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SPORTS SHORTS | B.League Playoffs Get Underway with a Slew of Games
Reporting on the B.League playoffs, Mai Yamamoto's exit from the WNBA, Jiyai Shin's latest golf title and boxer Kazuto Ioka's rematch against...
Horse Racing
NHK Mile Cup: Panja Tower Edges Magic Sands in a Thrilling Finish
The Tower of London progeny held off Magic Sands and Cerbiatto in a pulsating dash to the wire in the 30th NHK...
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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Hoshoryu Returns to Sumo Spotlight at the Summer Basho
Beginning his second tournament as a yokozuna, sumo wrestler Hoshoryu aims to remain healthy throughout the 15-day event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGOLF | Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama Six Strokes Off the Pace as Play Delayed by Weather
Unheralded Austrian Sepp Straka takes the early lead with an Olympic-record 63 at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGYMNASTICS | 18-Year-Old Sunisa Lee is America’s New Star in Women’s Final at Olympics
Lee made history at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre by being the first gymnast of Asian descent to win the women’s all-around.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoA Magic Mindset Helps to Inspire Japan’s Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics Team
~~ A psychiatrist who is a magician could be the secret weapon behind the Japan rhythmic gymnastics team’s medal success at...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Gold Medalist Mizutani Brushes Off Vicious Personal Attack from ‘A Certain Country’
“You should die, go to hell, get lost forever,” read the disturbing message sent from “a certain country” to gold medalist...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSHOOTING | San Marino Wins First-Ever Olympic Medal
Alessandra Perilli earned the country’s historic medal in the women’s trap shooting event. San Marino is now the smallest country to...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoEDITORIAL | Applauding the Greatest Olympians as a New Generation Claims its Place
After disastrously crashing to the floor, Uchimura picked himself up and finished his routine. It was just what you would expect...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz Wins Historic First Gold for Philippines
It was a women empowerment extravaganza in the sport of weightlifting, with first golds for several countries, and inspiring women fighting...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 28
Up-and-coming gymnast Daiki Hashimoto finishes strong to capture the men’s all-around title.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoDIVING | Sho Sakai, Ken Terauchi Miss Out on Medals
~~ Sho Sakai and Ken Terauchi failed to earn a medal in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event on Wednesday, July...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGYMNASTICS | Reigning Champion Simone Biles Withdraws From Women’s All-Around Final to Focus on Mental Health
The American superstar’s decision came a day before the high-profile event at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
