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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...
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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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Baseball
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Sumo
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The former sekiwake took advantage of his low center of gravity to knock his much larger opponent off balance on Day...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKyushu Basho Day 6 Results
As the Kyushu Basho heads into the final day of the first week of competition, Hoshoryu and Onokatsu are the lone...
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Figure Skating
/ 6 months agoMao Shimada Vying for Historic 4th Consecutive Title at the Japan Junior Championships
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Baseball
/ 6 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] A Singular Focus Lifted the BayStars to the Top in 2024
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKyushu Basho Day 5 Results
Six wrestlers have 4-1 records after the fifth day of the Kyushu Basho, trailing only the unbeaten trio of Onokatsu, Takanosho...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKyushu Basho: New Ozeki Onosato Bounces Back with a Convincing Win Over Atamifuji
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Basketball
/ 6 months agoFor Ryukyu Golden Kings, Masahiro Waki Proving to Be a Good Choice for Starting Lineup
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKyushu Basho Day 4 Results
On Day 4 of the Kyushu Basho, four wrestlers maintained their unbeaten records in Fukuoka: Onokatsu, Takanosho, Atamifuji and Hoshoryu.
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Boxing
/ 6 months agoGuts Ishimatsu Recounts His Journey from Postwar Poverty to Boxing Champ
Growing up poor in postwar Japan, Guts Ishimatsu moved to Tokyo as a teenager to become a pro boxer. Years later,...
