Astros rally past Braves in Game 5 to stay alive in World Series

The Houston Astros used a change in their lineup Sunday to alter their perspective and then rallied from a four-run deficit to extend the 2021 ...

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Efforia wins Autumn Tenno-sho

Third pick Efforia became the first three-year-old in 19 years to win the international Grade 1 Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.Efforia followed up on ...

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NPB’s ‘Ironman’ Takashi Toritani to retire after 18 years with Tigers and Marines

Takashi Toritani holds the second-longest consecutive games streak in NPB history.

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Arsenal women set up F.A. Cup final against Chelsea

The final, which had to be rescheduled after the competition was halted in January due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place at London's Wembley ...

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Japan wins pair of group bronze medals at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

The 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships were held at West Japan General Exhibition Center Annex in Kitakyushu.

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With most fans vaccinated, J. League sees path to pre-pandemic crowds

After 20 months of uncertainty and heavy restrictions, league officials are optimistic that they will be able to raise average attendances in the remaining five ...

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Wallabies door not closed to Japan-based trio, says RA chief

The three players, who have lucrative contracts with Japanese clubs, pulled out of the Australia squad ahead of next weekend's meeting with Scotland.

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Braves beat Astros in Game 4 to reach brink of World Series title

Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler smashed back-to-back home runs to move Atlanta one win away from its first world championship since 1995.

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Beauden Barrett says ‘plenty more left in the tank’ after 100th cap

The 30-year-old fly-half struck at both ends of Saturday's match, bookending a commanding display by the All Blacks against Wales.

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‘Unexcited’ WTA players bow to Australia’s COVID-19 rules

Officials in Victoria state, which is set to host the Australian Open early next year, have said unvaccinated players will not be allowed to enter ...

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Manchester United eases pressure with resounding win over Tottenham

United put last weekend's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool behind them with a superb performance, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford scoring against the ...

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Nathan Chen rebounds from rare loss to win Skate Canada title

The American, considered a favorite to win gold at Beijing 2022, was comfortably in first place after Friday's short program and returned to score 200.46 ...

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Nagoya shuts down Cerezo to win club’s first Levain Cup

Goals from Naoki Maeda and Sho Inagaki combined with a strong defensive performance carried the day for Massimo Ficcadenti's men at Saitama Stadium.

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South Korea slowly beginning to embrace esports

Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry has been lackluster.

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Ayano Dozono balances motherhood with soccer career in Spain

Real Union de Tenerife re-signed the Japanese midfielder for the 2021-2022 season knowing she was pregnant, saying it reflects the team's culture of equality and ...

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Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi defend decision to skip Australia tour

Flyhalf Quade Cooper said he was "hurting" about his decision to opt out of Australia's season-ending tour of Japan, while center Samu Kerevi told critics ...

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Patrick Mahomes determined to make improvements in time to face Giants

Kansas City's defensive shortcomings have led to Mahomes pressing sometimes to make plays.

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Controversial ‘Tomahawk Chop’ set to return to World Series in Game 3

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred backed the team's nickname and "Tomahawk Chop" cheer this week.

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Former star outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo announced as next Fighters manager

Shinjo's signing as manager comes after the team hired former coach and Tokyo Olympic baseball manager Atsunori Inaba as general manager.

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Chief strategist says Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability to remain in title race

Lewis Hamilton is 12 points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen with five races remaining.

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Chunichi names “Mr. Dragons” Kazuyoshi Tatsunami as new manager

The Chunichi Dragons named former star infielder Kazuyoshi Tatsunami as new manager of the Central League club on Friday.The 52-year-old, whose club record 2,480 hits ...

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Shohei Ohtani voted Player of the Year by fellow major leaguers

"Of course the other awards are nice, but being chosen (as Player of the Year) by my fellow players, who are actually out there battling ...

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Australia’s Winter Olympic team reassured by nation’s experience at Tokyo Games

Australia's Chef de Mission for the Winter Olympics says the team's experience at the Tokyo Summer Games has reassured him that the health protocols in ...

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Kyogo Furuhashi nets 10th goal for Celtic in win over Hibernian

Samurai Blue forward Kyogo Furuhashi was on target Wednesday for Celtic, netting in a 3-1 win away to Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.With his ...

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Buffaloes put past failures in rearview mirror with Pacific League title

There was nothing more for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to do — so he rested.The Orix Buffaloes’ brilliant 23-year-old pitcher carried the team to the brink of ...

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Russian trio looking to build momentum for Olympics at Skate Canada

A trio of Russian women are hoping to bolster their credentials to make the Olympic team this week at Skate Canada in Vancouver, while three-time ...

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Barcelona fires Ronald Koeman after slow start to season

Ronald Koeman has been fired as coach of Barcelona, the club announced on Wednesday, with former midfielder Xavi Hernandez the favorite to replace him.Koeman was ...

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Astros come alive at plate to even World Series

"It happened fast," manager Dusty Baker said. "It gets to be like a feeding frenzy and everybody wants to get in on it. I was ...

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Ryota Murata on track to meet Gennadiy Golovkin in blockbuster middleweight unification title fight

If confirmed, the blockbuster would be one of the biggest fights to ever take place in Japan.

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Orix Buffaloes win franchise’s first pennant in quarter-century

Orix's victory, coupled with the Yakult Swallows' Central League pennant, marks the first time both league champions finished last the season before.

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FIFA urges countries to rehome Afghan athletes

More than 150 members of Afghanistan's sports community and their families were evacuated this month with the help of Qatar, in coordination with soccer's global ...

