Even if he cannot win the Formula One title in Las Vegas this weekend, McLaren's Lando Norris can end four-time defending champion Max Verstappen's reign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/20/more-sports/las-vegas-grand-prix-formula-one/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #maxverstappen #oscarpiastri #lasvegasgrandprix

Japanese sprinter Maki Yamada has won the men's 400-meter race at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, earning Japan its first gold medal at the ongoing event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/19/more-sports/yamada-deaflympics-gold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #deaflympics

Australia has received a boost ahead of the first Ashes test in Perth starting Friday, with Cameron Green telling reporters he is ready to bowl free of any restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/more-sports/green-ashes-opener/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ashes #australia #england

Rugby chiefs have officially launched the Nations Championship, a global competition featuring 12 of the strongest teams that will crown a winning nation and decide the sport's dominant hemisphere. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/more-sports/rugby-nations-championship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nationschampionship #sixnations

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's slalom in the Finnish resort of Levi on Sunday, a maiden World Cup victory for Brazil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/brazil-first-world-cup-ski-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lucaspinheirobraathen #brazil #alpineskiworldcup

As more women turn to karate, the sport has become a symbol of Iran's changing society, where a young, urban generation is quietly challenging traditional gender roles and societal norms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/iran-women-karate-societal-barriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #karate #iran #women039sissues #martialarts

World Champion Alysa Liu surprised herself with her first Grand Prix title at Skate America on Sunday, overtaking Rinka Watanabe in the free skate by a slim margin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/liu-beats-watanabe-skate-america/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #alysaliu #rinkawatanabe #skateamerica

Conor Benn dominated Chris Eubank Jr. for 12 rounds in their middleweight clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to claim a unanimous decision victory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/conor-benn-chris-eubank-boxing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #conorbenn #chriseubankjr

Japan's world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the Skate America pairs title as short program leaders Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava crashed in the deciding free skate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/skate-america-miura-kihara-golds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara

Jarrod Evans' penalty with the last kick of the match gave Wales a 24-23 victory in their Autumn Nations Series Test over Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/japan-wales-rugby/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #wales #braveblossoms #eddiejones

The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics was held Saturday in Japan's capital, which is hosting the quadrennial international sporting event for people with hearing difficulties for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/tokyo-deaflympics-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #deaflympics #disability #hearing

Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes, a five-test grudge match steeped in tradition, myth and cultural identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/ashes-cricket-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #uk #australia #ashes

Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit to return to starting lineup against Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/14/more-sports/rees-zammit-start-against-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #louisreeszammit #braveblossoms #wales

Formula One wants fans to be passionate but they must also respect race winners, Mexican Sergio Perez said after McLaren's Lando Norris faced boos on the podium in Mexico and Brazil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/13/more-sports/perez-fans-respect-race-winners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sergioperez #landonorris

Less than a month after her 13th birthday, Chinese sensation Yu Zidi claimed her first Asian record at the National Games swimming in Shenzhen on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/12/more-sports/yu-zidi-asian-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yuzidi

Red Bull's two Formula One teams will hold a joint launch in Detroit next January to mark the start of a new engine partnership with Ford. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/12/more-sports/red-bull-detroit-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #detroit #ford #formulaone

Lando Norris does not have to win another race this season, although the McLaren driver will not be looking at it that way, to become Formula One champion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/more-sports/norris-formula-one-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #mclaren #formulaone

Paul Tagliabue, who served as the NFL's commissioner for 17 seasons, died Sunday morning at the age of 84. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/more-sports/influential-former-nfl-commissioner-tagliabue-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #paultagliabue #nfl #rogergoodell

McLaren's Lando Norris won the Brazilian Grand Prix to surge 24 points clear in the Formula One championship race on Sunday, while teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri finished fifth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/more-sports/lando-norris-extends-f1-lead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports

The NFL returned to Berlin on Sunday, 35 years after the city hosted a preseason contest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/more-sports/nfl-germany-regular-season-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #germany #berlin #nfl #indianapoliscolts #atlantafalcons #losangelesrams