Canada has been drawn in a tough Group B alongside Spain, Thailand and Colombia in the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup later this year in the Philippines. The 16-team tournament runs Nov. 21 ...

On the 13th of last month, at the playground of a high school in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. On that morning, as the rain showed no sign of stopping, women in their 50s and 60s wearing lime-green uniforms ...

When her playing days were over, Chihiro Ikki found a way to remain on the pitch, this time wearing a different-colored uniform and carrying a flag.

YANGON—The latest coaching gig of retired Japanese footballer Hisashi Kurosaki puts him in a place surrounded by civil war, threats of natural disaster and a population that doesn’t fully support its ...

Japan celebrates the return of a premier global sporting event to Tokyo with a world medal in a curtain-raising 35km race ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan; it's a sacred tradition. Women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō, but ...

LIVE: GB's Amber Anning in women's 400m final, and American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone eyeing world record Great Britain's ...

New Zealand lifted their sixth World Cup trophy four years ago on their home turf. The Sporting News reflects on the last ...

India will face China in the summit clash on Sunday, and the winning team will qualify for next year's World Cup in Belgium ...

Ukraine reached the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time with gritty performances from Elina Svitolina ...

England swamped Scotland and France edged Ireland to produce another Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal on Sunday. England beat Scotland 40-8 in rainy Bristol after France won 18-13 from 13-0 down in ...