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Topknot-cutting ceremonies allow fans to participate in sumo history

With retirement ceremonies likely to resume in 2022, fans will have a chance to help send off a number of top wrestlers including former yokozuna ...

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Braves rout Astros in first game of World Series

The Braves, appearing in their first World Series since 1999, used a blistering start to post five runs in the first three innings and never ...

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UEFA hope for record-breaking women’s Euro 2022 after 12-month delay

England will play host to the tournament from July 6 to 31, which hopes to smash attendance records for women's soccer.

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Japan manager Atsunori Inaba appointed as Fighters’ new GM

The Sapporo-based team has yet to announce a new manager for the 2022 season, although former New York Mets outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo is viewed as ...

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FIFPro, leagues call for reform in wake of Super League threat

The global players union's manifesto comes as the sport continues to grapples with issues such as the breakaway league attempt and a possible biennial World ...

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Shohei Ohtani receives prestigious award for historic two-way season

The Angels star received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, which is granted to individuals and teams who have made a historically significant impact on the ...

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Team GB expects fully vaccinated team for Beijing Games

While Team GB is yet to select most of its winter athletes, most of those on the long list of candidates are vaccinated according to ...

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Tom Brady throws Bitcoin to fan who returned 600th touchdown ball

The 44-year-old seven-time Super Bowl champion is a part-owner of crypto exchange FTX, having starred in a commercial for the company alongside his wife Gisele ...

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Qatar expecting full house for debut F1 Grand Prix

The resource-rich state will become the Gulf's latest F1 host after taking the place of the Australian Grand Prix, which was postponed and then canceled ...

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Swallows capture Central League pennant

The title marked the second time in team history that the Swallows have won the pennant a year after finishing last, a feat they also ...

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Hawks’ five-time Japan Series-winning manager Kimiyasu Kudo resigns

The 58-year-old turned down a request from SoftBank to remain in charge after failing to guide the team to the postseason for the first time ...

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Major warmup for Australian Open canceled again over virus

It is the second year the Kooyong Classic, normally played in the weeks leading up to the season-opening Grand Slam, has been scrapped because of ...

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Shohei Ohtani considers historic season a ‘blueprint’ for next year

The Angels two-way star described his record-smashing 2021 numbers as "the minimum" he expects to deliver during an hourlong documentary aired by national ...

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Rugby-mad German on the path to playing for the All Blacks

Anton Segner's love for the oval ball brought him all the way to New Zealand, where he has represented the under-20 team and will be ...

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hiroshi Jofuku steps down

The 51-year-old will not finish his fourth campaign with the three-time J1 champion, which currently sits 10th in the standings.

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Indian cricket star ‘horribly abused’ online after Pakistan humiliation

Bowler Mohammed Shami, the team's only Muslim player, became the main target after the defeat in Dubai to India's neighboring archrival.

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Collin Morikawa rises to career-high No. 2 in world rankings

After finishing seventh during last weekend's Zozo Championship, the 24-year-old now has 8.4710 average points, moving him past Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson.

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Beijing Games competitors to face daily COVID-19 tests in closed loop

Games participants will need to be tested for COVID-19 before arrival, and athletes and team officials must be vaccinated to avoid 21 days in quarantine.

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Orix finishes season atop PL with Lotte chasing magic number

After finishing bottom of the PL in the past two seasons, Orix could land its first pennant since 1996 should Lotte lose a single game ...

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Unvaccinated players may be able to compete at Australian Open

Unvaccinated players will need to complete 14 days of quarantine and undergo regular testing.

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On a polarizing team, Dusty Baker is a manager worth rooting for

"Can you think of anybody else in baseball who people would actively say, ‘You know, I wouldn’t mind if the Astros won — because of ...

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Japan collects three titles on final day of Denmark Open; No. 1 Kento Momota comes up short

No. 2 seed Akane Yamaguchi took the women's singles title when No. 5 seed An Se-young was forced to retire in the third game.

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Samurai Japan named Best Male Team of Tokyo Games

Other awards included Outstanding NOC of Tokyo 2020, which given to the Japanese Olympic Committee.

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Alexandra Trusova wins Skate America title

Her Russian training partner Daria Usacheva, 15, hung on for silver despite finishing fourth in the free skate.

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Yoshinori Muto sparks Vissel rally in draw with Grampus

Yoshinori Muto helped spark a second-half comeback as Vissel Kobe scored twice from set pieces in a 2-2 away draw against Nagoya Grampus in the ...

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Ayumu Ishikawa pitches Marines to crucial win

Ayumu Ishikawa struck out six over eight scoreless innings and the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 3-2 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham ...

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Urara Ashikawa and retiring Mai Murakami win gymnastics golds

A teen and a veteran both won gold for Japan on the final day of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, while "King Kohei" Uchimura failed to ...

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Retiring greats get deserved curtain calls as NPB season wraps up

The tradition of giving Japanese veterans hanging up their gloves one last chance to stand in front of a cheering crowd is one that should ...

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Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara win Japan’s first Grand Prix pairs medal

The duo were third after Friday's short program but overtook Russia's Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii in the free skate to take silver.

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Hideki Matsuyama claims Zozo Championship with late charge

A blistering back nine saw Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama hold off a determined challenge from Cameron Tringale to win the Zozo Championship by five shots ...

