Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, ...

Half a century ago, on June 26, 1976—at what was then Japan’s largest indoor arena, the Nippon Budōkan in central Tokyo—an all-time fantasy matchup of cross-code combat sports became a reality: world ...

(Reuters) - The Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor crossover fight on Saturday has been denounced by boxing purists as a farce and a circus but is not be the first time athletes from different worlds ...