Horse Racing
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Preview: A Tough Test for 2-Year-Olds
Recent big-name winners of the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes have included Do Deuce (2021) and Jantar Mantar (2023). The race was first...
Rugby
Rugby is a 'Hooligan's Game Played by Gentlemen'
The earliest evidence of rugby in Japan dates to 1866 in Yokohama, but the heart of the game, fought by universities and...
Rugby
Guardian Gods of Rugby, the Game an Englishman Introduced
Sawata Shrine in Kyoto may be small, but it is sacred ground for rugby players and fans, and where the first Japanese...
Olympics and Paralympics
Kosei Inoue: Reflections on the Paris Olympics and the Benefits of Competition
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Kiko Seike Shines in Women's Super League Debut
Veteran striker Kiko Seike became the first player in the UK's top women's soccer league to score a hat trick in...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Onosato, Now Ozeki, Builds Hope for a Future Yokozuna
Promoted to ozeki in the fastest time on record, Onosato can expect to be judged more severely now as fans' hopes...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoSprinters Stakes Preview: a 16-Horse Chase for Glory Over 1,200 Meters
Mama Cocha, a Kurofune-sired mare, will try to join an elite group of five horses who have won the Grade 1...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] A Horse Racing Journey of Love with Yutaka Take and Christophe Lemaire
The top jockeys shared a montage of ideas on horse racing, including their success stories, during a panel discussion at the...
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Soccer
/ 1 year agoTakumi Minamino is in a Good Place at AS Monaco
Playing the best football of his career, Takumi Minamino aims to help AS Monaco compete for the Ligue 1 title and...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoSoftBank Hawks Return to Top of Pacific League with Eye on Japan Series Crown
Former star infielder Hiroki Kokubo, who's in his first season as manager, has inspired the high-flying SoftBank Hawks to reach new...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Ami Nakai and Shunsuke Nakamura Impress in the Junior Grand Prix Meet in Ankara
The Junior Grand Prix circuit veterans used their significant experience to make the podium with inspired free skates, earning silver medals.
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoShohei Ohtani Smacks 53rd Homer in 9th as the Dodgers Rally Past the Rockies
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani also had two steals, giving him 55 this season. He's one steal shy of matching Ichiro Suzuki's...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoKosei Inoue: Gold and Great Lessons of the Paris Games
Paris showed how to achieve a sustainable Olympics, blending historical sites with technology to create memorable, cost-effective venues, explains Kosei Inoue.
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoAutumn Basho Final Day Results
Onosato captured his second Emperor's Cup by finishing the Autumn Basho with a 13-2 record. Kirishima and Wakatakakage both won 12...
