* Bowling, squash and surfing make cut * Tug of war, billiards, chess and sumo miss out (Writes through with surfing reaction) TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - Baseball and softball top the shortlist of ...

The Fukushima Azuma baseball stadium, venue for the baseball and softball is pictured during a media tour in Fukushima on August 3, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo credit should read ...

TOKYO (Nexstar) — The official start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gets underway Friday with the Opening Ceremony, but for some athletes, competition has already started. Team USA Softball was on the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The United States and Japan are longtime rivals in softball. For the good of the sport, they are on the same team. The U.S. will participate in the four-team Japan Cup in August as ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Softball, one of the most exciting Olympic sports, was benched from the Paris Games despite being featured in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but why? While the sport is slated to make a ...