Horse Racing
NHK Mile Cup: Panja Tower Edges Magic Sands in a Thrilling Finish
The Tower of London progeny held off Magic Sands and Cerbiatto in a pulsating dash to the wire in the 30th NHK...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hoshoryu Returns to Sumo Spotlight at the Summer Basho
Beginning his second tournament as a yokozuna, sumo wrestler Hoshoryu aims to remain healthy throughout the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Horse Racing
NHK Mile Cup Preview: 3-Year-Olds Vie for Victory on Turf
The NHK Mile Cup often throws up surprise winners, with just one first favorite finding the winner's circle in the past 10...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoWakatakakage Stuns Terunofuji on Opening Day of New Year Basho
Yokozuna Terunofuji is attempting a comeback after missing two tournaments, but he looked sluggish in his first bout of the 15-day...
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Features
/ 4 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naoya Inoue to Fight Injury Replacement Ye Joon Kim on January 24
Sam Goodman sustained a recurrence of an injury above his left eye on January 11 and he withdrew from his super...
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Baseball
/ 4 months agoShohei Ohtani Announces First Child ー Fans are All About It
Shohei Ohtani announced that he and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child in 2025. And fans flooded social...
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Horse Racing
/ 4 months agoDo Deuce Named the JRA's 2024 Horse of the Year
Retired thoroughbred Do Deuce, a Heart's Cry offspring, won the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and the Japan Cup in the final year...
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Features
/ 4 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Taiga Hasegawa, the Snowboarder to Watch
Taiga Hasegawa, the defending world champion in the men's big air event, collected his second FIS Snowboard World Cup win of...
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Basketball
/ 4 months agoGunma Crane Thunders are Playing High-Caliber Defense This Season
Fueled by a determined effort on defense, the Gunma Crane Thunders have emerged as the B.League's most-improved team under new coach...
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News
/ 4 months agoPredictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we...
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Golf
/ 4 months agoHideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoPredictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo...
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Figure Skating
/ 4 months agoPredictions 2025: Japan's Figure Skaters Poised to Continue Stature on World Stage
Reigning champions Kaori Sakamoto and Mao Shimada will vie for world and world junior titles, respectively, and other predictions for 2025.
