport four months before the matches begin at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/14/more-sports/japanese-fans-cricket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #cricket #nagoya #aichi

Japan's brand-new cricket ground hosted curious fans looking to get up to speed with the sport four months before the matches begin at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/14/more-sports/japanese-fans-cricket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #cricket #nagoya #aichi

Japan's brand-new cricket ground hosted curious fans looking to get up to speed with the sport four months before the matches begin at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/14/more-sports/japanese-fans-cricket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #cricket #nagoya #aichi

Kaori Sakamoto's retirement news conference in Kobe delivered one final surprise from one of Japanese figure skating's most decorated stars: the announcement of her marriage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/13/more-sports/sakamoto-marriage-retirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #olympics #figureskating #worldfigureskatingchampionships #2026milanocortinaolympics

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, who together have won four of the past five major titles, have impressed each other with their mental focus and golfing skills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/11/more-sports/rory-mcilroy-scottie-scheffler-admiration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rorymcilroy #scottiescheffler #pgachampionship

Artificial intelligence's integration into Formula One and its 11 teams has been noticeable on — and off — the track in the already highly tech-powered sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/05/more-sports/f1-deepens-ties-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #redbull #ai #atlassianwilliams

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and stretched his Formula One championship lead to 20 points with an impressive third victory in a row. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/04/more-sports/antonelli-miami-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #kimiantonelli #georgerussell #mercedes #miamigrandprix #landonorris #oscarpiastri #charlesleclerc

Formula One gets back on track in Miami this weekend, after a forced April break, with rule tweaks and car upgrades adding a fresh twist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/30/more-sports/formula-one-returns-miami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #miamigrandprix #mercedes #mclaren #georgerussell #landonorris #kimiantonelli

Honda's trackside racing boss Shintaro Orihara said Thursday that he is confident that it has found solutions to the power unit problems that undermined Aston Martin's start to the 2026 Formula One season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/01/more-sports/honda-vibrations-fix-aston-martin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #honda #astonmartin #fernandoalonso #lancestroll

Formula One chiefs unanimously agreed on Monday to make rule changes following severe criticism of new regulations introduced this season which led to doubts over Max Verstappen continuing in the sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/21/more-sports/formula-one-rule-changes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #totowolff

World Rugby chair Brett Robinson said that the sport "can't sit still" if it wants to grow, including conquering the "challenge" that is the United States with the 2031 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/20/more-sports/world-rugby-united-states-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldrugby #2031rugbyworldcup #brettrobinson

Championship favorite George Russell said he would understand if Max Verstappen walked away from Formula One in the sport's new era, and he would not be surprised either way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/19/more-sports/george-russell-max-verstappen-leave-fi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #georgerussell #maxverstappen #formulaone #mercedes #redbull

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli said he wants ⁠to keep raising the bar after making Formula One history with his win in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/30/more-sports/antonelli-history-making-start-f1/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kimiantonelli #mercedes #japanesegrandprix

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight victory as the 19-year-old Italian became the youngest driver in Formula One history to lead the world championship standings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/29/more-sports/antonelli-japanese-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kimiantonelli #japanesegrandprix #formulaone #mercedes

Formula One leader Mercedes goes into Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix chasing a season-opening hat trick of 1-2 finishes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/26/more-sports/japanese-grand-prix-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #japanesegrandprix #mercedes #georgerussell #ferrari #totowolff #honda #maxverstappen

Aston Martin said Adrian Newey remains team principal of the struggling Formula One team as media speculation ramped up on Thursday that he was set to be replaced by Audi's Jonathan Wheatley. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/20/more-sports/newey-aston-martin-speculation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #astonmartin #adriannewey #audi #jonathanwheatley #formulaone

Lewis Hamilton said his first win for Ferrari was looking closer after the seven-time Formula One world champion ended a long wait for a podium with the Italian team at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/16/more-sports/hamilton-ferrari-first-podium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lewishamilton #ferrari #chinesegrandprix #astonmartin #fernandoalonso #lancestroll

