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Lionel Messi scored twice and Barcelona beat Brazil's Santos 4-0 on Sunday to win its second Club World Cup in three years.
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish ended months of speculation Thursday by saying he intends to make a move to Major League Baseball.
South American champion Santos advanced to the Club World Cup final by beating Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 Wednesday, setting up a possible showdown between Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Brazil teenager Neymar.
Cal Ripken Jr. took a message of hope and perseverance to Japanese children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan's Daisuke Takahashi won the NHK Trophy on Sunday, finishing comfortably ahead of compatriot Takahiko Kozuka after a solid free skate.
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday and the team clinched the Formula One constructors' championship.
Pole-sitter Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the Indy Japan on Sunday to stay in contention for the IndyCar series championship with two races to go.
Danica Patrick doesn't understand why a fuss is being made over her expressing concerns about racing this weekend near a nuclear reactor crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in March.
With a shiny silver medal hanging around her neck, Caster Semenya is already looking forward to another meeting with Nelson Mandela.
Defending champion Jessica Ennis moved into the lead after four events in the heptathlon Monday at the world championships.
Cuban athlete Dayron Robles said he wouldn't have been disqualified from the 110-meter hurdles at the world championships if he came from a more powerful country.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge believes match-fixing and gambling represent the next big fight facing sports organizations and governments.
Tokyo shouldn't be discouraged from bidding for the 2020 Olympics just because South Korea recently secured the 2018 Winter Games, the head of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
The sport of sumo has a way to go to win back the trust of the Japanese public if the attendance at this week's tournament is any indication.
Japanese Olympic officials expect to know within weeks if Tokyo will bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Once touted as a potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, American teenager Jeremy Tyler has moved on from a disappointing stint in Israel to try rebuilding his game in Japan with the help of former NBA coach Bob Hill.
World figure skating champion Daisuke Takahashi of Japan won the season-opening NHK Trophy on Sunday, relying on a quadruple toeloop early in his routine to finish comfortably ahead of American Jeremy Abbott after the free skate.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel edged teammate Mark Webber on Sunday to win the Japanese Grand Prix and move closer to the Formula One championship lead.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick defeated Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday at the Japan Open in his first tournament since the U.S. Open.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki recovered from a slow start to beat Elena Dementieva 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Saturday's final of the Pan Pacific Open.
Danica Patrick is aiming to set aside a disappointing season with a win at this weekend's Indy Japan, where she made history two years ago.
Park Ji-sung scored in the first half and Park Chu-young in the second to lead South Korea to a 2-0 win over Japan on Monday night in an exhibition between nations headed to the World Cup.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada selected four Europe-based players for his 23-man World Cup roster.
Russian coach Nikolai Morozov says the recent dominance of Asian skaters in women's figure skating is due to bodies that are suited to the sport and disciplined training.
Daisuke Takahashi won the Japan national figure skating championships Saturday to secure a place in the Vancouver Olympics.
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