England's new test coach Stephen Fleming said restoring the team's identity and standards would be as important as improving results, after a turbulent year for English cricket. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/21/more-sports/england-fleming-england-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #stephenfleming
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J.J. Spaun had a message for U.S. Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker, and he delivered it with his clubs instead of his phone, closing with a hot finish to win the BMW PGA Championship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/21/more-sports/spaun-wins-bmw-championship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jjspaun #presidentscup #brandtsnedeker #bmwpgachampionship
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders in a game marred by a gruesome injury to Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, while Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams was also injured on a brutal NFL Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/21/more-sports/qb-injuries-brutal-nfl-sunday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jaydendaniels #calebwilliams #dakprescott #dallascowboys #washingtoncommanders #chicagobears
The governing FIA's Formula One commission agreed on Monday to reduce the standard Grand Prix distance from 305 kilometers to 290 km from 2027, cutting races by two or three laps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/22/more-sports/f1-shorter-races/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #fia
Puyo Puyo has joined the Asian Games' esports lineup as one of 13 titles contested across 11 medal events, with 11-year-old prodigy Yuki Kurihara the youngest member of Japan's delegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/22/more-sports/esports-asian-games-puyo-puyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #2026asiangames #esports #yukikurihara #puyopuyo
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart faces the possibility of season-ending knee surgery as a result of a hit in Monday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams, according to multiple reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/23/more-sports/jaxson-dart-injury-giants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jaxsondart #johnharbaugh #newyorkgiants #nfl
McLaren's reigning world champion Lando Norris on Wednesday described Formula One's move to shorten races next year as a good, short-term compromise that would improve the racing action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/24/more-sports/formula-one-race-length-shorten/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #landonorris #maxverstappen #lewishamilton #fia
China's 13-year Yu Zidi is dominating at the Asian Games and has Olympic glory in her sights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/24/more-sports/yu-zidi-asian-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yuzidi #2026asiangames
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens both have issues to address as they prepare for a clash in Rio de Janeiro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/24/more-sports/cowboys-ravens-nfl-brazil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #dallascowboys #baltimoreravens #nfl #brazil #jesseminter #brianschottenheimer
Despite an injury to quarterback Jaxson Dart, there are reasons to believe the New York Giants might be able to salvage a respectable season, starting with Sunday's home game against the winless Tennessee Titans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/giants-titans-saints-raiders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nfl #newyorkgiants #tennesseetitans #lasvegasraiders #neworleanssaints
Briton Jamie Chadwick got her first taste of driving a Formula One car when she tested last year's Williams at Portugal's Portimao circuit earlier this week, the team said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/chadwick-f1-test-drive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jamiechadwick #formulaone
Star running back Bijan Robinson rushed for an explosive 194 yards and two touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons thrashed the Green Bay Packers 35-14 on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/robinson-falcons-packers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #bijanrobinson #atlantafalcons #greenbaypackers #nfl
Skateboarders Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara, both 15, won gold in the women's and men's park events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/more-sports/japanese-skateboarders-asian-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mizuhohasegawa #izurunagahara #kodainishiono #aikosugihara
Asian Games organizers admitted on Saturday they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at the main stadium and other venues in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/more-sports/asian-games-organizers-seats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #2026asiangames
McLaren's reigning world champion Lando Norris called for Alpine racer Franco Colapinto to be given a one-race ban for triggering a crash that took him out of Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/27/more-sports/norris-colapinto-baku-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #azerbaijangrandprix #landonorris #francocolapinto #maxverstappen #georgerussell
Plans for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's long-awaited heavyweight clash were in doubt on Saturday after promoter Dana White said he was unsure whether the fight would go ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/27/more-sports/fury-joshua-dana-white/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tysonfury #anthonyjoshua #danawhite #eddiehearn
Tyler Loop kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired and the Baltimore Ravens shocked the Dallas Cowboys 34-31 on the final play Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/28/more-sports/ravens-cowboys-brazil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tylerloop #lamarjackson #baltimoreravens #dallascowboys #nfl #brazil
With quarterback Jaxson Dart expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season, the New York Giants acquired former first-round pick J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/29/more-sports/giants-vikings-mccarthy-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jjmccarthy #newyorkgiants #minnesotavikings #nfl #johnharbaugh
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Kirill Marchenko from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday in a blockbuster deal that sends Matthew Knies the other way on the eve of the regular season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/29/more-sports/leafs-marchenko-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #torontomapleleafs #columbusbluejackets #kirillmarchenko #matthewknies #nhl
Case Keenum passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score and the Chicago defense generated three takeaways to lift the host Bears to a 27-7 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/29/more-sports/case-keenum-bears-eagles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #casekeenum #chicagobears #philadelphiaeagles #nfl
Japanese volleyball player Rui Takahashi came out as gay on Tuesday, saying he wanted to help others struggling with their sexuality in a country where openly LGBTQ+ athletes are extremely rare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/29/more-sports/rui-takahashi-gay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ruitakahashi #rantakahashi #svleague #lgbtq