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli said it was just the beginning after he set a pole record in China on Saturday, with Mercedes predecessor and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton lavishing praise on him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/14/more-sports/antonelli-mercedes-pole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mercedes #kimiantonelli #lewishamilton #georgerussell

Ferrari has won nothing in Formula One since Lewis Hamilton's Saturday sprint victory in Shanghai a year ago and this weekend's return to China is a chance for both to close a circle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/12/more-sports/ferrari-hamilton-china-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lewishamilton #ferrari #chinesegrandprix #fernandoalonso #georgerussell #totowolff #charlesleclerc #formulaone

Mercedes driver George Russell struck the first blow in the Formula One championship as he claimed an emphatic victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/08/more-sports/russell-australian-gp-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mercedes #georgerussell #ferrari #kimiantonelli #charlesleclerc

Formula One's sweeping technical changes proved divisive among drivers, but there were few complaints from George Russell after he took pole position at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/07/more-sports/russell-pole-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mercedes #georgerussell #kimiantonelli

Aston Martin's hopes of racing in the Australian Grand Prix rest on its final batteries holding up until Sunday's race, leaving it feeling "powerless" and in a "scary place to be," team principal Adrian Newey said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/06/more-sports/aston-martin-newey-powerless/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #adriannewey #astonmartin #honda #australiangrandprix #formulaone

Aston Martin chief Adrian Newey on Thursday revealed Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll fear permanent nerve damage from extreme vibration in their cars and are unlikely to complete the Australian Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/05/more-sports/aston-martin-car-vibration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #adriannewey #lancestroll #fernandoalonso #astonmartin #formulaone

After a 31-27 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks are headed for Super Bowl LX, in which they'll meet the New England Patriots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/26/more-sports/seahawks-rams-nfc-super-bowl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #samdarnold #seanmcvay #ernestjonesiv #mikemcdonald #superbowl #seattleseahawks #losangelesrams

Harrison Mevis kicked a game-winning 42-yard field goal with 3:19 left in overtime, and Kyren Williams rushed for two touchdowns to send the Los Angeles Rams to the NFC title game. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/19/more-sports/rams-beat-bears-playoffs-ot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #losangelesrams #chicagobears #nflplayoffs #calebwilliams #kyrenwilliams #matthewstafford

Caleb Williams fired the Chicago Bears to a madcap win over their bitter foes Green Bay on Saturday, storming back from an 18-point deficit to eliminate the Packers 31-27 on the first day of the NFL playoffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/11/more-sports/bears-stun-packers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #losangelesrams #carolinapanthers #chicagobears #greenbaypackers #calebwilliams #matthewstafford

The Green Bay Packers are hoping the strategy to rest numerous starters helps snap a four-game slide when they face the Chicago Bears in a wild-card round matchup of NFC North rivals Saturday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/09/more-sports/panthers-rams-bears-packers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nflwildcardround #greenbaypackers #chicagobears #carolinapanthers #losangelesrams

Australia had a few nervous moments but safely chased down its 160-run victory target before tea on the final day of the fifth Ashes test on Thursday for a five-wicket victory and a 4-1 series triumph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/08/more-sports/australia-ashes-triumph/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #theashes #england #australia #usmankhawaja #stevesmith #benstokes

Toyota drivers dominated the second stage of the Dakar Rally with the fastest five placings on Monday but Nasser Al-Attiyah took over at the top of the car standings for the Dacia Sandriders team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/06/more-sports/toyota-dakar-second-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nasseralattiyah #toyotagazooracing #dakarrally

The New York Giants closed the season with a 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, handing the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/05/more-sports/giants-cowboys-nfl-draft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #newyorkgiants #dexterlawrence #jaxsondart #mikekafka #dallascowboys #nfldraft

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held off Carolina 16-14 on Saturday to keep their playoff hopes alive to the bitter end of the NFL season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/04/more-sports/buccaneers-top-panthers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #bakermayfield #tampabaybuccaneers #carolinapanthers

