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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Roki Sasaki is Pitching 'Pain-Free' as He Prepares for Return
Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since mid-May, tossed three innings in a simulated game on...
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SPORTS SHORTS | Change in Baseball: NPB's Central League to Adopt the DH in 2027
Reporting on a baseball rule change in NPB, Shohei Ohtani, soccer standout Ritsu Doan's new team and sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu's best 100-meter...
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Naomi Osaka Falls to Teenager Victoria Mboko in the National Bank Open Final
Appearing in her first WTA 1000 final since April 2022, Naomi Osaka won the first set against her 18-year-old opponent. Mboko bounced...
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Sumo
/ 3 weeks agoNagoya Basho Day 5 Results
Unbeaten rank-and-filers Ichiyamamoto and Mitakeumi are tied for the Nagoya Basho lead. Also on Day 5, yokozuna Hoshoryu pulled out of...
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/ 4 weeks agoNagoya Basho Day 4 Results
Both yokozuna lost their matches on Day 4 of the Nagoya Basho. Onosato slipped to 3-1 and Hoshoryu fell to 1-3...
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Baseball
/ 4 weeks agoMLB All-Star Game: Shohei Ohtani Contributes to NL's Win Over AL
Ohtani scored the first run in the MLB All-Star Game. After the AL rallied from a 6-0 deficit to tie the...
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/ 4 weeks agoNagoya Basho Day 3 Results
Onosato beat Wakamotoharu on Day 3 to raise his record to 3-0. He's one of seven unbeaten makuuchi division wrestlers at...
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/ 4 weeks agoNagoya Basho Day 2 Results
Yokozuna debutant Onosato improved to 2-0 in the Nagoya Basho with a win over top-ranked maegashira Aonishiki, while fellow grand champion...
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/ 4 weeks agoSPORTS 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...
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Tennis
/ 4 weeks agoTokito 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...
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/ 4 weeks agoNagoya Basho Day 1 Results
Yokozuna Onosato and Hoshoryu triumphed over Oshoma and Takayasu, respectively, on the opening day of the 15-day Nagoya Basho at IG...
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/ 4 weeks agoJAPAN 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...
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/ 1 month agoSPORTS 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...