Seconding
King Golf and
Ookiku Furikabutte.
Ping Pong : The MC never tries his best (you'll learn why later in the story), that's his main fault. And a lot of people assume he's good but not that great. But he's actually really badass. The comedy and characters are great. The manga focuses a lot on the mentality needed in order to win. The art style can put you off at first, it's very "psychedelic" but it fits the manga/anime very well.
Hajime no Ippo : Boxing. It's the classic from weak to strong, but the MC had potential from the start (hard hitter and toughness). The manga is very long and still ongoing. The anime is one of my favorite sports anime with
Slam Dunk. Old school art style though (80's), and the characters faces are usually ugly (especially the women), but it's MUCH better during action scenes.
One Outs : Baseball. This one is great, even for non sports fans. The MC relies on his gambling skills to win. At first, almost everyone take him for a subpar pitcher with very few skills (when they realize the truth it's too already late). He's probably THE best manipulative protagonist ever in manga, and he is ruthless. Also don't expect fair play, enemies becoming friends, or such BS in this manga, this is professional baseball NOT high school (koshien and so on) : money and the players's jobs are on the line.
Initial D : Racing. The protagonist is a lazy, cool headed, easily bored guy. He doesn't care about about racing, or even cars in general. But once he's behind the wheel, he's an absolute genius while always being the underdog... Great manga and anime. The anime brings a lot more though, with the racing scenes really coming alive accompanied by old school House/Techno tracks. The very end of the series was a bit disappointing for me, but overall it's a good series to check.
Checking on the list of what you've read, they seem mostly very recent, with a modern/clean art style and your favs all border on shoujo-ish, so you might be put off by my recs. You should try
One Outs first (an anime also exists), it's the most recent of my recs. If you like it then try the rest.
Last edited by oneeyed at 5:43 pm, Oct 22 2014
Thanks. 
