Both bodies sign a historic agreement that will allow them to share information and work together to prevent misconduct and enhance integrity in esports. It will be a guide and advisory tool to prevent manipulation and ensure that competitions are free and transparent.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has pleaded guilty to stealing millions from the Japanese baseball hero to pay off illegal gambling debts.

The names of candidates for the presidency of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) were announced on saturday on the organization’s website. The elections to renew the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)’s decision-making bodies will take place on Friday 25 October 2024 during the 85th FIG Congress in Doha, Qatar. Same as 2021, two candidates are running for the position: Morinari Watanabe, current FIG President and Farid Gayibov, current European Gymnastics President.

Princess Kako of Akishino, a member of the Japanese Imperial Family, visited the Panathenaic Stadium during her official trip to Greece, following the invitation of the Greek government. It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

Day seven of the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships was action-packed, with 22 events concluding on a bustling Thursday, several of which saw new world records being set.

Yu Darvish became the third Japanese-born pitcher to win 200 games across Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) when the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 9-1 on Sunday.

The Asian nation is grappling with the legacy of a Games tainted by corruption, pandemic delays and spiralling costs, serving as a warning to Paris 2024.

Despite the rain, the excitement persisted on the third day of competition in Kobe on Sunday, from the initial starting gun to the last jump, particularly the final one.

The unveiling of the logo for the World Athletics Championships set to take place in Tokyo in 2025 has captured attention from sports enthusiasts worldwide.

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he illegally transferred nearly $17 million (€15 million) from the Japanese's bank account to pay off sports betting debts.

For the first time since 2015, Korea was relegated to Group B after a poor showing at the IIHF World Championship in Bolzano, while Slovenia sealed its class A ticket for next year’s tournament in Sweden by beating Italy and losing to Hungary, who finished first thanks to victories over both.

Japan's reigning super-bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue, revealed that an initial setback ignited his determination after he defeated Mexico's Luis Nery in the sixth round to retain his titles at the Tokyo Dome on Monday.

Indonesia were beaten 2-0 by Uzbekistan in the semi-finals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, setting up a showdown with Iraq, who were beaten by Japan to secure an eighth place at the Olympics.

Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit, has projected the top 10 nations in the medal table for Paris 2024 with the Games hosts expected to finish third behind the two Olympic superpowers.