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Predictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we see...
Golf
Hideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was his...
Sumo
Predictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo predictions...
Olympics and Paralympics
Tomoyuki Matsushita Earns Silver Medal in the Men's 400-Meter IM
Olympics and Paralympics
Nadeshiko Japan Stuns Brazil with Two Goals in Stoppage Time
Olympics and Paralympics
Koki Kano Gives Japan Its First Individual Olympic Gold in Fencing
Olympics and Paralympics
Women's Street Skateboarding Yields Gold and Silver for Japan at Paris 2024
Olympics and Paralympics
Olympic Roundup: Naomi Osaka Falls in the First Round of the Women's Singles Tourney
Olympics and Paralympics
Japan Women Fall to Poland in Volleyball Opener in Paris
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Horse Racing
/ 7 months agoTakarazuka Kinen Preview: Do Deuce Places First in Fan Voting
Kyoto Racecourse is staging the All-Star race for the first time since 2006, when legendary thoroughbred Deep Impact won the 2,200-meter...
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Boxing
/ 7 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] The Dysfunctional State of Boxing as Naoya Inoue Plots Next Move
Should boxing superstar "Monster" Inoue fulfill the WBA's wishes and make a mandatory title defense against Murodjon Akhmadaliev or fight someone...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoB.League Coaching Carousel: New Bench Bosses in Hiroshima, Gunma, Yokohama and Nagasaki
The 2023-24 B.League champion Hiroshima Dragonflies will begin defense of their title with new head coach Shogo Asayama, who recently retired...
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Baseball
/ 7 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Japanese Media Should Not Let Shohei Ohtani Muscle Them
After NTV and Fuji TV reported the location of his new home in California, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has refused to...
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Baseball
/ 7 months agoMLB Notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Sidelined with a Shoulder Injury
The Dodgers right-hander threw 100 or more pitches in his four previous MLB starts before exiting a June 15 game against...
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Mixed Martial Arts
/ 7 months agoINTERVIEW | Veteran MMA Fighter Sergio Pettis Shares Insights on His Successful Career
"It's 12 years of professional fighting," Sergio Pettis said, "and I'm slowly building into the fighter that I saw myself becoming...
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Baseball
/ 7 months agoRakuten Eagles Win the NPB Interleague Title with a 5-3 Victory Over Hiroshima Carp
The Rakuten Eagles got off to a slow start this season but came together as a team during interleague play under...
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Features
/ 7 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] NBA Great Ray Allen Shares Love of the Game with Fans
On a visit to Tokyo during the NBA Finals, the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee interacted with fans and shared helpful...
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Soccer
/ 7 months agoFrom Unheralded to Indispensable: For Wataru Endo, a Season to Remember with Liverpool
After arriving as an under-the-radar signing, Wataru Endo played a key role for Liverpool in its four high-level competitions in the...
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Features
/ 7 months ago[ICE TIME] Kaori Sakamoto, Yuma Kagiyama Headline Grand Prix Series
In their first Grand Prix Series events of the season, Sakamoto is set to compete in Skate Canada in October and...