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SPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: Japan Men Look to Maintain High-Scoring Output
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...
Features
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...
Soccer
Striker Kyogo Furuhashi Joins Birmingham City on a 3-Year Deal
After earning promotion to the second-tier EFL Championship, Birmingham City signed a bevy of players, including Kyogo Furuhashi, before the upcoming season.
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoODDS and EVENS | Equinox Honored as a Racing Legend with Hall of Fame Induction
Equinox won 80% of his career races, including his final six starts. "He has left an indelible mark on Japanese racing...
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/ 3 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Urawa Reds Drop FIFA Club World Cup Opener
Reporting on the Urawa Reds, World Table Tennis' new deal with TV Tokyo, the start of Ippei Mizuhara's prison sentence and...
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Baseball
/ 4 weeks agoShohei Ohtani Returns as an MLB Pitcher After 633 Days
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani pitched the first inning against the Padres in the series opener and continued his hot hitting with...
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Horse Racing
/ 4 weeks agoTakarazuka Kinen: Meisho Tabaru Claims Wire-to-Wire Victory
Although threatened by Bellagio Opera, Meisho Tabaru pulled away for a three-length victory. It was jockey Yutaka Take's fifth Takarazuka Kinen...
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Track and Field
/ 4 weeks agoRacing the UK Ekiden Through 160 Years of Ties
Like Japan's Hakone Ekiden which inspired it, the UK Ekiden strengthens cooperation, bridging historic events in spectacular terrain through the power...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Utsunomiya Brex Triumph in BCL Asia Final
Tournament MVP DJ Newbill nailed a game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute to lead the Utsunomiya Brex past Al Riyadi in...
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Horse Racing
/ 4 weeks agoTakarazuka Kinen Preview: Bellagio Opera is the Fans' Top Choice
For the 66th Takarazuka Kinen, one of two Grand Prix (All-Star) races on the JRA calendar, the Lord Kanaloa progeny received...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoSPORTS SHORTS | Mao Asada to Launch Skating Academy in August
Reporting on a new coaching opportunity for Mao Asada, Mets pitcher Kodai Senga's hamstring injury and the Urawa Reds' trip to...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Shohei Ohtani Moves Closer to Pitching Comeback
In his latest pitching test in a simulated game against minor league batters, Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani tossed 44 pitches in...
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Sumo
/ 1 month agoBeyond Yokozuna Hakuho, Deeper Problems Beset Sumo Association
Closing the Hakuho stable seems harsh when, over the years, the Japan Sumo Association has failed to fix the violent culture...