The result left the United States with the silver medal, a repeat of 13 years earlier, when Japan stunned them in the most recent prior edition of Olympic softball. Canada earlier took bronze by ...

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 ...

Canada, eliminated from gold medal contention by Japan earlier in the tournament, and Mexico, making its Olympic softball debut, battled for Olympic bronze. Canada bolted to an early lead with two ...

On home soil, in an event their nation rescued from a state of Olympic neglect specifically for these Games, Japan’s softball team delivered a near-flawless defensive performance to defeat the United ...