Horse Racing
Champions Cup Preview: Chukyo Racecourse's Premier Event
The Champions Cup, one of two top-level Japan Racing Association dirt races (the other being the February Stakes), is for 3-year-olds and...
Boxing
Naoko Fujioka Elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame
"It's such an honor that I am the first female from Japan to be elected into the Hall of Fame," Naoko Fujioka...
Features
ODDS and EVENS | Gentildonna Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Japanese Horse Racing
A descendant of Deep Impact and Sunday Silence, Gentildonna had seven JRA G1 wins in 19 career races. She became the first...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 weeks agoQueen Elizabeth II Cup: Regaleira Victorious in Record Time
The Suave Richard progeny completed the 2,200-meter Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2 minutes, 11.0 seconds to claim her third Grade...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | SoftBank's Hiroki Kokubo Wins Shoriki Award
As the title-winning skipper of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hiroki Kokubo is honored for his contributions to Japanese baseball in 2025.
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Horse Racing
/ 3 weeks agoQueen Elizabeth II Cup Preview: The 50th Running of a Famous Race
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup, a 2,200-meter G1 race in Kyoto, was named in honor of the late British monarch and...
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Soccer
/ 3 weeks agoSoccer: Minamino and Doan Lead Japan Past Ghana in Friendly
A month after beating the Brazil men's soccer national team for the first time, Japan had a methodical performance against Ghana...
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Baseball
/ 3 weeks agoShohei Ohtani Repeats as the National League MVP
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball history to be named Most Valuable Player in both...
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Sports
/ 3 weeks agoDeaflympics in Japan: A Chance to Celebrate the Prowess of Hearing-impaired Athletes
The Deaflympics can raise the value of deaf sports and give deaf children an opportunity to dream of becoming professional athletes,...
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Basketball
/ 3 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Hyunjung Lee Having a Stellar Season for Nagasaki Velca
Nagasaki newcomer Hyunjung Lee is averaging 18.1 points per game for the B.League club, which is tied for the second-best record...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Seibu's Tatsuya Imai Pursues a Move to MLB
Reporting on Tatsuya Imai's quest to play in the majors, soccer goalkeeper Zion Suzuki's injury and sports updates on ice hockey,...
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Golf
/ 4 weeks agoToto Japan Classic: Nasa Hataoka Triumphs in a 1-Hole Playoff
Heavy rain forced tournament organizers to cancel the fourth round of the Toto Japan Classic. Hataoka earned her seventh career LPGA...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Sumo: The Spotlight Shines on Onosato at the Kyushu Basho
Onosato has a chance to become the first sumo wrestler to win four tournament titles in the same year since Terunofuji...
