Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | In Golf, Consistency is the Ever-Present Target
Tatsunori Shogenji won two of the first nine Japan Golf Tour tournaments he entered in 2025. He's the tour's scoring average leader...
Boxing
Boxing: Kyosuke Takami Attains WBA Light Flyweight Crown
On an action-packed night of boxing, 23-year-old Takami captured the WBA light flyweight title with a 10th-round TKO of Erick Rosa at...
Baseball
Ichiro in Hall of Fame Should Inspire More Baseball Superstars
In his Hall of Fame speech, Ichiro offered advice and inspiration for kids who dare to dream, and thanked Hideo Nomo for...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoAkane Yamaguchi Aims to Climb Back to Top of Badminton World in Paris
To win the women's singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Akane Yamaguchi will likely have to beat world world No...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Daiki Hashimoto Stumbles in Qualifying on Horizontal Bar
The gymnastics star fell short of his goal of advancing to the Olympic final. Also Saturday, judoka Natsumi Tsunoda won Japan's...
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoGermany Runs Past Japan in Men's Basketball Tourney Opener
Reigning Basketball World Cup champion Germany beat Japan with a strong inside game and tough defense and never trailed in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoParis 2024 Delivers a Riverside Extravaganza to Open the Games
Thousands of athletes paraded on boats down the Seine River in a historical first officially starting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoGermany Stuns World No 2 Japan in Volleyball Opener
After dropping the opening set, world No 2 Japan won the next two against Germany in the volleyball showdown. Germany then...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoNagoya Basho Day 14 Results
With Terunofuji's shocking upset loss on Day 14 of the Nagoya Basho against No 6 maegashira Takanosho, the stakes have never...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoWith a Win Against Terunofuji, Takanosho Ensures Nagoya Basho Title Race Goes Down to the Final Day
The No 6 maegashira posted his second straight win over yokozuna Terunofuji, who is bidding for his 10th Emperor's Cup at...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoMets' Kodai Senga Injures Calf in First Start This Season
The surging Mets won their fifth straight game, but the team's mood was dampened by the injury to Kodai Senga, who...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoHigh School Swimming Star Mizuki Hirai Ready to Take on the Paris Olympics
Swimming prodigy Mizuki Hirai won the 100-meter butterfly at Japan's Olympic trials in March. Now, she has her sights on success...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoGymnastics Star Daiki Hashimoto Aims for More Olympic Glory
In Tokyo, Daiki Hashimoto won two Olympic gold medals without fans in the stands due to COVID-19. Now he's looking forward...