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SPORTS SHORTS | Basketball: Japan Women and Denmark Settle for Tie in Exhibition Match
Reporting on the Japan women's basketball team, Masataka Yoshida's injury rehab, rising golf star Shuri Sakuma and Mikki Fight's narrow win at...
Basketball
ODDS and EVENS | Tomoya Higashino Brings Basketball Passion and Smarts to His New Job
After nine meaningful years as the Japan Basketball Association's technical committee chair, Tomoya Higashino is the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins' new president.
Olympics and Paralympics
Fix the JOC Before Hashimoto Talks of Hosting Olympics Again
If Seiko Hashimoto really aims to restore trust in the JOC, she must articulate a vision and be prepared to exercise discipline...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTakerufuji is the First Makuuchi Division Debutant Winner in 110 Years
In the Spring Basho, Takerufuji gutted out a Day 15 win over Gonoyama to capture his first Emperor's Cup and match...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Final Day Results
Takerufuji, a rising star in the makuuchi division, clinched a historic championship victory on the last day of the Spring Basho...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoMad Cool Claims First G1 Victory in Takamatsunomiya Kinen
Piloted by Ryusei Sakai, Mad Cool pulled away while being chased by Namura Clair in the 54th Takamatsunomiya Kinen and then...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoIlia Malinin Bests Yuma Kagiyama to Capture the World Title
In shattering Nathan Chen's free skate record for points, Ilia Malinin had a phenomenal performance and dethroned two-time champion Shoma Uno.
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Basketball
/ 1 year agoNebraska's Keisei Tominaga Finishes College Career With a Strong Performance in NCAA Tournament Loss
Senior guard Keisei Tominaga scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, in the first round against Texas A&M in a tearful farewell...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 14 Results
Makuuchi division debutant Takerufuji's quest for a historic championship will extend to the final day of the Spring Basho after a...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTakerufuji Handed Painful Loss on Penultimate Day of Spring Basho
Not only did the makuuchi division rookie lose his Spring Basho match, he was also carted away on a wheelchair, leaving...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoKaori Sakamoto Becomes the First Woman in 56 Years to Win 3 Straight World Titles
Under the glare of the spotlight on the biggest stage, Kaori Sakamoto delivered a stirring free skate routine and completed an...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoTakamatsunomiya Kinen Preview: An Important Race to Determine the Year's Best Sprinter
Mama Cocha is looking to become only the fourth horse to win the Sprinters Stakes and the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in back-to-back...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 13 Results
With just two days remaining at the Spring Basho, No 17 maegashira Takerufuji maintains a comfortable lead with a 12-1 record...