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SPORTS SHORTS | Japanese Judoka Excel in the Tokyo Grand Slam
Reporting on judo's Tokyo Grand Slam, freestyle skier Ikuma Horishima, the Japan women's curling squad's latest competition and other sports news.
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...
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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...
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Track and Field
/ 3 months agoWorld Athletics Championships: US Shines in Men's 4x100 for Its 16th Gold
Team USA finished the nine-day extravaganza with 26 medals, by far the most. Host nation Japan collected two medals at the...
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Sumo
/ 3 months agoAutumn Basho Day 8 Results
Yokozuna Hoshoryu (8-0) holds a one-win lead over a trio of sumo wrestlers, including fellow grand champion Onosato, at the Autumn...
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Track and Field
/ 3 months agoWorld Athletics Championships: Emmanuel Wanyonyi Shows Tremendous Ability in 800-Meter Triumph
The Kenyan runner won the thrilling event with a World Athletics Championships record time of 1:41.86 to wrap up the next-to-last...
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Sumo
/ 3 months agoAutumn Basho Day 7 Results
Yokozuna Hoshoryu, coming off an injury-shortened tournament in July, remains the lone unbeaten wrestler in the makuuchi division at the Autumn...
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Track and Field
/ 3 months agoNanako Fujii Places 3rd in Women's 20-km Race Walk at the World Championships
Competing in the world championships for the fourth time, Nanako Fujii became the first Japanese woman to nab a race walk...
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Track and Field
/ 3 months agoWorld Athletics Championships: Haruka Kitaguchi Misses Cut for Javelin Final
Kitaguchi placed 14th out of 36 entrants at the World Athletics Championships. The reigning world champ has endured an elbow injury...
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Sumo
/ 3 months agoAutumn Basho Day 6 Results
Heading into Day 7 of the Autumn Basho, Hoshoryu is the last unbeaten wrestler in the top division. Eight men are...
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Soccer
/ 3 months agoSoccer Under Threat From Climate Change, Report Warns
A study found that extreme heat and rain linked to climate change could make 2026 World Cup matches unsafe to play,...
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Track and Field
/ 3 months agoAthletics: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Breaks 400-Meter Record at the World Championships
The American ran the 400-meter final in 47.78 seconds at the World Athletics Championships, rewriting a meet record that had stood...
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Sumo
/ 3 months agoAutumn Basho Day 5 Results
By beating third-ranked maegashira Atamifuji, yokozuna Hoshoryu is the last remaining unbeaten wrestler in the top division at the Autumn Basho.
