Boxing
Boxing: Kyosuke Takami Attains WBA Light Flyweight Crown
On an action-packed night of boxing, 23-year-old Takami captured the WBA light flyweight title with a 10th-round TKO of Erick Rosa at...
Baseball
Ichiro in Hall of Fame Should Inspire More Baseball Superstars
In his Hall of Fame speech, Ichiro offered advice and inspiration for kids who dare to dream, and thanked Hideo Nomo for...
News
SPORTS SHORTS | Fencer Koki Kano Claims Gold at 2025 World Championships
Reporting on Koki Kano, Japan's first world champion in an epee fencing individual event, and additional news updates on volleyball, basketball and...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoAsanoyama Returns to Kyushu Basho, Deals Takakeisho a Blow to His Promotion Chances
In his first match at the Kyushu Basho, former ozeki Asanoyama used an arm throw to hand the promotion-chasing ozeki his...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tigers Skipper Akinobu Okada Wins Shoriki Award
The Hanshin Tigers manager lands the Shoriki Award, an annual honor for top contributions to Japanese baseball, after leading the team...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani is the First MLB Player in History to be Unanimously Chosen MVP for a 2nd Time
This much is certain: For Shohei Ohtani, impeccable behavior, both on and off the field, helped him win his second MVP...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoIkura Kushida Leads at the Japan Junior Championships After the Short Program
At the Japan Junior Championships, the top four women's skaters are separated by less than three points. Two-time reigning champ Mao...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoKyushu Basho Day 7 Results - Makuuchi Division
Kyushu Basho Day 7 Results - Makuuchi Division
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoMile Championship Preview: Serifos Returns to Defend His 2022 Title
In the 40th running of the Mile Championship, 16 thoroughbreds are set to compete at Kyoto Racecourse for the lucrative top...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoYuzuru Hanyu Announces Divorce, Citing Media Harassment and Stalking
Figure skating legend Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, revealed on social media that he and his wife of three...
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoKyushu Basho Day 6 Results - Makuuchi Division
Kyushu Basho Day 6 Results - Makuuchi Division
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Figure Skating
/ 2 years agoMao Shimada Aims for a Three-peat at the Japan Junior Championships
With a victory in Shiga Prefecture, world junior champion Mao Shimada would become the third three-time women's winner at the Japan...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Becomes Two-Time Unanimous AL MVP
For the second time in three years, Shohei Ohtani is the American League MVP award recipient, recognizing his all-around excellence as...