The Vancouver Canucks traded their captain and 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/13/more-sports/canucks-wild-quinn-hughes-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #minnesotawild #vancouvercanucks #quinnhughes

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said he saw a lot of good things during the team's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/12/more-sports/eagles-crucial-game-raiders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nicksirianni #lasvegasraiders #genosmith #petecarroll

Fresh off claiming his first world championship, Lando Norris has confirmed that he will drive with the No. 1 on his McLaren in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/09/more-sports/norris-number-one/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #formulaone #mclaren

Undefeated Indiana, along with one-loss Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech, are the top four seeds in the 12-team College Football Playoff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/08/more-sports/college-football-playoff-bracket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #collegefootballplayoff #notredame #alabama #miami #indiana #texastech #georgia #ohiostate

Bryce Young threw three touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers upset the Los Angeles Rams 31-28 on Sunday with the NFL playoff race tightening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/more-sports/panters-upset-la-rams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #bryceyoung #carolinapanthers #losangelesrams

Adrian Newey, Formula One's star designer and top technical boffin, will take over as Aston Martin team principal next season with Andy Cowell moving into a strategy role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/more-sports/newey-aston-martin-principal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #adriannewey #andycowell #astonmartin #lawrencestroll #formulaone

New York Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo was carted off the field with a dislocated right ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/27/more-sports/cam-skattebo-injury-giants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #camskattebo #newyorkgiants #philadelphiaeagles #nfl

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has bought Japan National Stadium naming rights for five years, with the financial services company seeing opportunity in the investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/15/more-sports/mufg-national-stadium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nationalstadium #tokyo #2020tokyoolympics #mufg #banks #sponsorship #advertising

San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro booted a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the 49ers defense came up big in a tense 26-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/03/more-sports/49ers-beat-rams-overtime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sanfrancisco49ers #losangelesrams #macjones

Matt Fitzpatrick slammed "offensive" claims from PGA President Don Rea that the hostile reception from U.S. fans at the Ryder Cup in New York was no worse than what the Americans received in 2023 in Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/02/more-sports/fitzpatrick-slams-rea-ryder-cup-claims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mattfitzpatrick #pgatour #donrea #rydercup

Rory McIlroy was not shy about his dislike for Ryder Cup hecklers after a week that included taunts, insults and a beer thrown at his wife. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/29/more-sports/rory-mcilroy-slams-hecklers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rydercup #rorymcilroy #shanelowry

The San Francisco 49ers pulled out a 17-13 win over the division rival Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, but their short-term outlook is dire due to injuries to Brock Purdy, George Kittle and others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/09/more-sports/brock-purdy-49ers-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #brockpurdy #sanfrancisco49ers #georgekittle #macjones #mikeshanahan

Adelaide Crows forward Izak Rankine on Thursday became the sixth AFL player since April 2024 to be suspended for directing a homophobic slur at an opponent in a match last Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/aussie-rules-football-homophobia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #australianrulesfootball #australianfootballleague #homophobia

Jaxson Dart got another taste of life as an NFL quarterback on Thursday night — his first injury scare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/giants-dart-injury-scare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jaxsondart #newyorkgiants #nfl #briandaboll

Paramount will pay $7.7 billion for exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for seven years — its first major strategic move after merging with production studio Skydance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/more-sports/paramount-ufc-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ufc #streaming #television #paramount #mixedmartialarts

Leroy Carter's dream call-up to New Zealand's Rugby Championship squad nearly turned sour when he discovered his passport had been chewed up by his dog days before leaving for Argentina. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/07/more-sports/leroy-carter-passport-dog/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #leroycarter #allblacks #rugbychampionship

More than 2.5 million tickets, some for pool matches priced as low as A$40, will be available for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, which organizers say is the most for any edition of the global showpiece. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/30/more-sports/rugby-world-cup-2027-tickets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #australia #2027rugbyworldcup #worldrugby

England lodged an official complaint with World Rugby after their players suffered racist abuse from spectators during their win over Argentina in San Juan on July 12, the global governing body has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/22/more-sports/rugby-england-argentina-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #england #argentina #worldrugby