Horse Racing
Japan Cup: Calandagan Ends Two-Decade Victory Drought for Foreign Horses
Calandagan, the world's top-ranked horse, edged Japan Cup favorite Masquerade Ball by a head in a spirited sprint to the wire in...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Nozomi Maruyama Excelling in New Ski Jumping Season
In the first three events of the 2025-26 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Nozomi Maruyama has earned three victories, two in Norway...
Sumo
Will Ukrainian Sumo Prodigy Aonishiki Join the Ranks of Yokozuna?
Aonishiki has just been promoted to ozeki. Should he step up to become a yokozuna, sumo fans could see an era of...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Rio Takeda Having a Breakthrough Season on the JLPGA Tour
Kumamoto Prefecture native Rio Takeda, 21, leads the JLPGA Tour in wins (six), top-10 finishes (15) and scoring average (69.2133) this...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoAutumn Basho Day 6 Results
Promotion-chasing sekiwake Onosato (6-0) holds a one-win advantage over two sumo wrestlers heading into Day 7 of the 15-day Autumn Basho...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | Paris Celebrates the Paralympics Brilliantly to the Close
With wild cheering and thunderous applause from start to finish, the Paris Paralympics also inspire us to hope for another Tokyo...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoParis Paralympics: Japan's Success Fueled by Determination and Talent
With gold medals in eight different sports and 41 medals in 11 sporting disciplines, Japan had a strong overall showing at...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOnosato Takes Sole Lead at Autumn Basho with a Convincing Win Over Takanosho
Three previously unbeaten sumo wrestlers lost on Day 5 of the 15-day Autumn Basho as the sekiwake moved ahead of the...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoAutumn Basho Day 5 Results
Ozeki Kotozakura is one of seven sumo wrestlers with a 4-1 record, one victory behind leader Onosato at the 15-day Autumn...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoKotozakura Overpowers Atamifuji to Stay Undefeated and Tied for Lead at Autumn Basho
The ozeki grappler is bidding for his first Emperor's Cup and has looked solid through the first four days of the...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoYoshinobu Yamamoto Makes Impressive Return in 1st MLB Start Since Mid-June
The Cubs beat the Dodgers to spoil Yamamoto's return. Shota Imanaga won his 13th game of the MLB season and Shohei...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoAutumn Basho Day 4 Results
Kirishima, Kotozakura, Onosato and Shodai won their Day 4 matches and are the only remaining unbeaten wrestlers in the top division...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Kaoruko Wada Stuns Rena Uezono to Win in Junior Grand Prix Debut
Wada grabbed a nearly three-point lead over Uezono in the short program and pulled away to win the Junior Grand Prix...
