JAPAN NEWS

Doan grabs late winner for Freiburg to leave Hoffenheim last

Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan has struck late for Freiburg to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and leave American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team bottom of the Bundesliga

MARCH 12, 2023

Georgia loses game, and wins a FIBA World Cup berth anyway

Georgia lost, and then celebrated

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Iran clinch final World Cup berth in Asian playoffs

Iran has clinched Asia’s final qualifying spot for the basketball World Cup despite losing its final playoff game 86-74 to China

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

World Cup qualifying enters final days, with 10 spots left

There are still 10 spots left unclaimed for this summer’s Basketball World Cup, with all but one of them expected to be decided on Sunday

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Marseille loses 3-1 to Nice, Monaco wins to keep pressure on

Second-place Marseille saw its unbeaten run end as it lost 3-1 at home to Nice to slip eight points behind French league leader Paris Saint-Germain

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Saudi soccer influence grows by winning seat on FIFA Council

Saudi Arabia has added to its influence in global soccer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Stuttgart signs Genki Haraguchi, Gil Dias to bolster attack

Stuttgart has signed Japanese attacking midfielder Genki Haraguchi and Portuguese winger Gil Dias as it tries to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sociedad beats 10-man Bilbao 3-1 in Basque derby

Mikel Oyarzabal netted his first goal in nearly 10 months after recently returning from a serious knee injury to seal Real Sociedad's 3-1 win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao in the Bas...

JANUARY 14, 2023

Ronaldo the latest star to end career in soccer outpost

Cristiano Ronaldo is not the first soccer superstar to head off to one of the world’s supposed minor leagues in the latter years of his career

JANUARY 6, 2023

German clubs face long wait to play again after World Cup

Spare a thought for German soccer fans over the holidays

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Moriyasu keeps Japan job after reaching World Cup last 16

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu has been reappointed to the job after the Samurai Blue reached the last 16 of this month's World Cup

DECEMBER 28, 2022

World Cup 2022: 5 most memorable upsets of the tourney

From Saudi Arabia's stunner to Germany's letdown, here are the five biggest upsets of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Perisic looks to seize the big moment again at the World Cup

Luka Modric isn’t the only player for the big occasion in the Croatia squad

DECEMBER 12, 2022

USA Basketball to play men's World Cup group games in Manila

USA Basketball will play all its games at next year’s World Cup in Manila and won’t have travel during the tournament

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026

DECEMBER 7, 2022

How to watch the 2022 World Cup on FOX: Times, channels, full match schedule

Here's how to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup live on FOX Sports.

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Belief is Croatia's biggest weapon vs Brazil at World Cup

There’s no contest between Brazil and Croatia in terms of pupulation

DECEMBER 6, 2022

South Korea looks to youth after World Cup loss to Brazil

South Korea lost in the round of 16 of the World Cup and then lost its coach

DECEMBER 6, 2022

World Cup Now: Who was Croatia's man of the match vs. Japan?

The "World Cup Now" crew broke down which player they believe was most instrumental in Croatia's knockout win over Japan.

DECEMBER 6, 2022

World Cup Daily: Brazil, Croatia take different paths to quarters

Brazil and Croatia both got wins, but in vastly different ways. Here's everything that happened at the World Cup on Monday.

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Croatia denies Japan in dramatic penalty-kick shootout

Croatia's Dominik Livaković made three critical saves in the penalty-kick shootout to turn back Japan in a thrilling round of 16 contest.

DECEMBER 5, 2022