From Lewis Hamilton to Yuki Tsunoda, here are five of the drivers to keep an extra close eye at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/drivers-to-watch-suzuka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #japanesegrandprix #formulaone #suzuka #lewishamilton #yukitsunoda #liamlawson #redbull
Yuki Tsunoda feeling relaxed ahead of blockbuster Red Bull debut https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/yuki-tsunoda-feeling-relaxed-ahead-of-blockbuster-red-bull-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal on Wednesday to move three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/alex-ovechkin-moves-closer-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #washingtoncapitals #alexovechkin #carolinahurricanes #waynegretzky #nhl #garybettman
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson believes his Grand Slam Track series represents a landmark moment for track and field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/grand-slam-track-first-event/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #grandslamtrack #michaeljohnson
Past major winners and Masters champions are preparing for the start of the LIV Golf Miami event at Doral on Friday with thoughts of next week's Masters in their heads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/liv-stars-prepare-for-masters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #masters #livgolf #brysondechambeau #brookskoepka #jonrahm #philmickelson
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said that tensions between Canada and the United States were concerning and could impact the league's business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/03/more-sports/united-state-canada-tension-nhl-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nhl #garybettman #donaldtrump #unitedstates #canada
Ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull and Racing Bulls drivers put on a show of unity at a fan festival in Tokyo's Odaiba district on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/02/more-sports/red-bull-japanese-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #suzuka #redbull #yukitsunoda
More than 1,000 former amateur and professional rugby union and rugby league players have joined a long-running concussion lawsuit against the sports' governing bodies, a legal firm has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/02/more-sports/rugby-concussion-action/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rugbyfootballunion #worldrugby
New Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda tells The Japan Times he started to believe that a promotion to the senior team might never come — until it did. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/01/more-sports/yuki-tsunoda-interview-red-bull/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yukitsunoda #redbull #racingbulls #maxverstappen #liamlawson #f1 #japanesegrandprix
When Damar Hamlin talks about the value of CPR and other life-saving techniques, as he did in Tokyo last week, it holds extra meaning for the 27-year-old NFL comeback star. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/01/more-sports/coskrey-damar-hamlin-asij-cpr/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #damarhamlin #buffalobills #nfl
Kaori Sakamoto fell just short of winning her fourth straight world title in Boston last week but is excited about the chance to make a new start ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/31/more-sports/kaori-sakamoto-relieved-after-worlds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #alysaliu #worldfigureskatingchampionships #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #internationalskatingunion
The Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback position is a work in progress, and coach Mike Tomlin said that signing Aaron Rodgers, the most prominent free agent in a thin market, is only one possible option. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/31/more-sports/pittsburgh-steelers-qb-options/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #pittsburghsteelers #aaronrodgers #miketomlin #nfl
With six quadruple jumps and an audacious backflip, Ilia Malinin captured his second straight world championships title in Boston on Saturday, with Yuma Kagiyama slumping to third. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/30/more-sports/malinin-retains-world-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #worldfigureskatingchampionships
Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/30/more-sports/liu-title-sakamoto-second/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #alysaliu #worldfigureskatingchampionships
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Thursday, while defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men's competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/28/more-sports/miura-kihara-world-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #iliamalinin #worldfigureskatingchampionships #yumakagiyama
Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull seat swap with Liam Lawson leaves both with plenty to prove and still facing considerable career uncertainty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/28/more-sports/tsunoda-lawson-swap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #yukitsunoda #liamlawson #formulaone
Yuki Tsunoda will race for Red Bull from his home Japanese Formula One Grand Prix next week with struggling New Zealander Liam Lawson demoted to sister team Racing Bulls in a straight swap. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/27/more-sports/red-bull-tsunoda-lawson/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #racingbulls #redbull #f1 #yukitsunoda #liamlawson
Two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu was the shock leader after stumbles by a trio of favorites in Wednesday's women's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/27/more-sports/liu-world-championships-boston/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #alyssaliu #kaorisakamoto #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #isabeaulevito #amberglenn #monechiba #worldfigureskatingchampionships
The NFL competition committee proposed changes for next season around replay review and kickoff rules, which will be voted on next week along with several team proposals, including eliminating the "tush push." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/27/more-sports/nfl-replay-kickoff-changes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nfl
Speculation about Liam Lawson's Red Bull future picked up speed on Tuesday with reports suggesting the Formula One team had decided to replace the New Zealander with Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/26/more-sports/red-bull-tsunoda-lawson/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yukitsunoda #redbull #liamlawson #racingbulls
