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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Athletics: Hayato Katsuki Finishes 3rd in 35-km Race Walk at the Worlds
Veteran race walker Hayato Katsuki was clocked in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds to grab Japan's first medal of the 2025...
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ODDS and EVENS | Sumo Wrestler Kotoshoho Aiming for Sustained Success
After winning his first Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Basho in July, Chiba Prefecture native Kotoshoho wants to continue climbing to the...
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Tokito Oda's Mission: Make Wheelchair Tennis as Popular as Baseball in Japan
His career Golden Slam is a historic first and, for the tennis superstar, his dreams and sense of mission are only the...
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Baseball
/ 2 weeks agoKenta Maeda Aims to Pitch in Japan in 2026
A decade after he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, current minor leaguer Kenta Maeda says this is his final season pitching...
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/ 2 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Akane Yamaguchi Claims 3rd Badminton World Title
Reporting on badminton star Akane Yamaguchi exceeding her expectations at the world championships in Paris plus news updates on baseball, rugby...
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Basketball
/ 2 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Bill Cartwright Details Basketball Success Stories in New Book
Bill Cartwright recalls his rise to stardom, the thrill of winning a trio of NBA titles as a Chicago Bulls player...
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/ 2 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Volleyball: Japan Sweeps Thailand at Worlds in Round of 16
Reporting on the Japan volleyball team's win plus updates on Naomi Osaka, NPB pitcher Daichi Ishii, Japan's favorite athletes, soccer's Emperor's...
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Baseball
/ 2 weeks agoDodgers' Shohei Ohtani Earns 1st Victory Since 2023
In his 11th start this season, Shohei Ohtani held the Cincinnati Reds to one run and two hits in five innings....
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Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoVeteran Rugby Mentor Graham Rowntree Hired to Lead the Urayasu D-Rocks
A former title-winning rugby coach of Irish squad Munster, Rowntree replaces Greig Laidlaw, who guided the D-Rocks during the 2024-25 League...
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/ 3 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Fairy Japan Captures Rhythmic Gymnastics All-Around World Title
Reporting on Japan's rhythmic gymnastics world title, figure skating's Junior Grand Prix season opener and sports updates on volleyball, golf and...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 weeks agoWorld All-Star Jockeys: German Thore Hammer Hansen Claims Top Prize
Hansen won two of the four races in the World All-Star Jockeys competition to secure the title at Sapporo Racecourse. Fourteen...
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/ 3 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Summer Koshien: Okinawa Shogaku Prevails in Title Game
Okinawa Shogaku became the second school from Japan's southernmost prefecture to win the Summer Koshien. Konan first accomplished the feat in...
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Tennis
/ 3 weeks agoKei Nishikori to Skip the US Open Due to a Back Injury
Stating that his back isn't "100% healed yet," Kei Nishikori decided to withdraw from the US Open only days before the...