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Braves oust defending champion Dodgers to reach World Series

The win ended a string of heartbreaking potential elimination losses for the Braves, who had four previous chances in the last two years to book ...

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Disabled skaters in Brazil aiming for Paralympic inclusion

After skateboarding's strong debut at the Tokyo Olympics, organizers at an event in Brazil expressed hope that the sport could be added to the Paralympic ...

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Barcelona members support debt plan to revamp Camp Nou

The team will raise as much as $1.74 billion to bring the iconic Camp Nou and a nearby indoor arena up to European competition standards.

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Serbia bans Kosovo boxing squad from entering country

Kosovo is officially recognized by many international sports federations — including FIFA and the International Olympic Committee — though Serbia continues to lobby against it.

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Marines counterattack wins day as Lotte eyes pennant

The win at Zozo Marine Stadium reduced the second-place Marines' magic number to clinch their first Pacific League pennant in 16 years to four.

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Brave Blossoms fall to Australia in entertaining battle

Japan kept it close across both halves at Showa Denko Dome in the team's first international test on home soil since the 2019 Rugby World ...

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Mourners pay homage to slain Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop

Tirop's death has thrown a spotlight on the pressures faced by the country's female athletes who pay a huge and often tragic price for their ...

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Kazuma Kaya and Kazuki Minami seize silver at gymnastic worlds

Kaya's second-place finish in the pommel horse added to an already impressive summer in which he won Olympic bronze in the same discipline.

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Relegation-threatened Sendai earns crucial win over Hiroshima

The three points lifted Makoto Teguramori's men off the bottom of the table to second-last, where they remain in grave danger of the drop with ...

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All eyes on Yuzuru Hanyu’s progress with quad axel as Beijing Games approach

With the clock ticking down to the Beijing Olympics, Japan's "Ice Prince" Yuzuru Hanyu is under the spotlight as he bids to become the first ...

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Jared Goff to face former teammates when Lions meet Rams

Goff will face his former team for the first time since the Rams engineered a trade last offseason for strong-armed quarterback Matthew Stafford

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Australia captain Michael Hooper says Wallabies will not take Japan lightly

"They're no joke, the Japanese are a solid team with threats across the board."

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China’s Zhang edges Hashimoto for world all-around gymnastics title

Omitted from China's team for the Tokyo Games, Zhang came through a tight contest in Kitakyushu that went down to the wire.

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Matsuyama defies Chiba rain to lead Zozo Championship

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama takes a one-stroke lead into the weekend after shooting a two-under-par 68 in the second round on Friday.

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Sky not falling as J. League adjusts hometown rules

For a few hours on Sunday, it appeared as though the J. League was preparing to abolish its long-cherished hometown regulations.

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Shohei Ohtani named finalist for top award voted on by players

Shohei Ohtani has been named as a finalist for two Players Choice Awards, including the top prize, presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association.The ...

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Chris Taylor connects on three home runs to help Dodgers stay alive in NLCS

"We needed to make a statement," Taylor said. "They put it on us yesterday so we had to respond. It was a good answer for ...

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England puts T20 World Cup pursuit on bucket list

England's bowlers have opted for a decidedly low-tech approach to winning the T20 World Cup, training with a humble bucket to counter the crushing humidity ...

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Celtics’ Enes Kanter sparks swift backlash in China after comments on Tibet and Xi Jinping

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing on Thursday that Kanter was "trying to get attention" and that his remarks "were not ...

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Carp stay alive in playoff race as CL-leading Swallows pay price for error

A three-run error triggered a seven-run inning for the fourth-place Hiroshima Carp

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Michael Leitch dropped to bench as Japan names squad for Australia test

The match in Oita will be Japan's first at home since losing to South Africa in the World Cup quarterfinals.

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Hiroshi Iwata edges Hideki Matsuyama for first-round lead at Zozo Championship

Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele picked up three shots on his first five holes but later plummeted down the leaderboard into a share of 29th.

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FIFA wants to reach consensus on controversial World Cup plan in December

FIFA will try to find a consensus on its controversial plan to stage the World Cup every two years in time for a Dec. 20 ...

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Verstappen seeks Texas triumph to extend advantage over Hamilton

Max Verstappen will try to beat Lewis Hamilton in one of the defending champion's favorite backyards this weekend to realize his own American dream and ...

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Astros, Braves surge towards World Series showdown

The Braves can clinch a World Series berth with victory over the Dodgers in Game 5. The Astros will take a 3-2 lead back to ...

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Gymnast Hitomi Hatakeda suffers serious spinal injury during training

Hatakeda, who appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, was taken to hospital and diagnosed with damage to her central spinal cord and bruising of the cervical ...

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Newcastle asks fans to avoid causing offense after some attend match in Arabic attire

Newcastle was acquired by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium earlier this month.

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Swallows inch closer to Central League pennant after riveting tie with Tigers

Yakult's magic number to clinch the pennant was trimmed to three.

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Time is right for JSA to loosen grip on coveted sanshō awards

A reluctance by sumo officials to be more generous with the special prizes handed out at the end of each grand tournament has not gone ...

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Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe to miss season-opening head-to-head

The two Japanese stars will have three more chances to meet during the 2021-22 NBA season, which began on Tuesday.

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Kohei Uchimura urges Daiki Hashimoto to avoid comparisons

"King Kohei," the two-time Olympic men's all-around champion, believes Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Hashimoto has a glittering future in the sport.

