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Japan Men Collect Epee Fencing Silver After a Sudden-Death OT Loss to Hungary
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Arisa Higashino and Yuta Watanabe Collect Their 2nd Straight Bronze in Badminton Mixed Doubles
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Japan Falls to US, Still Advances to the Volleyball Quarterfinals
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOnosato Displays Fancy Footwork to Beat Daieisho and Stay Tied for Summer Basho Lead
The native of Ishikawa Prefecture is gaining more confidence by the day at the 15-day Summer Basho in Tokyo as he...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami Achieves a Big Career Milestone
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSummer Basho Day 7 Results
On day 7 of the Summer Basho, Ura failed to maintain his lead, suffering an oshitaoshi loss to Kotozakura. He is...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOnosato Defeats Atamifuji to Move into a Tie for the Summer Basho Lead
In a battle of rising stars, Onosato came out on top and is looking more and more like the man to...
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Horse Racing
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Five race favorites triumphed in the Grade 1 Yushun Himba during the previous 10 years, including Liberty Island in 2023, at...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSummer Basho Day 6 Results
In a battle for the top position in the tournament, No. 4 maegashira Ura dominated No. 7 maegashira Mitakeumi to retain...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoOnosato Beats Kotozakura for 1st Time to Claim Another Huge Win at Summer Basho
The komusubi wrestler has beaten a grand champion and two ozeki to emerge as a Summer Basho championship contender at the...
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Features
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/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yosuke Sugano Continues Pursuit of Football Dream
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSummer Basho Day 5 Results
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