Baseball
Nipponham Fighters Showing Signs of Progress Under Popular Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo
With a recent five-game win streak, the Nipponham Fighters have moved up in the Pacific League standings. They have won 11 of...
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[ODDS and EVENS] Race Walking Standouts Getting Ready for the Paris Olympics
Japan's Koki Ikeda and Kumiko Okada were second in the marathon mixed relay race at the World Race Walking Team Championships, raising...
Soccer
Yokohama F Marinos Advance to Asian Champions League Final for the First Time
Marinos beat South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the second leg of the Asian Champions League semifinal at...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoJapan Cruises Past Kazakhstan in Teams’ FIBA Asia Cup Opener
The Akatsuki Five outscored their Group C opponent 55-20 in the second half, turning a close game into a rout.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Dominates Kotonowaka to Stay One Win Off the Pace
The lone yokozuna won his third straight match to trail Ichinojo and two rank-and-filers.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Long Jumper Yuki Hashioka Pursuing A Title at World Championships
Hashioka produced Japan’s best Olympic result in the event in 37 years last summer with a sixth-place finish, raising expectations for...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoTerunofuji Pushed to the Brink But Recovers to Post Second Straight win
Takanosho almost pulled off a second straight upset of the yokozuna.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoPatient Yokozuna Terunofuji Defeats Kiribayama for First Win at Nagoya Basho
The grand champion fought off a series of moves to bounce back from a Day 1 loss.
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Tennis
/ 2 years agoShingo Kunieda Becomes First Man to Complete Career Grand Slam in Wheelchair Singles
With his history-making victory at Wimbledon, the world’s top-ranked player has now won an astonishing total of 50 Grand Slam singles...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoYokozuna Terunofuji Handed Opening-Day Defeat at Nagoya Basho
The lone grand champion got off to a solid start but couldn’t finish off his opponent.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Shohei Ohtani Chosen as an MLB All-Star for Second Straight Year
Among MLB’s most feared hitters and pitchers, Ohtani will appear in the July 19 game at DH ― and surprise no...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Jinichiro Kozuma Cashes In at Second LIV Golf Event
Kozuma’s earnings in Portland equaled nearly half of his previous career income. It’s a sign of opportunities the new golf circuit...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Giants Try to Cool Off Red-Hot Swallows, But Have a Huge Mountain to Climb
Yomiuri puts an end to 14-series win streak by Yakult, but still finds itself well back of its crosstown rival.