Shohei Ohtani is getting some company. On Friday morning in Japan, the national team announced the next 11 players who are set to join the Dodgers superstar in the World Baseball Classic. Leading the way is veteran starter Tomoyuki Sugano,

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Japan's best result in the World Cup is a Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) finish and enters the 2026 tournament ranked No. 18 in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Group play begins for Japan on June 14 against Netherlands in Arlington, Texas.

Scotland announce friendlies against fellow World Cup finalists Japan and Curacao as final home warm-up matches for this summer's tournament in the Americas.

Japan will bid to host the Rugby World Cup again in 2035, more than 15 years after becoming the first Asian country to stage the event. "The World Cup gets bigger each year and it would need all of Japan to get behind it,

Team Japan national team manager Hirokazu Ibata announced on the 16th the names of 11 additional players expected to take part in the World Baseball Classic to be held in March. Seven players, including Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi,

Not used to paying to watch sports, Japan unhappy that World Baseball Classic to be shown exclusively on Netflix.

Steve Clarkes side will take on Japan on March 28 and Curacao on May 30 ahead of the World Cup; Scotland will also play two away friendlies; Scotland face Haiti on June 14 in their World Cup opener, p

Scotland will face fellow World Cup competitors Japan and Curacao in home friendlies ahead of this year's global soccer championship starting in June, the Scottish FA said on Monday.

Japan's national football team will be using the city of Nashville as a home base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.