News
SPORTS SHORTS | Change in Baseball: NPB's Central League to Adopt the DH in 2027
Reporting on a baseball rule change in NPB, Shohei Ohtani, soccer standout Ritsu Doan's new team and sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu's best 100-meter...
Tennis
Naomi Osaka Falls to Teenager Victoria Mboko in the National Bank Open Final
Appearing in her first WTA 1000 final since April 2022, Naomi Osaka won the first set against her 18-year-old opponent. Mboko bounced...
Features
ODDS and EVENS | J.League Rematch Pits a Pair of Red-Hot Teams
Heading into a rematch of Vissel Kobe's 1-0 home win over FC Machida Zelvia on April 20, the J.League title-chasing squads have...
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Tennis
/ 3 years agoNaomi Osaka Eliminated in First Round of French Open
American Amanda Anisimova defeated Osaka for the second time this year in a Grand Slam match.
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Basketball
/ 3 years ago#9 Sports Talk ― Luke Evans Finds a Second Home in Japan’s Basketball World
Listen in as power forward Luke Evans of the Fighting Eagles Nagoya, a B.League second-division club, reflects on his successful first...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoStars on Earth Stays Perfect in Japanese Fillies’ Triple Crown Races
Christophe Lemaire guides her to an exciting victory in the 83rd Yushun Himba.
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoTerunofuji Outmuscles Mitakeumi to Capture Seventh Emperor’s Cup
The lone grand champion shrugged off injury concerns and was unbeatable in the second half of the 15-day meet.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Who Will Host the 2023 Asian Cup?
While China has pulled out as the host nation due to COVID-19, Japan is an option. “We were sounded out,” ーJFA...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoTerunofuji Defeats Shodai to Stay Tied For the Lead
The lone yokozuna is even with rank-and-filer Takanosho heading into the final day.
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Soccer
/ 3 years agoYoshimi Yamashita Becomes First Japanese Woman Picked to Referee at The FIFA World Cup
The Tokyo native is one of three women who’ll work as referees in the quadrennial men’s soccer showcase for the first...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Junya Nishi Showing Potential of Becoming a Two-Way Star
The Hanshin Tigers pitcher excelled on the mound and at the plate in a recent big win over the Tokyo Yakult...
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Sumo
/ 3 years agoYokozuna Terunofuji Moves Into a Share of the Lead at Summer Basho
The Mongolian grand champion is tied with Takanosho and Sadanoumi with two days left.
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Soccer
/ 3 years agoKyoto Sanga’s Peter Utaka Named J.League’s April MVP
The Nigerian forward, who had four goals in the season’s third month, is tied for the league lead in goals.