News
SPORTS SHORTS | Japan Wins Collegiate Baseball Championship Series
Reporting on the 45th Japan-USA Collegiate Baseball Championship Series, the Samurai Blue's success in the East Asian men's soccer tourney and more.
Tennis
Tokito Oda Rallies to Win His 2nd Wimbledon Singles Title
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda now owns a 12-9 head-to-head record against Alfie Hewett. He won his first Wimbledon title at age 17...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Badminton Stars Announce Plan to Part Ways
Longtime badminton doubles partners Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama, who teamed up for a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, have different...
Olympics and Paralympics
EDITORIAL | One Year On: Respecting the Legacy of the Tokyo Olympics
Olympics and Paralympics
Fix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
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Features
/ 4 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] In an Unusual Move, JBA Fills Two National Team Coaching Vacancies at Once
Men's coach Julio Lamas left his post after the Tokyo Olympics, and Tom Hovasse, who led the Japan women to a...
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoTerunofuji Dispatches Ozeki Takakeisho to Move Closer to First Title As a Yokozuna
Rank-and-filer Myogiryu is one win off the pace heading into the final day.
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoTerunofuji Overpowers Mitakeumi to Move a Step Closer to Emperor’s Cup
The new yokozuna showed composure in bouncing back from the previous day’s shock defeat.
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Tennis
/ 4 years agoNaomi Osaka Pulls Out of BNP Paribas Open
It’s unclear when the former world No. 1 will return to competition. Earlier this month, Osaka said she plans to take...
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoMeisei Stuns Terunofuji to Ensure Title Chase at Autumn Basho Will Go Down to the Wire
The sekiwake had never beaten Terunofuji before and couldn’t have come with a better time.
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoTerunofuji Stays Calm And Carries On At Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament
The new yokozuna held on to a one-win lead with four days to go.
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Baseball
/ 4 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Former NPB Pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura Picks Up Win for Red Sox after COVID-19 Break
Sawamura spent two weeks on the COVID-19 injured list before rejoining his team last week.
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoTerunofuji Bounces Back From Shock Defeat with Big Win Over Ura
The new yokozuna needed every ounce of energy to maintain his one-win lead on Day 10.
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Sumo
/ 4 years agoDaieisho Shocks New Yokozuna Terunofuji to Inject Life Into Autumn Meet
Terunofuji loses for the first time in his debut at the sport’s highest rank.
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoShohei Ohtani Returns to Pitching Duties with Strong Effort Against A’s
The hard-throwing right-hander fanned 10 batters for the third time this season in an eight-inning outing, but the Angels fall to...