Sumo
Beyond Yokozuna Hakuho, Deeper Problems Beset Sumo Association
Closing the Hakuho stable seems harsh when, over the years, the Japan Sumo Association has failed to fix the violent culture that...
Features
ICE TIME | Exclusive: Retired Star Satoko Miyahara Still Seeking Future Path
Satoko Miyahara took time from her busy tour schedule to discuss her illustrious career, current work, and thoughts about the future in...
Boxing
Junto Nakatani Beats Ryosuke Nishida with a 6th-Round TKO
With his stellar performance at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum, unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani added the IBF title to his collection.
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTerunofuji Handed 3rd Consecutive Defeat at the Spring Basho
At the 15-day Spring Basho in Osaka, the lone grand champion suffered his fourth loss in six matches. He appears hampered...
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Basketball
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Keisei Tominaga on the Radar of the NBA's Talent Evaluators
In leading the Nebraska Cornhuskers in scoring as a senior, Keisei Tominaga proved he's an NBA prospect, longtime scouting guru Ryan...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 5 Results
In another upset victory, rank-and-file Oho, the 24-year-old grandson of former yokozuna Taiho, dealt yokozuna Terunofuji his third loss of the...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTerunofuji Pushed to the Brink at Spring Basho After 2nd Straight Loss
Rank-and-filer Oho upset Terunofuji on Day 5 of the Spring Basho. The yokozuna may be forced to withdraw from the 15-day...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 4 Results
Yokozuna Terunofuji faced his second defeat, and ozeki Kirishima suffered his fourth consecutive loss at the Spring Basho on Wednesday. Meanwhile,...
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Baseball
/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Samurai Japan Pitchers Impress in a Combined Perfect Game Against Team Europe
New Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata is looking beyond the professional ranks for prospective players as he continues to put his...
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News
/ 1 year agoConnor O'Leary Named to Japan's 2024 Olympic Surfing Team
Australian-born surfer Connor O'Leary was selected to represent his mother's homeland at the Paris Games. Competitors will ride the waves in...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoSpring Basho Day 3 Results
Sekiwake Wakamotoharu and komusubi Abi continue their unbeaten streaks at 3-0, standing as the sole wrestlers among sumo's top four ranks...
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Sumo
/ 1 year agoTerunofuji Outlasts Asanoyama to Post Second Straight Win at the Spring Basho
Lone yokozuna Terunofuji faced his biggest challenge of the Spring Basho so far and came through with flying colors in Osaka.
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ICE TIME] Tomoe Kawabata Bids a Tearful Farewell to Skating
For Tomoe Kawabata, a traffic accident had a profound impact on her career: "I was unable to get my body back...
