Kevin Durant requests trade from Nets

Durant's request came a day after Kyrie Irving exercised his option to remain with the Nets for $36.9 million for the upcoming season

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Swallows sink Carp in 12 innings

Rookie Kazuya Maruyama broke a 12th-inning tie with a two-run double to lift the first-place Swallows to the win.

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Two-time reigning champion Tadej Pogacar still man to beat at Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, ...

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LIV golfers holding out hope for Ryder Cup selection

"As long as you fulfill the criteria to be a European Tour member, then you should still have the opportunity to try and qualify for ...

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Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11 to lead Angels past White Sox

Shohei Ohtani continued his red-hot form on the mound, striking out 11 and stretching his scoreless streak to a career-high 21⅔ innings in the Los ...

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Munetaka Murakami powers Swallows to win over Carp

Munetaka Murakami blasted back-to-back two-run homers and went deep for the third straight game.

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Kiteboarder Willem Hooft sets sights on Paralympic recognition

The Dutchman's journey from recreational kiteboarder to a man on a mission to inspire others and promote the sport globally has not always been plain ...

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1990 World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus expects Germany to beat Japan

The 61-year-old former West Germany great urged "Die Mannschaft" to focus on themselves ahead of their opener against the Samurai Blue on Nov. 23 at ...

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Lewis Hamilton calls for action over racist Nelson Piquet comment

Motor racing's governing body FIA, Formula One and Mercedes all issued statements condemning racism but without mentioning three-time F1 champion Piquet by name.

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PGA Tour and DP World Tour strengthen alliance to combat LIV

Beginning in 2023, the top 10 players in the DP World Tour's rankings, in addition to those already exempt, will receive PGA Tour cards for ...

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Cuban federation says Olympic champion tried to leave illegally

The federation said in a statement that the three-time World champion had not been picked for a professional team set to compete in Mexico due ...

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Serena Williams exits Wimbledon in the first round, again

The narrow defeat to Harmony Tan in three hours on Center Court will re-pose the question of how much more professional tennis Williams, who will ...

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MLB suspends 12 in connection with Angels-Mariners brawl

Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for 10 games and Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban as a result of the on-field fight.

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Nadeshiko Japan hit 5 again to defeat Finland in friendly

Head coach Futoshi Ikeda's triple substitution made a telling impact for Japan at Veritas Stadium, with the visitors scoring four goals in the second half.

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Watford cancels Qatar friendly after fans voice concerns over human rights

A pair of supporter groups had protested the proposed friendly, citing the Gulf state's strict laws against homosexuality and persecution of LGBT individuals.

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Sweden’s Sedin twins among six to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

Daniel and Henrik Sedin played their entire 17-year NHL careers in Vancouver after being chosen second and third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL ...

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Novak Djokovic racks up 80th Wimbledon win; Carlos Alcaraz advances

The former world No. 1 is attempting to win a fourth successive Wimbledon title and join a select group of three other players who have ...

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Cooper Kupp believes Rams can repeat as Super Bowl champions

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp said the team has the passion and personnel to win back-to-back Super Bowls and can do so if ...

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Nasa Hataoka finishes fifth at Women’s PGA Championship

Hataoka logged the day's best score and finished above 10th for the first time in this season's majors.

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Former Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama to return to NPB with Carp

The Carp are hoping Akiyama will play in the outfield and lead off following the departure of slugger Seiya Suzuki to the Chicago Cubs ahead ...

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Avalanche hold off Lightning in Game 6 to win Stanley Cup

The Avalanche denied the Lightning a third consecutive title and fourth overall with an emotional road win.

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Consadole ends three-game skid with win over Gamba

Midfielder Yoshiaki Komai scored a fine winner as Consadole Sapporo ended a three-game losing run with a 1-0 home win over Gamba Osaka in the ...

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All Blacks hit by COVID-19 outbreak ahead of test against Ireland

New Zealand's preparations for its first test against Ireland were thrown into disarray after head coach Ian Foster, his assistant John Plumtree and two players ...

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Xander Schauffele edges Sahith Theegala to win Travelers title

Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele birdied the final hole on Sunday to win the Travelers Championship, holding off Sahith Theegala for his sixth career PGA ...

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Squash player’s switch to England highlights Egypt’s athlete exodus

Egyptian athletes cite poor support and low financial rewards in their decision to represent other countries, leaving sporting federations scrambling for solutions.

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China still searching for next Yao Ming, 20 years after NBA debut

The prospect of another Chinese player approaching the former center's achievements seems even less likely, with the league mired in simmering tensions between Beijing and ...

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Gareth Bale confirms MLS move to Los Angeles FC

The Welshman was once the world's most expensive player and has spent the last eight seasons with Real Madrid, winning three domestic championships and five ...

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Orix’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto follows no-hitter with 8 shutout innings

Yamamoto, who threw the season's fourth no-hitter last Saturday, retired the first three batters he faced at Zozo Marine Stadium and overcame a shaky second ...