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Shaun White wears age as ‘badge of honor’ in pursuit of fifth Games

Now 35 years old and hoping to compete in the 2022 Beijing Games, the three-time Olympic champion says he's adapting to his status as the ...

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Olympic flame arrives in China ahead of 2022 Beijing Games

The flame will go on display near the Bird's Nest Stadium which hosted the opening ceremony for the 2008 Games.

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Mai Murakami headlines Japanese women’s finalists at worlds

The 25-year-old Murakami qualified for the finals in the floor exercise, where she finished first, along with the balance beam.

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Yankees bring back manager Aaron Boone on a new contract

Boone will receive a three-year deal with an option after leading the Yankees to the postseason in each of his four seasons in New York, ...

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Daisuke Matsuzaka walks away from baseball with love for game

In his final appearance before retiring, "Dice-K" took to the mound wearing No. 18, the "ace number" he wore in 1999 when he turned pro ...

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Olympic hopeful Rika Kihira withdraws from Skate Canada

The injury setback has delayed Kihira's bid for selection to the Japanese team for February's 2022 Beijing Games, where she will aim to win her ...

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Simone Biles’ absence clears path for gymnastics’ new wave

The decision by the four-time Olympic champion and several of her fellow Team USA gymnasts to skip the world championships has given some of the ...

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Seiya Suzuki’s dominant autumn keeping Carp’s postseason hopes alive

Seiya Suzuki is on a different level right now.Suzuki was already on the short list of players you could call the best in Japan, but ...

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Hirokazu Sawamura bounces back as Red Sox take command of ALCS

The right-handed reliever took the mound in the ninth and sealed the win with a 1-2-3 inning, moving past an unhappy outing in Friday's Game ...

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Host state won’t cut deal with unvaccinated Australian Open players

Victoria's premier suggested that the state's vaccine mandate covers international athletes, who would be required to complete their inoculations ahead of the tournament in January.

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NHL suspends Sharks’ Evander Kane for COVID-19 protocol violation

The 30-year-old, who had reportedly been under investigation for submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination card, will miss more than a quarter of the regular season.

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Hideki Matsuyama headlines as Zozo Championship returns to Japan

The Masters champion will be the focus of intense home interest when the 78-man field tees off at Narashino Country Club on Thursday.

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Nathan Chen says he has grown since disappointing Pyeongchang Games

The reigning world champion said he now realizes that every competition is an opportunity to show the work he has been putting into his craft.

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Adam Silver says around 96% of NBA players are vaccinated

Issues around vaccine hesitancy have loomed over the build-up to the 2021-2022 season, most notably with Nets star Kyrie Irving effectively sidelined over his refusal ...

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Team USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing

Licensed mental health officers will be made available to U.S. athletes competing in Beijing along with therapists and psychiatrists at both the Olympic and Paralympic ...

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Mai Murakami tops floor preliminaries at worlds

The 25-year-old, who became the first Japanese female gymnast to medal in an individual event at the Olympics, has said the event will be her ...

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Masashi Ito keeps Carp at bay as Tigers retain pennant hopes

Ito struck out five without issuing a walk in a 90-pitch effort at Koshien Stadium as the Tigers edged closer to the CL-leading Yakult Swallows.

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Rejuvenated LeBron, Lakers eye return to NBA summit

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will launch their bid to return to the NBA summit on Tuesday with a new roster and a ...

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Mikaela Shiffrin hoping to play right cards during World Cup season and Olympics

The 2021-22 campaign is shaping up as a season of big dreams for the 26-year-old American, who is eager to reassert herself as the sport's ...

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Japanese judoka win three gold medals on final day of Paris Grand Slam

The Japanese team, which did not include any participants from this summer's Tokyo Olympics, finished the 50th edition of the IJF event with seven gold, ...

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Yuta Watanabe looks set to make Raptors’ opening night roster

Watanabe's Olympic teammate, Wizards forward Rui Hachimura, is likely to miss the season opener against the Raptors.

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IOC’s Juan Antonio Samaranch says Beijing Games about unity

Rights groups have called on the IOC to relocate the Games unless China ends what the United States deems ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ...

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Braves walk off again to edge Dodgers in Game 2 of NLCS

This is the second straight year the Braves will take a 2-0 lead against the Dodgers into Game 3 of the NLCS.

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Lions rookie Yutaro Watanabe outduels Eagles’ Masahiro Tanaka

The 21-year-old Watanabe fanned five, allowing four hits and four walks.

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Chris Greaves leads charge as Scotland stuns Bangladesh in T20 World Cup

Chris Greaves played a starring role as Scotland shocked Bangladesh with a six-run win on the opening day of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.Greaves' ...

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Spain’s Badosa beats Azarenka to capture Indian Wells title

Paula Badosa demonstrated her mental toughness to claim the title in her Indian Wells debut with a hard-fought, three-set victory over two-time champion Victoria Azarenka ...

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Departing Fighters manager helped Shohei Ohtani find his footing

Hideki Kuriyama won two PL pennants and a Japan Series in Sapporo, but his greatest accomplishment may have been his contribution to the Angels two-way ...

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Super sub Kaoru Mitoma’s hat trick leads Union to comeback win

Entering after the break with Union trailing 2-0, Mitoma quickly helped the home side shift the momentum at Brussels' Stade Joseph Marien.

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Japan wins four weight classes on first day of Paris Grand Slam

The two-day competition, featuring 45 countries and 281 judoka, is the first international event for Japan's judo team since the Tokyo Games.

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Did baseball arrive in Japan one year earlier than commonly believed?

