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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 World Athletics Championships.
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/ 3 days agoODDS 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...
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/ 1 week agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Tokito Oda Achieves Career Grand Slam
Tokito Oda outplayed Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in a 2-hour, 12-minute match in the US Open men's wheelchair tennis final in New...
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/ 2 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Naomi Osaka Revitalizes Tennis Career with a New Coach
After reaching Canada's National Bank Open final in early August, Naomi Osaka has continued her stellar all-around play at the US...
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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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/ 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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Baseball
/ 4 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Daichi Ishii Delivers Record-Breaking Consistency for the Hanshin Tigers
In the 2025 NPB season, Tigers reliever Daichi Ishii has allowed one run in 44 games. He's broken the record for...
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/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Taisei Aibara Sets Personal Javelin Throw Mark
A few days before his 30th birthday, Taisei Aibara threw his javelin more than 80 meters for the first time, winning...
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Basketball
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Japan Exits FIBA Asia Cup with Disappointment
Lebanon overpowered Japan in a qualifier for the FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals in Saudi Arabia, winning 97-73. Japan went 2-2 in...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Roki Sasaki is Pitching 'Pain-Free' as He Prepares for Return
Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since mid-May, tossed three innings in a simulated game...
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/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | J.League Rematch Pits a Pair of Red-Hot Teams
Heading into a rematch of Vissel Kobe's 1-0 home win over FC Machida Zelvia on April 20, the J.League title-chasing squads...
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | In Golf, Consistency is the Ever-Present Target
Tatsunori Shogenji won two of the first nine Japan Golf Tour tournaments he entered in 2025. He's the tour's scoring average...
