Former Japan forward Okazaki to retire at end of season
Ex-Japan forward Shinji Okazaki, who was part of the Leicester City team that defied the odds to win the Premier League title in 2016, will retire at the end of the season, he said on Monday.
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Dupont scores winner against Ireland as France take bronze at Vancouver Sevens
Antoine Dupont was unable to inspire France to sevens silverware as New Zealand edged them out in the semi-finals of the HSBC SVNS event in Vancouver.
Canadian rugby 7s women defeat Spain to reach quarterfinals in Vancouver
Canada's women's rugby sevens squad ran out to a 22-5 win over Spain on the second day of the HSBC SVNS at Vancouver's B.C. Place to book a spot in the quarterfinals.
Senor Buscador becomes fifth winner of $20 million Saudi Cup
Senor Buscador produced an electrifying run on the home stretch to scoop the $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday.
Olympic berth in balance as North Korea hold Japan to draw
Kim Kyong Yong hit the crossbar 17 minutes from time to miss out on giving North Korea a first-leg lead in their Olympic Games women's football playoff against Japan in Jeddah on Saturday, as the teams shared a 0-0 draw.
'You can understand' - Manchester United sent Kaoru Mitoma transfer message
Former Manchester United forward Louis Saha believes that his old club should sign Kaoru Mitoma.
Junto Nakatani TKOs Alexandro Santiago for WBC bantamweight title - ESPN
Junto Nakatani scored a sixth-round TKO victory over Alexandro Santiago on Saturday in Tokyo to become the WBC bantamweight champion, his third division title.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five.