A British historian believes the sport was first played in Yokohama in 1871 — a year before American teacher Horace Wilson began teaching its rules ...

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IOC wants wider consultation with FIFA over World Cup plans

The IOC raised concerns over the impact a World Cup every two years could have on other sports, players' welfare and an increase of men's ...

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Cases of sexually exploitative photos of athletes double after Games

The increase in reports to the website run by the Japanese Olympic Committee is believed to be a result of increased awareness of the issue ...

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Koki Ugusa ignites Carp in big win over struggling Giants

The win at Tokyo Dome kept the Carp's hopes of seizing a playoff berth alive as they moved to within three games of the Giants ...

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Vissel beats Fukuoka on Douglas’ late winner

The win took Vissel to 60 points as it seeks automatic qualification for next season's Asian Champions League, while other results ensured Avispa would finish ...

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Shohei Ohtani’s mentor Hideki Kuriyama to step down as Fighters manager

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who orchestrated Shohei Ohtani's development as a two-way star, announced Saturday that he will step down at the end ...

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Hirokazu Sawamura flat in MLB playoff debut as Astros beat Red Sox

The Japanese right-hander made his major league postseason debut for the Boston Red Sox on Friday, struggling to get one out in a 5-4 loss ...

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Kyler Murray leading unbeaten Cardinals into reunion with Browns QB Baker Mayfield

Former No. 1 overall draft picks and college teammates Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield will square off for the second time in three years on ...

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EA Sports making plans for FIFA without FIFA

At least two years of talks about renewing the contract that allows Electronic Arts, through its EA Sports division, to use the organization’s name have ...

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Raheem Sterling ‘open’ to leaving Manchester City

Despite his few starts, Sterling, whose deal with City runs until 2023, says he won't be running to Pep Guardiola's office to demand more playing ...

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Kenyan police arrest Agnes Tirop’s husband in connection with her death

Police say they now have the "main suspect" in custody.

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Organizers, protesters gearing up for Beijing Winter Olympics

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will come into sharp focus with the ceremonial torch-lighting ceremony on Monday, but opposition to the Games continues to grow ...

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Dodgers outlast Giants to advance to NLCS

In the final contest between the teams who won the most games in MLB this year, the Dodgers rode Mookie Betts' 4-for-4 performance and a ...

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Emmanuel Macron hopes 2024 Olympics helps France embrace sports

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he hoped the 2024 Paris Olympics would give a huge boost to participation in sports in France."The aim is ...

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Carl Nassib returns to Raiders after taking personal day

Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player when he made the announcement in June, was given the day off Wednesday.

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Yuma Kagiyama and Kaori Sakamoto in lead at Asian Open Trophy

Japan's 18-year-old world silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama landed two quad jumps as he took the lead after the men's short program at the Asian Open ...

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Roki Sasaki wins marquee clash as Marinesas Marines beat first-place Buffaloes

The win at Orix's Kyocera Dome Osaka moved second-place Lotte to within a half-game of the Buffaloes.

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Sumo tegata hold intimate and unique place among sports memorabilia

For fans, there is an intimacy that comes with having the imprint of every line in a man’s hand alongside his personal calligraphy on your ...

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U.S. star Allyson Felix says she was never chasing Carl Lewis

Allyson Felix said surpassing Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete was "never a goal" but that it was "amazing" to ...

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Tour de France fan who caused huge crash goes on trial

The spectator behind one of the biggest pileups in Tour de France history goes on trial Thursday charged with injuring dozens of riders on the ...

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Nets’ Kyrie Irving ‘being true to what feels good’ by refusing vaccination

Kyrie Irving said he was "being true to what feels good" by choosing not to get vaccinated after the Brooklyn Nets decided he will not ...

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Daniil Medvedev upset in fourth round at Indian Wells

Reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev is out of the ATP Indian Wells Masters, falling in the fourth round to No. 23 seed Grigor Dimitrov ...

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Raiders QB Derek Carr still coming to terms with Jon Gruden’s resignation

Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr is still processing the the emotional toll of the past week as the Raiders prepare to play the Denver Broncos ...

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Ayumu Ishikawa goes distance as Marines clobber Buffaloes

The win at Kyocera Dome Osaka lifted the second-place Marines to within 1½-games of first place.

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Two-time world championship medalist Agnes Tirop found dead in a suspected homicide

Police said Tirop's husband is a "man of interest" in the case.

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Knights spoil Seattle debut as Ryan Donato scores first Kraken goal

Despite the one-goal loss, Seattle sent a message to the rest of the NHL that it expects to be competitive in its first season.

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Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu earns a reprieve after win over Socceroos

With his tactics coming under fire after Thursday’s loss in Saudi Arabia, Moriyasu couldn’t have hoped for a better series of developments to shift the ...

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Astros blow out White Sox to advance to ALCS

The Astros will face the Red Sox in the ALCS, a rematch of the 2018 series in which Houston lost in five games.

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Jon Gruden unlikely to coach in NFL again, experts say

Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after it was reported that he used misogynistic and homophobic language in numerous emails over a ...

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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino backs biennial World Cup

Soccer's world governing body FIFA is conducting a feasibility study into the practicalities of staging a World Cup every two years, a move that has ...

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IOC’s John Coates rules out pressuring China over human rights

Rights groups have called on the IOC to postpone next year's Games and relocate the event unless China ends what the United States deems ongoing ...

