Horse Racing
Champions Cup: W Heart Bond Triumphs in a Photo Finish
Jockey Ryusei Sakai won his third consecutive Champions Cup by guiding 4-year-old Kizuna progeny W Heart Bond to her first Grade 1...
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kashima Antlers Return to the Top with 9th J.League Title
Leo Ceara scored twice to lead the Kashima Antlers to a 2-1 triumph over Yokohama F Marinos at Mercari Stadium. Kashima claimed...
Horse Racing
Champions Cup Preview: Chukyo Racecourse's Premier Event
The Champions Cup, one of two top-level Japan Racing Association dirt races (the other being the February Stakes), is for 3-year-olds and...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 weeks agoJapan Cup Preview: The 45th Running of the 2,400-Meter Invitational
Over the past 10 years, the first favorite for the Japan Cup has won the race six times, finished second once...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: A Round of Applause for Team Japan
After collecting 30 medals in 2022 in Brazil, Japan obliterated that total, its previous record, with a 51-medal haul at the...
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Baseball
/ 2 weeks agoShohei Ohtani Family Foundation is Launched to Help Children and Protect Animals
For Shohei Ohtani, the new foundation expands his involvement in community-related projects. He's also donated thousands of baseball gloves to Japanese...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Takuma Inoue Outpoints Tenshin Nasukawa for WBC Bantamweight Title
Reporting on the Inoue-Nasukawa title fight, ski jumper Nozomi Maruyama's successful weekend in Norway, Shohei Ohtani's WBC commitment and other sports...
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Sports
/ 2 weeks agoA Photographer's Notes | Capturing the Red Bull BC One World Final in Tokyo
Jason Halayko shares the epic battles, high-energy moves, backstage moments, and hypnotic atmosphere through his lens at the Red Bull BC...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 weeks agoIn the Mile Championship, Jantar Mantar Utilizes Record-Breaking Speed
Jantar Mantar, guided by Yuga Kawada, clocked 1:31.3 to triumph in the 42nd running of the Mile Championship, which was held...
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Sumo
/ 2 weeks agoKyushu Basho: Aonishiki Beats Hoshoryu in a Playoff to Nab 1st Emperor's Cup
By winning the Kyushu Basho, the 21-year-old Ukrainian is now on the verge of being promoted to the second-highest rank of...
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/ 2 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Emperor's Cup Final: Zelvia Machida Conquer Vissel Kobe
Shota Fujio led Zelvia past reigning Emperor's Cup champion Vissel with a pair of goals at Tokyo's National Stadium. Zelvia won...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 weeks agoMile Championship Preview: An Impressive Lineup of Top Thoroughbreds
In the 42nd running of the Mile Championship, Soul Rush will attempt to become the seventh horse to win the G1...
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/ 3 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: Good Sportsmanship and Skilled Scorers in the Handball Tourney
In a preliminary round match, Germany trounced Japan as the goals piled up in a hurry. Fans cheered for both teams...


