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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Badminton Stars Announce Plan to Part Ways
Longtime badminton doubles partners Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, who teamed up for a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, have different...
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Reporting on the East Asian men's soccer tourney final round, Masataka Yoshida's 2025 MLB debut, Naoya Inoue's next fight and a high-profile...
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ODDS and EVENS | Sumo Begins a New Era with 2 Yokozuna
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are poised to compete in a sumo tournament for...
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Sumo
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoSpring Basho Day 2 Results
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Basketball
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Sumo
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Sumo
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Sumo
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