Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/more-sports/felix-baumgartner-dies-paragliding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #felixbaumgartner #skydiving #basejumping
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar crashed during the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, moments before a protester waving a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf disrupted the finish. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/17/more-sports/tour-de-france-pogacar-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tourdefrance#tadejpogacar #jonasabrahamsen#jonasvingegaard #benhealy
Former world champion Manny Pacquiao is embracing his underdog status as he gets ready to turn back the clock when he steps out of retirement to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/17/more-sports/pacquiao-barrios-title-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mannypacquiao #mariobarrios
A bear sighting on Wednesday prompted organizers of a JLPGA Tour event to cancel the opening day — the second time an ursine invader has halted play in the last two months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/more-sports/bear-sighting-jlpga-tournament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jlpga #sendai #miyagi #animals
India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/more-sports/oldest-marathoner-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #faujasingh #india #uk
One would imagine three-time major champion Scottie Scheffler would be desperate to win his first British Open this weekend. But the world No. 1 can't help but wonder what the point is of golf success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/more-sports/scheffler-what-is-the-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #scottiescheffler #britishopen
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy will return to Royal Portrush and The Open Championship this week as a changed man and with the Masters championship to his name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/15/more-sports/mcilroy-northern-ireland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rorymcilroy #britishopen
Chinese swimmers took more anti-doping tests this year than swimmers from any other country ahead of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this month, the Aquatics Integrity Unit said in a report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/14/more-sports/china-swimmers-doping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #china #swimming #doping #worldaquaticschampionships
Nissan's Oliver Rowland won the Formula E title for the first time, with two races to spare, on Sunday and became the all-electric series' 10th different champion in the space of 11 seasons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/14/more-sports/formula-e-rowland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulae#oliverrowland
Interim head coach Matt Sherratt said Wales's 31-22 win over Japan on Saturday "has got to be the start of something" after his side ended its record 18-game losing streak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/12/more-sports/wales-ends-losing-streak-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#braveblossoms #wales#eddiejones #mattsherratt
Ireland's Ben Healy went out alone to win Stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/more-sports/healy-tour-stage-six-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tourdefrance #benhealy#tadejpogacar #mathieuvanderpoel
Frenchman Laurent Mekies got down to work as Red Bull team principal on Thursday, a day after replacing Christian Horner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/more-sports/laurent-mekies-red-bull-starts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #laurentmekies #redbull #christianhorner #maxverstappen #formulaone#bernieecclestone
Head coach Eddie Jones said Japan had a "chance to create history" with back-to-back wins over Wales as he named his team on Thursday for their second match in Kobe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/jones-japan-wales-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#eddiejones#braveblossoms #wales
Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will defend his titles against Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya on Sept. 14. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/inoue-next-fight-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #naoyainoue #murodjonakhmadaliev
The glitzy Indian Premier League is becoming a "global phenomenon" with a business value that has been estimated at $18.5 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/indian-premier-league-value/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #indianpremierleague #india #royalchallengersbengaluru
Christian Horner twice transformed Red Bull into Formula One's dominant team over his two decades in charge but he was unceremoniously axed on Wednesday amid declining fortunes and internal disputes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/horner-red-bull-tenure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #christianhorner #redbull #formulaone
Red Bull has fired team principal Christian Horner after 20 years in the position, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/red-bull-fires-horner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #formulaone #christianhorner
Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to air Formula One when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/apple-f1-rights-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #apple #us
From the Abes to the Ohtanis, sibling dynamics — whether it’s rivalry, support, or a mix of both — can have a profound impact on an athlete’s development and success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/08/more-sports/japan-sibling-sports-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #hifumiabe #utaabe #shoheiohtani #ruihachimura #naoyainoue
Lando Norris has said that winning his home British Grand Prix was everything he had ever dreamed of and everything he had ever wanted to achieve, apart from winning the Formula One championship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/07/more-sports/lando-norris-british-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #formulaone#britishgrandprix