Sumo
Sumo in London: Hoshoryu Wins the Crowd-Pleasing Exhibition Tournament
In the first grand sumo tournament in the UK capital since 1991, Hoshoryu outmuscled fellow yokozuna Onosato in the final match to...
Horse Racing
Embroidery Triumphs in Shuka Sho to Wrap Up Fillies' Triple Crown
The Admire Mars progeny became the first filly since Daiwa Scarlet in 2007 to win the Oka Sho and the Shuka Sho....
Baseball
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hanshin Tigers Return to the Japan Series After a 1-Year Absence
The Hanshin Tigers, who won the Japan Series title in 2023, swept the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Central League Climax Series...
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Baseball
/ 6 months agoYoshinobu Yamamoto Named NL Pitcher of the Month
Dodgers hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto won three games and had an MLB-best 1.06 ERA in six starts in March and April to...
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Boxing
/ 6 months agoBack in the US: Naoya Inoue Returns for His Latest Title Fight
Four years after demolishing Michael Dasmarinas, Naoya Inoue is back in Las Vegas as the undisputed super bantamweight champ to face...
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Horse Racing
/ 6 months agoTenno Sho (Spring) Preview: Prestigious Showcase of Endurance
With 2024 Tenno Sho winner T O Royal sidelined, for the first time in seven years there will be no participation...
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Baseball
/ 6 months agoYomiuri's Iori Yamasaki Breaks CL Scoreless Innings Streak to Begin a Season
In his fourth NPB season, Iori Yamasaki has tossed 35 consecutive scoreless innings for the Giants, who entered May in first...
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Baseball
/ 6 months agoMLB NOTES | Seiya Suzuki Helps Cubs Whip Pirates
Suzuki, now in his fourth MLB season, smacked a trio of extra-base hits, including a two-run homer in the seventh, in...
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Features
/ 6 months agoODDS and EVENS | Mao Saigo Captures Maiden Major in a Five-Player Playoff
For the first time in LPGA Tour history, there was a five-way playoff at The Chevron Championship, and Mao Saigo clinched...
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Horse Racing
/ 6 months agoHong Kong Racing: Tastiera Returns to Top Level with Victory in QEII Cup
Damian Lane guided Tastiera to a 1¾-length victory over Prognosis in the lucrative 2,000-meter G1 race at Sha Tin Racecourse in...
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Features
/ 6 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Steelers Clinch a Spot in the Japan Rugby League One Playoffs
Five of the six playoff berths for Japan's 12-team pro rugby league, which has an 18-round campaign, have been clinched. The...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoWhy Are Foreign-Born Sumo Wrestlers So Fluent in Japanese?
Some say sumo wrestlers' language secret lies in the sport's unique training culture of "Get used to it" rather than "study...
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News
/ 6 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Rui Hachimura Endures Pain and Helps Lift Lakers to a Game 2 Win
Reporting on Rui Hachimura and the NBA's Lakers, steeplechaser Ryuji Miura, the Yokohama BayStars' struggles and Takuma Sato's preparations for the...
