Sports Shorts: Superfan dies with unfulfilled Tokyo 2020 dream

IMAGE:  Naotoshi Yamada poses for a photo at his office in Tokyo. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Superfan Naotoshi Yamada, famous in Japan for having been to every Summer Games since 1964,......

Ryder Cup the winner as fans make it a success

What set Le Golf National apart, however, was the unrivalled viewing experience for the fans -- most spectacularly the 7,000-capacity grandstand looming over the first tee.   IMAGE: Every day,......

Ryder Cup: Who said what...

Players made my job easy, says Europe skipper Bjorn IMAGE: Europe captain Thomas Bjorn celebrates after the Ryder Cup Sunday singles matches at Le Golf National. Photograph: Ian......

Europe regain Ryder Cup with dominant singles display

IMAGE: Team Europe's Francesco Molinari celebrates with captain Thomas Bjorn after winning the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Guyancourt, France. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Francesco Molinari......

Another poor day for Woods as inexplicable Cup record continues

With Europe leading 10-6, US captain Furyk could at least draw strength from the knowledge that the same deficit has twice been overturned on Sundays in recent times -- by the US in 1999 and Europe......