All posts tagged "naomi osaka"
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Tennis
/ 2 months agoNao Hibino Collects Singles and Doubles Titles at Prague Open
Rain wreaked havoc at the Prague Open, but Nao Hibino handled the disruptions well, winning a pair of titles on the...
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Features
/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] University of Oregon's Rikuu Nishida Selected in 11th Round of MLB Draft
Rikuu Nishida set single-season records in runs and stolen bases for the Pac-12 Conference school before being drafted by the Chicago...
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Features
/ 8 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Superstar Shohei Ohtani's Earning Potential is Growing Exponentially
Shohei Ohtani tripled his endorsement haul by attracting 17 sponsorship endorsements in 2022 and appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated,...
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Tennis
/ 9 months agoNaomi Osaka Announces Pregnancy and Intends to Relaunch Tennis Career in 2024
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka hasn't played a WTA Tour match since the first round of the Toray Pan...
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Features
/ 10 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Chiba Jets Adapting to New Coach John Patrick's Style of Play
With more than one-fourth of the season complete, the Chiba Jets are thriving under Patrick's leadership, relying on high-energy play and...
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Features
/ 10 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Skipping Rural Games, Annual Trip to Tokyo a Mistake by Nipponham Fighters
The Nipponham Fighters will play all of their 2023 home games at the new ES CON Field Hokkaido instead of at...
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Basketball
/ 12 months agoWarriors Prevail Against Wizards in NBA Japan Games Opener
Golden State enjoyed a winning start to its preseason schedule, and Washington forward Rui Hachimura electrified the crowd with high-energy play.
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Tennis
/ 1 year agoLiudmila Samsonova Outplays Qinwen Zheng in Toray Pan Pacific Open Final
The Russian earned her third WTA Tour title of the season without dropping a set in her five matches at Tokyo’s...
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Tennis
/ 1 year agoNaomi Osaka Exits Pan Pacific Open Due to Stomach Pain
Osaka arrived in Tokyo as the tournament’s defending singles champion. The event wasn’t held in 2020 and 2021 because of the...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Naomi Osaka's Long Slump Overshadows Past Glory
Osaka’s career appears to be at a crossroads. To play consistent, winning tennis again, she would benefit from a revamped leadership...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Shohei Ohtani’s Fate Complicated by Possible Sale of Angels
The wise course of action for Ohtani is to move on to a franchise that has a history of winning and...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Javelin Star Haruka Kitaguchi’s Summer to Remember
A pair of Diamond League victories and a bronze medal at the world championships serve notice of Kitaguchi’s rise to stardom.
