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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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoWRESTLING | Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold
With their gold medals, Risako, 26, and Yukako, 23, become the first Japanese sisters to have both won gold in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Japan Claims Silver Against Dominant China in Women's Team Event
Japan wins its third straight medal in the event, adding to a silver from London and bronze in Rio de Janeiro.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoKARATE | Smashing Debut on First Day of Competition at Tokyo Games
Spain’s Sandra Sanchez claims gold and Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu nabs silver in the women’s kata final, while France’s Steven Da Costa...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 5
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been performing super (and super-human) athletic feats, even as COVID-19 and other controversies swirl. With...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoKarunananda of Sri Lanka: The Courageous Loser Who Won Hearts at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Everyone shouted as if they were cheering for their own country's athlete. Some of them watched him in awe with their...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | Japan Qualifies for Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay Final
Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike completed their qualifying heat in 38.16 seconds.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 4
Wrestler Yukako Kawai triumphs in the women’s freestyle 62-kg final, winning the same division that her older sister Risako did at...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Delivers Clutch Hit as Japan Beats South Korea to Book Spot in Final
The win ensures Samurai Japan will win its first Olympic medal in baseball since the 2004 Athens Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBASKETBALL | Japan Women Edge Belgium in Thriller, Reach Olympic Semifinals for First Time
Saki Hayashi sank a 3-pointer with 15.2 seconds remaining to keep the host nation’s medal hopes alive.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGOLF | Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom Grabs Early Lead After 66 in First Round of Women's Tournament
Defending champion Inbee Park is three strokes back, while Japan's Nasa Hataoka is tied for 16th.