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Shohei Ohtani given free rein to prove himself against naysayers

For the first time in his pro career, the brakes came off a fit Shohei Ohtani in 2021, and the Los Angeles Angels' star showed ...

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Andy Murray supports restrictions on unvaccinated players at Australian Open

The tennis star expects unvaccinated players to compete at the Australian Open but says he would support moves by local authorities to impose stricter conditions ...

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Nets bar Kyrie Irving from all games until he’s vaccinated

The barring of Irving complicates what looked like a surefire path to the finals for the Nets and could set up a battle with the ...

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Denmark reach World Cup with 1-0 win over Austria

Denmark became the second European nation to reach the 2022 World Cup after building an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Scotland in qualifying Group F.

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Aussie female cricketers get pay rise but ‘big gap’ remains

Retainers for Big Bash League players will increase about 14%, Cricket Australia said, and players in the domestic cricket league will see a 22% rise.

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Yuma Mune homer clinches Buffaloes’ first playoff berth in seven years

The eighth-inning blast kept the Buffaloes on top of the Pacific League as they continued to chase the franchise's first pennant since the Orix BlueWave ...

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Japan reignite World Cup campaign with 2-1 win over Australia

A late own goal put Samurai Blue ahead in the game at Saitama Stadium, securing a much-needed three points for Japan.

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2021-22 NHL Season: What’s new and what’s returning to normal

After two chaotic years — and two titles for the Tampa Bay Lightning — the league will be hoping to crown a champion next spring ...

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Germany qualifies for Qatar World Cup but Belgium made to wait

Hansi Flick's men avenged a 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia earlier this year to claim their seventh win in eight qualifiers and take an ...

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Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after penning homophobic and misogynistic emails

NFL officials found Gruden had casually and frequently unleashed toxic language for over seven years, denigrating people around the game and mocking momentous changes for ...

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A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, ...

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Lions win draft rights for top pitching prospect Chihiro Sumida

An ecstatic Seibu general manager Hisanobu Watanabe said Sumida can make an "immediate impact" for the club.

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White Sox rally past Astros to stay alive in ALDS

The Chicago White Sox kept their playoff run alive by roaring back from four runs down to beat the Houston Astros 12-6 in Game 3 ...

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Next Hawks manager won’t have same advantages Kimiyasu Kudo enjoyed

The Softbank manager's exit leaves behind some massive shoes to fill — and more questions than answers.

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Wilder-Fury trilogy yields path to unified title rather than another rematch

Late in the 10th round of their heavyweight title fight Saturday, Tyson Fury floored Deontay Wilder with a clubbing right hand to the jaw, and ...

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Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura wins Chicago Marathon; Kengo Suzuki finishes fourth

Ethiopia's Seifu Tura won the men's race in the return of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing ahead of fourth-placed Kengo Suzuki.Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich won ...

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Michael Leitch among headliners for Brave Blossoms’ autumn tour

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo flanker Michael Leitch and Toyota Verblitz No. 8 Kazuki Himeno are among the 37 players named to the Japan squad for ...

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Bills shut down Patrick Mahomes in win over Chiefs

Josh Allen passed for 315 yards and added 59 yards rushing as the Buffalo Bills' top-ranked defense stuffed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs ...

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Red Sox edge Rays on walk-off home run in 13th

Christian Vazquez sent the first pitch he saw from Rays reliever Luis Patino into seats above the Green Monster.

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Hawks’ keep slim playoff hopes burning

Eight big innings from ace pitcher Kodai Senga and home runs from Alfredo Despaigne and Richard Sunagawa, saw the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks snap their eight-game ...

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Andy Murray rallies to beat Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells

Murray, who has touted Alcaraz as a future world No. 1, nevertheless wasn't conceding any ground to the talented teen in the California desert.

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Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema power France past Spain in Nations League final

The win should ease some of the pain created by an early exit from Euro 2020 and highlighted just how powerful France is going forward.

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Cerezo, Grampus advance to Levain Cup final

Cerezo will be looking for its first title since completing a domestic cup double in 2017, while Nagoya reached the Levain Cup final for the ...

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Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo plans to step down

SoftBank reportedly offered to renew Kudo's contract, but the manager declined in order to take responsibility for the club underperforming this year.

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Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder to retain WBC heavyweight crown

In an epic battle in front of 15,820 fans at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, both fighters were knocked down on multiple occasions during a ...

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NPB draft offers no certainties for teams trying to find new stars

Most of the attention at Monday's event will be focused on the early selections, but the class of 2016 is a reminder that there are ...

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WADA sanctions Russian anti-doping laboratory

The ruling, which follows the lab's provisional suspension in January 2020, means it will not be allowed to process athletes' blood samples or conduct other ...

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History looms large as Japan seeks much-needed win over Socceroos

In Tuesday's crucial showdown at Saitama Stadium, Japan will face an Australia that has won a record 11 straight matches in qualifying for Qatar 2022.

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Kei Nishikori loses to Daniel Evans at BNP Paribas Open

The Japanese world No. 53 had won their past three meetings and looked ready to extend the streak in Indian Wells before Evans completed his ...

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Canada eliminated from Rugby World Cup; Uruguay clinches spot

Despite a first-leg victory last week, Saturday's drubbling in Valparaiso meant Canada would miss the sport's marquee tournament for the first time.

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Las Vegas Raiders coach made racist comment about NFL players’ union chief

The email surfaced just hours before the player representatives for the 32 teams voted to give Smith a fifth term as the union’s leader.

