By contrast, Japan scored 18 runs on 26 hits with six home ... The rivals have met in each of the last seven World Baseball Softball Confederation world championships; Team USA has taken five of them.

Hosts Japan hoisted their coach and waved to mostly empty stands to celebrate their second straight gold medal in softball on Tuesday by beating the United States 2-0 at the Tokyo Games ...

The inning-ending play kept the game within reach for Team USA, but they failed to score ... Canada, eliminated from gold medal contention by Japan earlier in the tournament, and Mexico, making its ...

The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two-time Olympic softball champion Japan plans to develop pitchers and catchers for an ...

YOKOHAMA--Hosts Japan beat Canada 1-0 in an extra-inning thriller on a sun-baked turf on Sunday to set up a highly-anticipated Olympic softball final with the United States. Unbeaten sides United ...

In the quarterfinals on Saturday (9 a.m. ET, USA Network, Telemundo, Peacock), the USWNT faces a strong Japan squad that battled back after losing its first match to win the next two and make it ...