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Leo Ceara leads way as first-place Marinos hammer Reysol

The Brazilian striker doubled his J1 goal tally after netting for Kevin Muscat's side in each half at Nissan Stadium, helping to extend Yokohama's lead ...

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The Ohio State University wins trademark for ‘The’

The Ohio State University has received a trademark for one of the most common words in the English language.

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Serena Williams enters Wimbledon as ultimate wildcard

"She could lose first round or win the tournament," seven-times major winner John McEnroe said.

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Enactment of Title IX 50 years ago led to monumental change in women’s sports

Olympians and trailblazers say Title IX in the U.S. has profoundly transformed global sports for women.

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U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool

"It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren't doing it."

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Nasa Hataoka seven strokes back after first round of Women’s PGA Championship

Nasa Hataoka shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Women's PGA Championship on Thursday to sit seven shots off the lead in ...

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Yoshiyuki Ogata leads Japanese sweep of overall bouldering podium

"I'm able to overcome difficult problems on the rock. My bouldering skills are improving so I want to work on my lead climbing skills next."

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Magic conjure up surprise by taking Paolo Banchero with No.1 pick in NBA Draft

Paolo Banchero was the surprise top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday as the Orlando Magic confounded expectations by swooping for the towering teenager ...

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Yu Hanaguruma earns silver in world championships debut

The 22-year-old Hanaguruma and Sweden's Erik Persson each recorded times of 2:08.38 to share the silver medal.

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Rory McIlroy calls Brooks Koepka and other LIV tour golfers ‘duplicitous’

Rory McIlroy didn't hold back on Wednesday when discussing PGA Tour players who have elected to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series.McIlroy was asked if ...

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Shohei Ohtani sets career high with 13-strikeout performance in Angels’ win over Royals

Ohtani's performance came one night after he homered twice and drove in a career-high eight runs against the Royals.

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Yukiko Inui captures second gold at swimming world championships

Inui is the first artistic swimmer from Japan to win multiple gold medals at a single world championships.

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Rights groups call on Biden to negotiate for Brittney Griner’s release

Forty advocacy groups, including the National Organization for Women, say more needs to be done to secure Griner's release.

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Ravens mourn deaths of Tony Siragusa and Jaylon Ferguson

The Baltimore Ravens were plunged into mourning on Wednesday following the sudden deaths of Super Bowl-winning former star Tony Siragusa and current defensive player Jaylon ...

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PGA planning revamp to head off LIV Series as Brooks Koepka defects

The moves are the clearest indicator yet of the PGA Tour's strategy to combat the rise of LIV Golf, which has steadily been luring star ...

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Heavyweight Anthony Joshua ducks Saudi ‘sportswashing’ jab

Britain's Anthony Joshua deflected concerns over "sportswashing" on Tuesday as he appeared in Saudi Arabia to promote his heavyweight boxing world title fight against Oleksandr ...

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Dragons end Yakult’s eight-game winning run in walk-off

A pitcher's duel saw the game knotted up at 1-1 in the tenth inning before pinch hitter Taiki Mitsumata drove in the winning run with ...

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Novak Djokovic named top men’s seed for Wimbledon

Djokovic, who was unable to defend his 2021 Australian Open title due to his unvaccinated status against COVID-19, recently lost his world No. 1 spot ...

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Yu Darvish pitches Manny Machado-less Padres past Diamondbacks

Darvish gave up four hits and two walks while striking out five to win his third straight start.

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Warriors celebrate championship with parade, champagne and ice cream

The players basked in the adoration of the crowd, with several of them leaving their buses to embrace delirious "Dubs" fans under sunny skies clouded ...

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Japan wins team free combination silver at worlds

Competing in their first world championships, the pair scored 86.5939 points and bettered Japan's previous best finish in the category, a bronze in 2019.

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Nick Kyrgios becomes first to sign to Naomi Osaka’s sports agency

The agency founded by the four-time Grand Slam champion touted the talented and controversial Australian as an "icon" among Gen Z tennis fans.

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FIFA, World Athletics review transgender rules after FINA decision

Several global sporting organizations are evaluating their current trans athlete policies following a move by swimming's governing body to restrict their participation in women's events.

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NPB experiencing surge of no-hitters

With four no-hitters and a couple of near misses already this season, it's possible there is more misery on the horizon for NPB hitters.

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Japan’s Tanigawa brothers book tickets to gymnastic world championships

Wataru Tanigawa and his younger brother Kakeru were named to Japan's team on Sunday for this year's artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England.Wataru was ...

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Matt Fitzpatrick wins U.S. Open in dramatic finish

"I'm going to say it because I won but I hit some unbelievable shots coming down the stretch and that's what I work for," Fitzpatrick ...

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FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women’s events

FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.

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Japan women trounce Turkey for second straight day

The Japan women's national basketball team, ranked eighth in the world, defeated ninth-ranked Turkey for the second straight day on Sunday, 83-57.Five players from Japan, ...