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Logan Webb shines as Giants blank Dodgers; Red Sox pummel Rays

Webb got plenty of support from the Giants' sluggers as San Francisco scored all their runs off home runs in front of a crowd of ...

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Ken Matsui claims 55-kg Greco-Roman world title on debut

With his victory in the non-Olympic weight division, world championship debutant Ken Matsui claimed Japan's fifth gold medal of the tournament in Oslo.

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Bills not motivated by revenge ahead of matchup against Chiefs

Bills QB Josh Allen is adamant that despite the Chiefs' early season problems, they remain the team to beat in the AFC.

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Relentless Australia sets sights on beating Japan in World Cup qualifying

Australia coach Graham Arnold says his sole focus is next week's clash with Japan.

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U.S. Open champ Daniil Medvedev adjusting to increased attention at Indian Wells

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev, who is coming off the biggest win of his career after capturing the U.S. Open title last month, is hoping ...

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Japan captain Maya Yoshida accuses Saudi fans of ‘discriminatory gestures’

Japan's captain exchanged angry words with a section of the home fans after the qualifying defeat in Jeddah on Thursday, after they were seen taunting ...

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Randy Arozarena homers and steals home to power Rays to win over Red Sox in Game 1

Arozarena, who was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored, became the first player in postseason history to record a home run and a ...

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Andy Murray’s wedding ring and stinky shoes returned

Andy Murray was "back in the good books" with his wife after his wedding ring and stinky shoes were returned to him on Thursday.Murray said ...

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Saudi-led consortium completes takeover of Newcastle

Despite the celebrations in Newcastle, Amnesty International warned the deal is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to "sportswash" its human rights record.

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Shohei Ohtani named Baseball Digest’s MLB Player of the Year

Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani was named the MLB Player of the Year by influential publication Baseball Digest and eBay on Thursday.The 27-year-old ...

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Japan’s World Cup hopes take hit with loss against Saudi Arabia in qualifier

It was Japan's second defeat in three matches and a loss that put a dent in its hopes of direct qualification.

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Andy Murray makes online plea for return of stolen wedding ring

Airing his sweaty tennis shoes outside a hotel room in California has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen — ...

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Women to race with men in ‘groundbreaking’ shift by SailGP

There have been few routes for top female sailors to progress beyond events such as the Olympics and SailGP has implemented a pathway in an ...

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Coco Gauff warns Emma Raducanu about dangers of social media

Gauff, who shot to fame at age 15 when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019, urged the 18-year-old Raducanu to take time ...

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Chris Taylor hits walk-off home run to lift Dodgers over Cardinals in NL wild-card game

The Dodgers will travel to San Francisco to open the NLDS against the Giants on Friday. It will be the first-ever playoff series between the ...

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Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder hold highly contentious news conference ahead of title fight

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder were prevented from a faceoff as insults and expletives filled the air.

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NWSL players return to the field for first time since sexual misconduct allegations

Banners and signs declaring, "PROTECT THE PLAYERS" and "NO MORE SILENCE" were displayed around National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) pitches on Wednesday, as teams took ...

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Nagoya overpowers FC Tokyo in first leg of Levain Cup semifinal

Nagoya Grampus took a big step toward the Levain Cup final on Wednesday, beating FC Tokyo 3-1 in the first leg of their semifinal after ...

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Remina Yoshimoto, Akari Fujinami crowned women’s world champions

Remina Yoshimoto and Akari Fujinami won two of the four available women's gold medals for Japan on Wednesday

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Early American sumo trailblazer earned rare honor at Miyagino stable

In the summer of 1976, high-school teacher John Jacques traveled to Japan in order to learn what he could and promote the sport's development in ...

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England committed to Ashes after Joe Root confirms participation

England's captain will likely be joined by a full-strength squad, British media reported, despite players' having voiced hesitancy over touring in a COVID-19 "bubble."

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Premier League scrambles to convince stars to get vaccinated

Although no official figures have been offered by the Premier League, reports suggest only seven of England's 20 top-flight clubs have more than half of ...

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Meet the team helping Shohei Ohtani carve his historic two-way path

From interpreters to hitting coaches, dedicated support staffers strived to help the 27-year-old become the best version of himself over the course of a historic ...

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Tsugumi Sakurai wins gold in women’s 55 kg at wrestling worlds

The 20-year-old Ikuei University student, who won the 55-kg title at last year's national championships and this year's national invitational, secured Japan's first victory in ...

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Spirit chief executive quits as NWSL scandal rumbles on

Steve Baldwin, who had been sharply criticized for his handling of allegations against former Spirit coach Richie Burke, said he was stepping down to "remove ...

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Salt Lake City ready to bid for Winter Games, but which one a mystery

The 2002 host has secured venue and hotel contracts, but has not decided if it will pursue the 2030 or 2034 edition of the Winter ...

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Premier League sees home advantage return as crowds grow

After seven rounds of the new campaign, statistics compiled by Nielsen Gracenote show that teams playing in front of their home fans are more likely ...

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Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol retires after 23-year career

Gasol, who won two NBA championships with the Lakers and three Olympic medals with Spain, returned to Barcelona earlier this year to help his hometown ...

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Tyson Fury says he’ll be ‘sad and lonely’ when career ends

Ahead of a title defense against Deontay Wilder in Las Vega, the WBC world heavyweight champion insists there's little that can hold his interest once ...

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Swallows chase Yuki Takahashi early in win over Giants

The Swallows sent Takahashi to the showers with none out in the bottom of the fourth after Nishiura blasted his fourth home run deep to ...

