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JAPAN 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 on...
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SPORTS SHORTS | Change in Baseball: NPB's Central League to Adopt the DH in 2027
Reporting on a baseball rule change in NPB, Shohei Ohtani, soccer standout Ritsu Doan's new team and sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu's best 100-meter...
Tennis
Naomi Osaka Falls to Teenager Victoria Mboko in the National Bank Open Final
Appearing in her first WTA 1000 final since April 2022, Naomi Osaka won the first set against her 18-year-old opponent. Mboko bounced...
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Boxing
/ 2 years agoRyota Murata Says His Boxing Career is Over
Ten months after his loss to Gennadiy Golovkin, former WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata announces that he has no plans to...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoMost Important Basketball Stat? Japanese Researchers Suggest New Research Methods
Studies confirm the link between rebounding superiority and wins in basketball, but the authors of a new paper recommend more research...
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Track and Field
/ 2 years agoKoki Ikeda Punches Ticket to Budapest with Victory in Japanese Race Walking Championships
By winning the 20-kilometer race, Olympic silver medalist Koki Ikeda secures a spot on Japan's roster for the World Athletics Championships...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoLemon Pop Finishes Strong to Claim February Stakes Victory
Ryusei Sakai steers race favorite Lemon Pop to a 1½-length win over Red le Zele in the February Stakes, the JRA's...
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Judo
/ 2 years agoKosei Inoue: The Judo Community Welcomes the New Year as it Gears Up for Paris
The Kodokan, the spiritual home of judo, brought together people of all ages and skills for the Kagami Biraki ceremony in...
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/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Fencer Misaki Emura Ascends to the Top in World Rankings
Tokyo Olympian Misaki Emura becomes the first Japanese woman to reach number one in the world rankings in an individual fencing...
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Winter Sports
/ 2 years agoJapan Calls on Veteran NHL Coach Perry Pearn to Get Men's National Ice Hockey Team Up to Speed
The 71-year-old Canadian is already making his mark on Japan's senior and junior ice hockey squads in his first few months...
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/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] All Blacks Help Elevate Level of Japan Rugby League One
Current All Blacks Beauden Barrett and Aaron Smith will join the Toyota Verblitz after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, giving the...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoMasters of Rebounding: Ryukyu's Cooley, Chiba's Mooney Grab the Spotlight
Notre Dame alumni Jack Cooley and John Mooney, first and second in the B.League in rebounding this season, play pivotal roles...
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/ 2 years ago[ICE TIME] Young Guns Miura, Sato and Chiba Shine at Four Continents in Colorado
Led by teenager Kao Miura’s triumph in the men’s event, Japanese skaters earned half of the singles medals at the Four...