
NPB Interleague Play Begins, Pacific League Eyes Another Dominant Run
The latest interleague series in Japanese baseball kicks off Wednesday, featuring key clashes that could determine the league champion after a three‑week battle.
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The latest interleague series in Japanese baseball kicks off Wednesday, featuring key clashes that could determine the league champion after a three‑week battle.

A new ranking reveals the top earners in soccer for the coming year, showing how on‑field contracts and off‑field endorsements combine to create multimillion‑dollar incomes, and how the sport outpaces many others in athlete wealth.

Tomoyuki Sugano, a two‑time Sawamura Award winner, has transitioned from the Yomiuri Giants to the Colorado Rockies, bringing a blend of experience and humility to a new league.

Former Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto reflects on his worldwide adventures, from earning a sushi chef title in Japan to becoming a yoga instructor in Spain, and shares insights on baseball, Shohei Ohtani, and his future in the sport.

A rare inter‑Korean match has propelled Naegohyang Women’s FC into the AFC Women’s Champions League final, where a $1 million prize awaits the champion.

Baseball is a national obsession in Taiwan, but institutional fragmentation, corruption scandals and political entanglements threaten its long‑term sustainability.

The Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League final will pit North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC against Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza in Suwon, with a $1 million prize and symbolic significance for inter‑Korean relations.

A North Korean women's soccer squad stepped onto South Korean soil for the first time in nearly eight years, delivering a tightly contested semifinal and opening a narrow window for inter‑Korean engagement.

A North Korean women’s soccer team will face Suwon FC Women before a packed stadium, marking the first such visit in eight years and sparking hopes of renewed dialogue.

The semi‑final between Naegohyang Women’s FC and Suwon FC Women will be played in Suwon, South Korea, after a wave of interest that sold out tickets within hours. The match comes amid lingering tensions from the 1950‑53 conflict and a softer diplomatic tone from President Lee Jae Myung.

Ahead of the Asian Women's Champions League semi‑final, Pyongyang's Naegohyang Women's FC will meet Suwon FC Women, a fixture that highlights both sporting rivalry and the unresolved war status between the two Koreas.

Michihisa Kano is now the permanent manager of Japan's women's national team, succeeding Nils Nielsen after a brief caretaker spell and a successful US tour.

A baseball umpire was hit by a bat during a Tokyo game, underwent emergency surgery, and remains unconscious as the league introduces new safety measures.