Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020......

Warrior spirit leads Japan's Nishikori to new heights

Kei Nishikori of Japan celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their US Open men's singles semi-final. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images There comes a moment in all great......

How Nishikori took Japan from tragedy to tennis elite

Employees of Nissin Foods Holdings Co show their disappointment after Kei Nishikori of Japan loses a point in the men's singles final match of the 2014 US Open at the headquarters building on......

Shanghai surprise Nishikori meets Murray in semis

Kei Nishikori reached his first Masters Series semi-final with a commanding 6-4, 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov on Friday, underlining his imminent status as Japan's highest-ranked......

Taiwan's Lu stuns Roddick at Wimbledon

Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun sprang the biggest shock of the tournament on Monday when he stunned last year's runner-up and fifth seed Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 in the fourth round at Wimbledon......