Baseball
Rintaro Sasaki Playing Well, But Still Seeking His 1st Home Run for Stanford
After 12 games, Rintaro Sasaki is batting .360 with 14 RBIs for the Cardinal. The Iwate Prefecture native says he's "just trying...
Features
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tributes to Kevin Braswell as Basketball World Mourns His Passing
Utsunomiya Brex head coach Kevin Braswell died on February 24, several weeks after having heart surgery. The 46-year-old coach commanded respect on...
Figure Skating
Mao Shimada Dominates Competition on the Way to 3rd Consecutive World Junior Title
The winning total score for Mao Shimada was a personal best of 230.84 points. She established new personal bests in both the...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoOho Upsets Ozeki Kotozakura on Day 3 at the Kyushu Basho
The top maegashira picked up his first win of the Kyushu Basho on a day when the two other ozeki grapplers...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoNew Ozeki Onosato Dominates Oho on 2nd Day of Kyushu Basho
In a one-sided affair at the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka, Onosato lived up to his ozeki status with a crowd-pleasing win...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoKyushu Basho Day 2 Results
Both No 1 maegashira wrestlers slipped to 0-2, with Hiradoumi and Oho losing their Kyushu Basho matches at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
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Horse Racing
/ 4 months agoStunning Rose Blooms in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Completing the 2,200-meter G1 race in Kyoto in record time, King Kamehameha offspring Stunning Rose earned her first victory since October...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoKyushu Basho Day 1 Results
All three ozeki—Kotozakura, Hoshoryu, and Onosato—secure victories in their opening bouts of the Kyushu Basho.
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoKyushu Basho: Onosato Dispatches Hiradoumi to Open Ozeki Career with a Win
The ozeki grappler is the odds-on favorite in Fukuoka with grand champion Terunofuji sitting out the 15-day Kyushu Basho due to...
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Features
/ 4 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki on the Move to MLB
The Chiba Lotte Marines have decided to permit pitcher Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB, freeing him to pursue a...
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Figure Skating
/ 4 months agoYuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto Capture Titles at the NHK Trophy
Kagiyama triumphed for the second straight year at the NHK Trophy by a big margin over Daniel Grassl, while Sakamoto led...
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Soccer
/ 4 months agoZion Suzuki is Embracing a Brand New Challenge in Serie A with Parma
After joining newly promoted Parma in the summer, Zion Suzuki has established himself as the Italian Serie A club's first-choice goalkeeper.
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Figure Skating
/ 4 months agoStars Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto Lead After the NHK Trophy Short Programs
Kao Miura is in second place in the NHK Trophy men's competition heading into the free skate, while Mone Chiba only...