Baseball
[NPB NOTEBOOK] Hanshin Tigers Overcome Yomiuri Giants in Familiar Fashion
In a heated pitcher's duel, the Hanshin Tigers prevailed against their Central League archrivals in a series-closing win on April 18 at...
Basketball
Japan's First NBA Basketball School Opens Amid Hoop Fever
The elite NBA Basketball School aims to nurture the next generation in Japan by imparting complex basketball skills with a focus on...
Features
[ODDS and EVENS] Makoto Hasebe, 40, Leaves Big Impact on the German Bundesliga
Former Samurai Blue captain Makoto Hasebe spent the bulk of his pro soccer career in Germany, earning the respect of his peers...
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Features
/ 5 months ago[ICE TIME] Kaori Sakamoto Books Ticket to Grand Prix Final with Win in Finland
Despite a shaky performance in her free skate, Kaori Sakamoto achieved her goal of advancing to the Grand Prix Final for...
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Golf
/ 5 months agoNasa Hataoka Finishes Tied for Second in LPGA's Season-Ending Tourney
Amy Yang wins her first LPGA Tour title since 2019 by finishing stronger than Nasa Hataoka over the final three holes...
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoKyushu Basho Day 9 Results - Makuuchi Division
Kyushu Basho Day 9 Results - Makuuchi Division
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Baseball
/ 5 months agoSamurai Japan Wins Asia Professional Baseball Championship in Hirokazu Ibata's Managerial Debut
Makoto Kadowaki delivers the game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning as Samurai Japan overcomes 2-0 and 3-2 deficits...
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Figure Skating
/ 5 months agoMao Shimada Catches Up to Arakawa and Ando with 3rd Straight Japan Junior Crown
The top scorer on the Junior Grand Prix circuit this season, Mao Shimada rises to the occasion in the free skate...
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Horse Racing
/ 5 months agoMile Championship Thriller: Kota Fujioka Guides Namur to Come-From-Behind Victory
Namur, ridden by a replacement jockey, earns her first Grade 1 victory in eight tries in the 40th running of the...
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoKyushu Basho Day 8 Results - Makuuchi Division
Kyushu Basho Day 8 Results - Makuuchi Division
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoAsanoyama Returns to Kyushu Basho, Deals Takakeisho a Blow to His Promotion Chances
In his first match at the Kyushu Basho, former ozeki Asanoyama used an arm throw to hand the promotion-chasing ozeki his...
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Features
/ 5 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tigers Skipper Akinobu Okada Wins Shoriki Award
The Hanshin Tigers manager lands the Shoriki Award, an annual honor for top contributions to Japanese baseball, after leading the team...
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Baseball
/ 5 months agoEDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani is the First MLB Player in History to be Unanimously Chosen MVP for a 2nd Time
This much is certain: For Shohei Ohtani, impeccable behavior, both on and off the field, helped him win his second MVP...