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Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships

Nairobi has hosted both the under-18 and under-20 world championships in the last four years, but faces a string of high-profile rivals — including recent ...

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Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win NASCAR race since 1963

The 27-year-old's achievement came after the race was called following a weather delay, with 117 of 188 scheduled laps having been completed.

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Former Manchester United star Park Ji-sung condemns racist fan song

The retired South Korea star says that while he understands the song is intended to praise him, he now finds the lyrics "uncomfortable" and hopes ...

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Thorns owner regrets ‘systemic failure’ in NWSL abuse handling

In an open letter posted to the club's website, Merritt Paulson said the team should have been more open about the firing of former manager ...

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Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid named to Canada’s initial Beijing squad

There were no surprises in Canada's early selections given that NHL players are set to return to the Olympics after the league skipped the 2018 ...

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Levain Cup final to allow 20,000 fans in virus screening trial

The league's plan is part of a government study to gauge how smoothly vaccination or infection status can be checked at sports stadiums and other ...

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Japan’s new professional rugby league reveals inaugural schedule

The new, more professional structure supersedes the corporate-oriented Japan Top League that wrapped up its final season in May.

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Liverpool and Man City share spoils in thriller as Nuno’s Spurs win

Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in a thrilling match between Premier League title contenders on Sunday.Mohamed Salah ...

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Naomi Osaka ranked outside top 10 for first time since 2018

In the latest rankings released Monday, Osaka dropped from seventh to 12th.

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Red Sox pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura only Japanese to reach MLB playoffs

The 33-year-old right-hander pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings as the Red Sox rallied to defeat the Nationals 7-5 on Sunday.

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Shohei Ohtani ends historic season in style with 46th home run

Ohtani was by far the most interesting player in baseball this season.

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Buccaneers QB Tom Brady makes history and gets win in return to New England

Brady was facing the Patriots for the first time after two decades of dominance in New England that included six Super Bowl titles.

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Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL’s final wild-card spots

The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.

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Sumo fights hard to muzzle era-defining former yokozuna Hakuho

Having continuously attracted both positive and negative attention, Hakuho made waves once more with his exit from the ring — leaving the tradition-bound sport in ...

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Shoma Uno overcomes shaky start to win at Japan Open

The 23-year-old, who won silver at the Pyeongchang Olympics, fell on his first quad attempt but landed the other three quad jumps to earn 181.21 ...

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Yu Darvish laments up-and-down first season with Padres

After a 7-3 record from 18 starts before All-Star break, a combination of injuries and poor performances in the season's second half left the right-hander ...

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Raptors’ Yuta Watanabe aiming to make bigger impact

Toronto rewarded Watanabe's play by upgrading him to a standard NBA contract in April, but the 26-year-old says he needs to make a bigger impact ...

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Chelsea seizes top spot after dramatic win over Southampton

Thomas Tuchel's side ended a frustrating week on a high note thanks to Timo Werner's contribution to a dramatic finale at Stamford Bridge.

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Springboks edge All Blacks in Gold Coast thriller

The All Blacks were already assured of the championship after their victory over the Springboks last weekend, but Saturday's win will send South Africa back ...

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Afghan basketball star makes debut in Spain after leaving Kabul

Nilofar Bayat and her husband were offered the chance to play for Bidaideak Bilbao BSR, a mixed-gender wheelchair basketball team in the northern Spanish city ...

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Japan bidding to host 2025 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has repeatedly stated his desire to see Tokyo's National Stadium showcase the event.

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Jefry Marte and Haruto Takahashi keep Tigers in thick of pennant race

The Tigers, seeking their first Central League pennant in 16 years, trail the Tokyo Yakult Swallows by a game after Saturday's impressive win over the ...

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Frontale steps closer to fourth title with win over rival Tokyo

The defending J. League champion won its sixth game in a row, including five on short rest since being eliminated from the Asian Champions League ...

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Tom Brady only concerned with winning in return to New England

Tom Brady insists he'll be in no mood for a stroll down memory lane on Sunday.

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LeBron James laughs at your ‘old’ Lakers memes

LeBron James has seen the memes and read the punch lines."The narrative about our age,” he said, "I kind of laugh at it. I actually ...

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Fury wary of ‘make-or-break’ Wilder as trilogy bout looms

"Everyone expects me to go in there and beat him down — which I will — but you can never write Deontay Wilder off because ...

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JFA seeks Nadeshiko Japan revival under youth wizard Futoshi Ikeda

The 50-year-old, whose Japan side won the 2018 U-20 Women's World Cup, wants to restore the senior team's standing after it struggled to achieve results ...

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Yokozuna Hakuho filled with relief after pulling down curtain on record-setting career

The Mongolian-born great said he made the decision to retire on the 10th day of the Nagoya Basho, which he won with a 15-0 record, ...

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Shohei Ohtani hits triple before Angels fall against Rangers

Ohtani is now tied for the MLB lead with eight triples as he became the first player in history to get 45 homers, eight triples, ...

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Australia captain says Ashes will take place ‘with or without’ Joe Root

Tim Paine, who is recovering from neck surgery, said he was certain that the series — which is due to start in Brisbane — will ...

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‘Handkerchief Prince’ Yuki Saito to retire after 11 years in NPB

The 33-year-old was nicknamed the "Handkerchief Prince" after he used a blue handkerchief to wipe away sweat while steering his team to the high school ...

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