Horse Racing
Mile Championship Preview: An Impressive Lineup of Top Thoroughbreds
In the 42nd running of the Mile Championship, Soul Rush will attempt to become the seventh horse to win the G1 race...
Features
ODDS and EVENS | Deaflympics: Good Sportsmanship and Skilled Scorers in the Handball Tourney
In a preliminary round match, Germany trounced Japan as the goals piled up in a hurry. Fans cheered for both teams throughout...
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SPORTS SHORTS | Kodai Naraoka Triumphs in the Kumamoto Masters Final
Reporting on badminton's Kumamoto Masters tournament, Japan's top results at Skate America, sumo's Kyushu Basho and other sports headlines.
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Track and Field
/ 2 months agoOblique Seville Wins the 100-Meter Title at the World Championships
Showcasing his talent as a sprinter, Oblique Seville captured his first world title in track's most electrifying event at Tokyo's National...
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Sumo
/ 2 months agoAutumn Basho Day 1 Results
Yokozuna Onosato and Hoshoryu triumphed over Aonishiki and Tamawashi, respectively, on Day 1 of the 15-day Autumn Basho at Ryogoku Kokugikan...
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Features
/ 2 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Athletics: Hayato Katsuki Finishes 3rd in 35-km Race Walk at the Worlds
Veteran race walker Hayato Katsuki was clocked in 2 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds to grab Japan's first medal of the...
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Features
/ 2 months agoODDS and EVENS | Sumo Wrestler Kotoshoho Aiming for Sustained Success
After winning his first Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Basho in July, Chiba Prefecture native Kotoshoho wants to continue climbing to...
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News
/ 2 months agoTokito Oda's Mission: Make Wheelchair Tennis as Popular as Baseball in Japan
His career Golden Slam is a historic first and, for the tennis superstar, his dreams and sense of mission are only...
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Boxing
/ 2 months agoNaoya Inoue Faces Biggest Challenge Against Murodjon Akhmadaliev
In the first boxing event at Nagoya's new IG Arena, Naoya Inoue puts his super bantamweight championship belts on the line...
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/ 2 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Soccer: US Prevails Against Japan in Friendly
Reporting on the US-Japan soccer exhibition, the Hanshin Tigers' pennant-clinching victory, Naomi Osaka's rise in the tennis rankings and more.
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News
/ 3 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Volleyball: Brazil Women Beat Japan to Earn Bronze at the World Championship
Reporting on the Women's Volleyball World Championship, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Japan-Mexico men's soccer friendly in California.
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Features
/ 3 months agoJAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Tokito Oda Achieves Career Grand Slam
Tokito Oda outplayed Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in a 2-hour, 12-minute match in the US Open men's wheelchair tennis final in New...
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/ 3 months agoSPORTS SHORTS | Naomi Osaka Beaten in the US Open Semifinals
Reporting on Naomi Osaka in the US Open semifinals plus news updates on the Women's Volleyball World Championship, a new Hideo...
