Formula One ends its August break and goes straight back to the beach at Zandvoort this weekend, with Max Verstappen's rowdy orange army ready to cheer on the home Dutch hero against McLaren domination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/28/more-sports/mclaren-f1-return-zandvoort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #mclaren #landonorris #oscarpiastri #maxverstappen

An inspired Argentina played with greater discipline to upset New Zealand 29-23 in a bruising Rugby Championship match on Saturday and record its first home win over the All Blacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/24/more-sports/argentina-tops-new-zealand-rugby/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #argentina #newzealand #pumas #allblacks

Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have begun approaching other countries to potentially take over the 2029 Asian Winter Games as the ski resort due to host the event grapples with construction challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/24/more-sports/saudi-arabia-winter-games-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #saudiarabia #neom #asianwintergames #2029asianwintergames #southkorea #china

Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she is focused on ending her illustrious career in a "magnificent way" at next month's world championships in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/24/more-sports/fraser-pryce-tokyo-finale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jamaica #shellyannfraserpryce#worldathleticschampionships

Adelaide Crows forward Izak Rankine on Thursday became the sixth AFL player since April 2024 to be suspended for directing a homophobic slur at an opponent in a match last Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/aussie-rules-football-homophobia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #australianrulesfootball #australianfootballleague #homophobia

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is banking on back row beef and a reinforced bench to deliver another Rugby Championship win over Argentina and send his squad home with momentum for a showdown against South Africa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/all-blacks-argentina-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #allblacks #newzealand #argentina #scottrobertson #simonparker #rugbychampionship

A Japanese amateur boxer underwent brain surgery two weeks ago and has not regained consciousness, authorities said on Friday, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two professional fighters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/japan-amateur-boxer-coma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #japanboxingfederation #yudaishigeoka #ginjiroshigeoka #japanboxingcommission

Tournament host England heads into the Women's Rugby World Cup as the strong favorite, but is under huge pressure to end more than a decade of disappointment in the sport's showpiece event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/england-us-womens-rugby-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #women039srugbyworldcup #ilonamaher #england #newzealand #portiawoodmanwickliffe #johnmitchell

Dallas Cowboys first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer said he is confident Micah Parsons will take the field for the Week 1 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles despite a contract dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/more-sports/cowboys-expect-parsons-week-1/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #dallascowboys #micahparsons #nfl #brianschottenheimer

When reigning Super Formula and Super GT champion Sho Tsuboi drove a Haas Formula One car at Fuji Speedway earlier this month, it was the realization of a childhood dream. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/more-sports/tsuboi-haas-f1-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #shotsuboi #formulaone #fujispeedway #ryohirakawa #haas #toyota

Oblique Seville left Olympic champion Noah Lyles trailing in his wake to win the Lausanne Diamond League 100m on Wednesday, where Britain's Keely Hodgkinson continued her impressive return to the track in the 800m. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/more-sports/seville-lyles-hodgkinson-lausanne/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #keelyhodgkinson #obliqueseville #noahlyles #cordelltinch #masairussell #diamondleague #trackandfield

Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit said he felt he was wasting his talent during his NFL stint with the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars but has no regrets about pursuing the American football adventure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/more-sports/rees-zammit-rugby-nfl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #louisreeszammit #nfl #kansascitychiefs #jacksonvillejaguars #rugbyunion

Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi thinks Kenyan compatriot David Rudisha's mythical 800m world record will soon fall, but modestly downplayed his own chances given the current strength in depth in the two-lap race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/more-sports/wanyonyi-rudisha-800m/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #emmanuelwanyonyi#worldathleticschampionships #diamondleague #800m

Reigning Olympic and world javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi has found a new home in a remote corner of the Czech Republic, a country that is home to several javelin legends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/more-sports/haruka-kitaguchi-javelin-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #harukakitaguchi #javelin#worldathleticschampionships

Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson will not run in the 100 meters at the Lausanne Diamond League on Wednesday, with shin discomfort preventing another showdown with Noah Lyles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/more-sports/thompson-out-lyles-lausanne/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kishanethompson #noahlyles #sprinting #100m