One of the wildest defensive plays in Olympic softball history got Japan out of the inning. Amanda Chidester's sharp line drive deflected off the glove of third base player Yamamoto and into the ...

Unlike previous Olympics, the Tokyo softball tournament is contested over just two rounds, a preliminary round-robin and the medal games. Both Australia and Japan will play the remaining four teams in ...

Softball pitcher Yukiko ... was most likely the final Olympic game in her long career. But for younger players of the Japanese team, they also may never again play in an Olympics.

The Australian women’s softball team ... about a month and a half until mid-July before the Olympics open and play practice games with Japanese corporate teams. All the Australian team members ...

Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport. Available to UK users only. Japan win gymnastics gold after double fall for China Up Next. 'Looking after cattle was tough' - Wanyonyi's rise to Olympic champion.