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...
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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...
News
SPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: Japan Men Look to Maintain High-Scoring Output
Reporting on the East Asian men's soccer tourney final round, Masataka Yoshida's 2025 MLB debut, Naoya Inoue's next fight and a high-profile...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoNew Year Basho Day 6 Results
Rank-and-filers Kinbozan, Oho and Chiyoshoma are tied for the lead at the New Year Basho with 6-0 records. Yokozuna hopeful Hoshoryu...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoYokozuna Terunofuji Announces Retirement After Struggling in Start to New Year Basho
Nearly midway through the New Year Basho, the injury-prone lone grand champion decided it was time to move on to the...
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Baseball
/ 6 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Shohei Ohtani Being Passed Over for SI's 2024 Sportsperson of Year Hard to Understand
Sports Illustrated overlooked the sustained greatness of Shohei Ohtani in 2024 by selecting gymnast Simone Biles, who won three gold medals...
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Baseball
/ 6 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Ichiro Suzuki Gets Lifetime Honor with Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
Winner of a combined nine batting titles in NPB and MLB, Ichiro Suzuki was selected for induction into the Japanese Hall...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoNew Year Basho Day 5 Results
Kinbozan, Chiyoshoma, Oho and Tamawashi all improved to 5-0 at the New Year Basho. On the same day, lone yokozuna Terunofuji...
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Basketball
/ 6 months agoSan-en NeoPhoenix Take a 10-Game Win Streak into B.League All-Star Break
In addition to the San-en NeoPhoenix, the East's Utsunomiya Brex and the West's Ryukyu Golden Kings are riding high into the...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoTobizaru Pulls off Another Huge Upset with a Win over Terunofuji at New Year Basho
With two wins over ozeki wrestlers already at the 15-day New Year Basho, sumo's Flying Monkey dealt a serious blow to...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoNew Year Basho Day 4 Results
Five wrestlers are tied for the makuuchi division lead at 4-0 after Day 4 of the New Year Basho at Tokyo's...
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Features
/ 6 months ago[ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama, Mone Chiba to Lead Japan at the Winter World University Games
Also representing Japan at the Winter World University Games will be Sota Yamamoto in the men's event and Rion Sumiyoshi and...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoTobizaru Upsets Yokozuna Hopeful Kotozakura at New Year Basho
The No 2 maegashira used a superb hand pull-down to send the ozeki to his second straight loss at the 15-day...