Today's Sports Headlines from JIJIPRESS

Handball: Japan Reaches Women's World Championship Main Round

Sumo: Girls' Division Added to Hakuho Cup Int'l Competitions

Soccer: Vissel Kobe's Outgoing Yoshida Set to Be Head Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse

Women's Basketball: Japan Improves to 2-0 in Asian Qualifier for 2027 World Cup

Japan Pro Baseball: NPB Discusses Possible Overhaul of Playoff System

F1: Red Bull's Max Verstappen Takes Qatar Grand Prix for Season's 7th Win

NBA: Hachimura Scores 14 Points as Lakers Defeat Pelicans 133-121

Sweden's Pole Vault Star Duplantis among Those Named World Athletes of Year

Rugby Sevens: Japan 3rd in Women's World Series, Marking Its Best Performance

Ski Jumping: Maruyama Ends Winning Streak to 3 in Women's World Cup Event

College American Football: Ritsumeikan, Kwansei to Meet in Dec. 14 Koshien Bowl

Calandagan Becomes First Foreign Horse to Win "Japan Cup" Race in 20 Years

J.League Soccer: Kashima Edges Tokyo Verdy to Keep 1-Point J1 Lead over Kashiwa

Women's Golf: Ai Suzuki Wins Ricoh Cup for Her First JLPGA Victory in 9 Years

Iran to Boycott 2026 World Cup Soccer Draw over US Visa Row

Sumo: Ex-Ozeki Takakeisho to Take Over Tokiwayama Stable in Jan.

Alpine Skiing Champion Lara Gut-Behrami to Miss 2026 Olympics Due to Injury

Fuzzy Zoeller, Major Champion Golfer Tarnished by Racist Joke, Dies at 74

Soccer: Portugal Beat Austria 1-0 to Claim First-Ever FIFA U-17 World Cup Title

Women's Handball: Japan Loses to Denmark 36-19 in World Championship Opener

IOC OKs Russian Figure Skaters to Compete at Milan-Cortina Olympics as Neutrals

Soccer: Gamba Osaka Top Group F with 5th Straight Win in AFC Champions League 2

Int'l Judo Federation to Allow Russian Athletes to Compete under National Flag

Flood-Hit Thailand Decides to Relocate Many Southeast Asian Games Event Venues

Sumo: Injured Yokozuna Onozato to Miss Winter Tour from Sun.

Japan's Vissel Kobe Seal 2-0 Win over Shanghai Shenhua in ACLE 1st League Game

Baseball: Chunichi to Relocate Second Team from Nagoya Stadium to New Site

Baseball: George Altman, Who Played in MLB and Japan, Dies at 92

Soccer: Monaco's Takumi Minamino Scores His 6th Career Goal at Champions League

Baseball: Japan National Team to Hold Training Camp in Miyazaki in Feb. for WBC

Men's Ski Jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan Places 6th in World Cup Event

12-Day Tokyo Deaflympics Ends; Japan Wins Record 51 Medals, including 16 Gold

Blue Jays Logo on Display at Japan Boxing Match Mon. without MLB Permission

Men's Soccer: Chelsea Beat Barcelona 3-0 in UEFA Champions League Game

Japan Baseball: Seibu Lions Acquire Outfielder Kuwahara from DeNA BayStars

Canadian Swimmer Penny Oleksiak Faces 2-Year Ban for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

Men's Ski Jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan Finishes 7th in World Cup Event

Ex-MLB Pitcher Kenta Maeda Returns to Japan for 2026 Season with Rakuten

Japan's Emperor, Family Watch Swimming Events at Tokyo Deaflympics

Aonishiki Becomes 1st Ukrainian Wrestler to Reach 2nd Highest Sumo Rank of Ozeki

Japan Women Win Gold Medals in Basketball, Volleyball at Tokyo Deaflympics

Men's Golf: Hideki Matsuyama Falls to 20th from 19th in Latest Global Rankings

Aonishiki from Ukraine to Be Promoted to 2nd Highest Sumo Rank of Ozeki Wed.

Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka Stays in 16th Place in Latest Global Rankings

Women's Golf: Miyu Yamashita of Japan Remains in 3rd Place in World Rankings

Shohei Ohtani Says He Will Play for Japan in 2026 World Baseball Classic

Soccer: Stade de Reims Striker Keito Nakamura Scores His 6th Goal of the Season

Boxing: Inoue Recaptures WBC Bantamweight Title by Beating Nasukawa by Decision

Men's Tennis: Italy Beats Spain to Win Davis Cup Title for Third Straight Year

Golf: Shuri Sakuma, 22, Clinches Her 1st Annual Title in Japan Ladies' Tour

Baseball: Yomiuri's Okamoto, Seibu's Takahashi Posted for MLB Clubs to Negotiate