Boxing
Junto Nakatani Beats Ryosuke Nishida with a 6th-Round TKO
With his stellar performance at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum, unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani added the IBF title to his collection.
Horse Racing
Jantar Mantar Wins the 75th Yasuda Kinen by a Comfortable Margin
With the victory at Tokyo Racecourse, the Palace Malice progeny became the first horse to win the NHK Mile Cup and the...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | LPGA Tour Showcases Japanese Women's Golf Talent
Recent LPGA Tour titles by Rio Takeda and Mao Saigo, along with Japanese women's representation in the world rankings, illustrate this generation's...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Suntory Sunbirds Earn Back-to-Back V. League Titles
In the finals, it all came down to the golden set against the Wolfdogs Nagoya, and the Sunbirds dominated to secure...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Highlighting Some of the Year’s Best Performers So Far
Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato, Giants rookie closer Taisei Ota and Marines catcher Ko Matsukawa are shining for their respective teams.
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News
/ 3 years agoX Games Chiba Entertains with Endless Array of Twists and Turns
Skateboarders and BMX competitors open the three-day event, an international showcase being held in Japan for the first time, in style.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Kenta Kimura Relies on Experience to Capture Bassmaster Title
“This is my dream. It’s what I’ve wanted to do all my life since I was a little kid.” ―Kimura, a...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ICE TIME] Perseverance Pays Off for Tatsuya Tsuboi with Bronze at World Juniors
After numerous struggles in recent years, Tsuboi’s renaissance began this season with a second-place showing behind Kao Miura at the Japan...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoSeiya Suzuki Selected National League Player of the Week
The hot-hitting Chicago Cubs outfielder slugged three homers and batted .412 in six games.
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoAlvark Tokyo Hold Off Pesky Gunma Crane Thunders to Complete Series Sweep
The Alvark, who improved to 36-9, extended their winning streak to seven.
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoLevito Takes Women’s Gold in Close Battle with Shin at World Juniors; Sumiyoshi Finishes Eighth
In Estonia, the Americans captured gold medals in men’s and women’s singles as well as ice dance.
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoGeoglyph Eclipses Stablemate Equinox Down the Stretch in 82nd Satsuki Sho
Yuichi Fukunaga pilots the 3-year-old colt to a dramatic victory at the wire in the first leg of this year’s Japanese...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoOona, Gage Brown Capture World Junior Ice Dance Crown; Kida, Morita finish 12th
The American siblings, who skated to “Muse Medley,” retained their lead after the rhythm dance and earned a comfortable victory.
