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SPORTS SHORTS | Japanese Judoka Excel in the Tokyo Grand Slam
Reporting on judo's Tokyo Grand Slam, freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima, the Japan women's curling squad's latest competition and other sports news.
Baseball
Shohei Ohtani Named AP Athlete of the Year for the 4th Time
After hitting a career-high 55 home runs and helping the Dodgers win their second straight World Series, Shohei Ohtani won his third...
Horse Racing
Champions Cup: W Heart Bond Triumphs in a Photo Finish
Jockey Ryusei Sakai won his third consecutive Champions Cup by guiding 4-year-old Kizuna progeny W Heart Bond to her first Grade 1...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoFor Ryukyu Golden Kings, Masahiro Waki Proving to Be a Good Choice for Starting Lineup
Up-and-coming guard Masahiro Waki has started every game for the Ryukyu Golden Kings this season, helping the team collect 11 wins...
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Sumo
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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,...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto Lead Japan's Medal Haul at the NHK Trophy
With his NHK Trophy victory, Kagiyama moved a step closer to securing a spot in the Grand Prix Final, while Sakamoto...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoKyushu Basho Day 3 Results
Seven sumo wrestlers, including ozeki Onosato and Hoshoryu, are tied for the lead after Day 3 of the 15-day Kyushu Basho...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOho Upsets Ozeki Kotozakura on Day 3 at the Kyushu Basho
The top maegashira picked up his first win of the Kyushu Basho on a day when the two other ozeki grapplers...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoNew Ozeki Onosato Dominates Oho on 2nd Day of Kyushu Basho
In a one-sided affair at the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka, Onosato lived up to his ozeki status with a crowd-pleasing win...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoKyushu Basho Day 2 Results
Both No 1 maegashira wrestlers slipped to 0-2, with Hiradoumi and Oho losing their Kyushu Basho matches at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoStunning Rose Blooms in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Completing the 2,200-meter G1 race in Kyoto in record time, King Kamehameha offspring Stunning Rose earned her first victory since October...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoKyushu Basho Day 1 Results
All three ozeki—Kotozakura, Hoshoryu, and Onosato—secure victories in their opening bouts of the Kyushu Basho.
