TOKYO (AP) The signing of Trevor Bauer to a one-year contract by Japan’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars generated little reaction Wednesday in the Japanese media. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan.
TOKYO (AP) Everyone in Japan seems to be a fan of Shohei Ohtani, and the buzz even extends to his teammates. That includes St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar the first to play for Japan's national team because of ancestry.
TOKYO (AP) Flyhalf Takuya Yamasawa scored 25 points as defending champions the Saitama Wild Knights beat the previously unbeaten Kubota Spears 30-15 in Japan League One rugby on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run to 43 games.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Australia has prevented another New Zealand sweep of men’s and women’s titles on the World Rugby Sevens circuit, beating the New Zealand men 17-7 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Sevens.
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) Defending champions Lahore Qalandars became the first team to qualify for the Pakistan Super League playoffs after beating Multan Sultans by 21 runs on Saturday. Sam Billings (54) and Abdullah Shafique (48) lifted Lahore’s total to 180-9.