Hosts Japan grabbed three out of four gold medals on offer at the world judo championships in Tokyo Sunday, with every previous title-holder falling along the way.
Invincible Mongolian yokozuna demolished his sixth challenger in as many days to keep his share of the lead in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday and tie the second-best winning streak in history.Calm and collected, Hakuho came out slapping at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena and then twisted down No. 3 maegashira Kotoshogiku with a grab to the back of the neck
Omiya have been struggling for goals this year but hit three beauties past Shimizu to climb out of the relegation zone. 
The Japan Sumo Association announced the new rankings for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday in the wake of a lingering gambling scandal linked to organized crime in the national sport.
Sumo's 45th Yokozuna, Wakanohana I, passed away today at the age of 82 in the Keio hospital in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward due to cancer in his kidneys.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Hisato Sato will be sidelined for two months after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated right shoulder, the J. League first-division club announced Friday.
Sato was injured during Wednesday's second leg of the Nabisco Cup quarterfinals. The Japanese international scored one and set up another in Hiroshima's 2-1 victory over Gamba Osaka.
Nagoya Grampus took another step toward their first J-League championship by beating Montedio Yamagata 1-0 away on Sunday evening, opening up a seven-point lead at the top of the table.