Baseball
OBITUARY | Baseball Great Shigeo Nagashima Dies at 89
An 11-time Japan Series winner as a player, Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima was the nation's most popular player throughout his...
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SPORTS SHORTS | Toshiba Defends Japan Rugby League One Title
Reporting on the Japan Rugby League One final, golfer Rio Takeda's runner-up finish in the US Women's Open, F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda's...
Horse Racing
Tokyo Yushun: Race Favorite Croix du Nord Delivers Impressive Victory
Guided by jockey Yuichi Kitamura, the Kitasan Black offspring maintained a fast pace throughout the 92nd Tokyo Yushun and finished strong to...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 30
Japan wins the men’s fencing team epee competition for the first time to collect its 17th gold medal at the ongoing...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega Triumphs in Men’s 10,000 Meters
The Addis Ababa native made a late surge to the front of the pack and collected his first Olympic gold medal...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoJUDO | Akira Sone Wins Japan’s First Gold Medal in Women’s Over-78 Category Since 2004
“I am full of gratitude that, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we were able to have these Olympics,” commented...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBADMINTON | Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino Claim Bronze, Japan’s First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal
After losing to China’s Yi Lyu Wang and Dong Ping Huang on the previous day, the 24-year-old partners bounced back and...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBMX RACING | Reigning Olympic Champ Connor Fields Crashes in Semifinals, Taken to Hospital
Riding in the second position of the first 180 corner, Fields’ bike got tangled with the back of race leader Romain...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 29
Badminton standouts Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals, keeping their title hopes alive for another day.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Mima Ito Earns Japan’s First Medal in Women’s Singles
Mima Ito captured the women’s singles bronze medal in a match against Singapore’s Mengyu Yu, earning Japan’s first medal ever in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Luka Doncic Delivers Glimpse of Otherworldly Talents in Slovenia’s Rout of Japan
After scoring 48 points in Slovenia’s first Olympic basketball game, Doncic’s efficient effort paced his medal-chasing nation in its second straight...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoJUDO | Aaron Wolf, Shori Hamada Add to Japan’s Impressive Gold-Medal Haul
The Olympic host nation has won eight judo gold medals through six days of competition.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSWIMMING | American Caeleb Dressel Breaks Olympic Record in 100-Meter Freestyle Final
The decorated pool star earned his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games, the first coming in the men’s 4x100 freestyle...
