All posts tagged "featured"
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Sumo
/ 6 days agoTobizaru Upsets Yokozuna Hopeful Kotozakura at New Year Basho
The No 2 maegashira used a superb hand pull-down to send the ozeki to his second straight loss at the 15-day...
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News
/ 7 days agoSabre Fencer Misaki Emura Triumphs at the Tunis Grand Prix
In the first Grand Prix fencing competition of 2025, two-time world champion Misaki Emura defeated Italian foe Michela Battiston 15-12 in...
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Sumo
/ 1 week agoNew Year Basho: Terunofuji Bounces Back from Opening-Day Loss with Hard-Fought Win over Takanosho
The Mongolian yokozuna proved he can go the distance in a longer New Year Basho bout that tested his stamina at...
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Sumo
/ 1 week agoWakatakakage Stuns Terunofuji on Opening Day of New Year Basho
Yokozuna Terunofuji is attempting a comeback after missing two tournaments, but he looked sluggish in his first bout of the 15-day...
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Features
/ 1 week ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naoya Inoue to Fight Injury Replacement Ye Joon Kim on January 24
Sam Goodman sustained a recurrence of an injury above his left eye on January 11 and he withdrew from his super...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 week agoDo Deuce Named the JRA's 2024 Horse of the Year
Retired thoroughbred Do Deuce, a Heart's Cry offspring, won the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and the Japan Cup in the final year...
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Features
/ 2 weeks ago[ODDS and EVENS] Taiga Hasegawa, the Snowboarder to Watch
Taiga Hasegawa, the defending world champion in the men's big air event, collected his second FIS Snowboard World Cup win of...
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Basketball
/ 2 weeks agoGunma Crane Thunders are Playing High-Caliber Defense This Season
Fueled by a determined effort on defense, the Gunma Crane Thunders have emerged as the B.League's most-improved team under new coach...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoPredictions 2025: How Will Japan and its Athletes Fare in Soccer, Rugby and Boxing This Year?
Building toward World Cups in soccer and rugby, Japan's men's teams are entering an important year. And in boxing, will we...
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Golf
/ 2 weeks agoHideki Matsuyama Breaks PGA Tour 72-Hole Record
Veteran golfer Hideki Matsuyama carded a 35-under 257 to win The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event, in Hawaii. It was...
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Sumo
/ 2 weeks agoPredictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo...
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Figure Skating
/ 2 weeks agoPredictions 2025: Japan's Figure Skaters Poised to Continue Stature on World Stage
Reigning champions Kaori Sakamoto and Mao Shimada will vie for world and world junior titles, respectively, and other predictions for 2025.
