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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...
Tennis
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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Features
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Sumo Begins a New Era with 2 Yokozuna
With Hoshoryu and Onosato earning promotion to the sport's highest rank, two yokozuna are poised to compete in a sumo tournament...
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Soccer
/ 1 month agoStriker Kyogo Furuhashi Joins Birmingham City on a 3-Year Deal
After earning promotion to the second-tier EFL Championship, Birmingham City signed a bevy of players, including Kyogo Furuhashi, before the upcoming...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoNationals Pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara Makes MLB Debut
Ex-Chunichi Dragons starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the losing pitcher in a 6-4 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on July 6....
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Naomi Osaka Continues to Struggle in Tennis Comeback
Former world No 1 Naomi Osaka lost in the third round at Wimbledon, extending her long run of disappointing results at...
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/ 1 month agoSPORTS SHORTS | Basketball: Japan Women and Denmark Settle for Tie in Exhibition Match
Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star Shuri Sakuma and Mikki Fight's narrow win...
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Basketball
/ 1 month agoODDS and EVENS | Tomoya Higashino Brings Basketball Passion and Smarts to His New Job
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 month agoFix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
If Seiko Hashimoto really aims to restore trust in the JOC, she must articulate a vision and be prepared to exercise...
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Boxing
/ 1 month agoHiroto Kyoguchi, a Former 2-Division Champ, Announces His Retirement
Osaka Prefecture native Hiroto Kyoguchi retired with a 19-3 (12 KOs) record. He won world titles in the mini-flyweight and the...
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Baseball
/ 1 month agoMasataka Yoshida Set to Start Triple-A Rehab Assignment with Worcester
Boston Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida has been sidelined while recovering from offseason surgery on his right shoulder.
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/ 1 month agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | New Leadership: Hashimoto and Arimori Promoted to Top Positions
Tokyo 2020 Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto and two-time Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori have been picked for top leadership roles at...