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...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kashima Antlers Return to the Top with 9th J.League Title
Leo Ceara scored twice to lead the Kashima Antlers to a 2-1 triumph over Yokohama F Marinos at Mercari Stadium. Kashima claimed...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoAkiko Hasegawa Thrilled to Have Made the Transition from Indoor Volleyball to Beach Volleyball
The 38-year-old Tokyo native has advanced to the final round of the women's beach volleyball competition in Paris with partner Miki...
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Judo
/ 1 year agoJapan Wraps Up Successful Olympic Judo Competition with Silver in the Mixed Team Event
Teddy Riner came up big for the host nation against Tatsuru Saito to deny Japan a gold medal in the final...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoJapan Women Grab the Bronze for Nation's 1st-Ever Sabre Fencing Medal at Olympics
Trailing 25-23 at the halfway point, Japan's fencing squad came on to capture three of the final four contests against France...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Hina Hayata Earns Table Tennis Bronze Medal
Third-seeded Hayata lost the opening game before seizing control by winning the next three en route to winning an Olympic medal...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoJapan Volleyball Squad Routs Kenya and Keeps Quarterfinal Hopes Alive
Captain Sarina Koga, in what was likely her final game for the Japan volleyball team, scored a team-high 16 points and...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoJapan Men Collect Epee Fencing Silver After a Sudden-Death OT Loss to Hungary
Koki Kano helped Japan reach overtime in the Olympic men's team epee fencing final, but he was defeated by Hungary's Gergely...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoArisa Higashino and Yuta Watanabe Collect Their 2nd Straight Bronze in Badminton Mixed Doubles
There was an intense battle for every point down the stretch before Higashino and Watanabe finally prevailed in the Olympic badminton...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoJapan Falls to US, Still Advances to the Volleyball Quarterfinals
In the preliminary round of the Olympic volleyball tournament, Japan won one of its three Pool C matches in the French...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoYusei Kikuchi Strikes Out 8 Consecutive Batters in Astros Debut
Veteran left-hander Yusei Kikuchi gave up two runs in the first inning to the Tampa Bay Rays before baffling them again...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoSoccer: Spain Eliminates Japan with 3-0 Rout in Men's Quarterfinals
Fermin Lopez scored in the 11th and 73rd minutes to lead Spain past Japan in an Olympic men's soccer quarterfinal match...