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Avalanche bury Lightning to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final

The two-time defending champion Lightning struggled all night in the face of Colorado's devastating speed and skill.

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Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick share lead at U.S. Open

Zalatoris shot 3-under par 67 on Saturday to share the lead through three rounds, putting the young golfer in contention at yet another major championship.

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Reds beat Grampus to end prolonged winless streak

The morale-boosting result following the extended international break lifted Ricardo Rodriguez's side to 13th on the table after it had languished on the relegation zone ...

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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, citing Achilles injury

The former world No. 1 and her team indicated that the withdrawal was due to tendinitis in her left Achilles tendon and that she would ...

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Set-piece play propels Brave Blossoms to win over Uruguay

With the 2023 Rugby World Cup little more than a year away, Japan head coach Jamie Joseph used the clash to appraise potential squad members ...

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Olympic ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws season’s fourth no-hitter

It is the first time four no-hitters have been thrown in a single Japanese season since 1943.

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FIFA tells North America to prepare for blockbuster World Cup in 2026

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said 2026 would eclipse the 1994 World Cup in the United States — which holds the record for the highest total ...

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Warriors’ Klay Thompson savors title after return from career-threatening injuries

Klay Thompson didn't go lightly on the celebrations after winning his fourth NBA title, one that came in the wake of two devastating injuries that ...

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Swimming’s stars prepare for special edition of world championships

After three years in turbulent waters, swimming starts to regain some stability with an extra edition of its long-course world championships.

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J. League cautiously continues down road to normalcy with cheering tests

Over 2,000 combined fans at Kashima Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture and Ajinomoto Stadium in the western Tokyo city of Chofu took part in cheering ...

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Shohei Ohtani extends hitting streak to 11 and tosses six scoreless innings in win

Shohei Ohtani threw six shutout innings and extended his hitting streak to 11 games to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over ...

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Warriors beat Celtics in Game 6 to claim NBA title

The Warriors became just the second visiting team to lift the trophy on Boston's home court

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Adam Hadwin takes lead at U.S. Open by keeping emotions in check

Adam Hadwin says the biggest reason he is leading the U.S. Open after the first round is that he isn't treating it like the U.S. ...

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WNBA legend Sue Bird to retire after season

Sue Bird has won five Olympic gold medals and four WNBA championships during her career.

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Japan may need to head back to drawing board before World Cup

In Group E, along with powerhouses Germany and Spain, Japan can only expect to see as much time on the ball as it did against ...

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Shohei Ohtani breaks up no-hitter in ninth to extend hitting streak to 10 games in loss

The two-way star scored on Matt Duffy's single before Craig Kimbrel secured the final two outs to extinguish the comeback.

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No. 2 Kento Momota knocked out of Indonesia Open

Badminton world No. 2 Kento Momota bowed out of the Indonesia Open 2022 after losing against Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in the first round of the ...

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Shogo Akiyama to leave Padres’ Triple-A affiliate

The former Seibu Lions standout is looking for a new team and will consider joining a Nippon Professional Baseball club, according to a source.

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Andre Burakovsky scores in OT to lift Avalanche over Lightning in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

The Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist each and Artturi Lehkonen also scored.

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Russia extends detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner

A court in the town of Khimki, outside Moscow, extended the two-time Olympic gold medalist's arrest on charges of drug possession until July 2.

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Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy face tension and drama at unique U.S. Open

A stacked list of competitors will feature the first-ever showdown between PGA Tour players and those backing the breakaway LIV Golf Series.

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Costa Rica books place at 2022 World Cup finals after playoff win

Costa Rica qualified for a sixth World Cup in total and will compete in Group E at the finals against Germany, Japan and Spain.

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Avalanche look to crush Lightning’s dreams of Stanley Cup three-peat

Colorado, the oddsmakers' favorite, will need to be at its best to get past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy when the series kicks off in Denver ...

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Olympic champion Duncan Scott pulls out of worlds in blow for Britain

The swimming events start in Budapest on Saturday and run until the 25th, with Scott's absence a big blow to Team GB's relay hopes.

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Serena Williams handed singles wildcard for Wimbledon

The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner made a tearful first-round exit last year due to a leg injury and doubts had been growing about whether ...

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Japan handed World Cup wakeup call in loss to Tunisia

The Samurai Blue, 23rd in the FIFA rankings, wasted several first-half chances before conceding twice from defensive errors by captain Maya Yoshida against the 35th-ranked ...

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Passion, not paycheck, drives Japanese pitcher in independent league

After waiting over two years for his visa to be renewed amid the pandemic, Jumpei Akanuma is back on the mound as he chases his ...

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Floyd Mayweather to face MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in exhibition

It will be the 45-year-old Mayweather's fourth exhibition and his second in Japan, after beating kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa by TKO in December 2018.

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Formula One boss in South Africa for 2023 grand prix talks

Africa is the only continent other than Antarctica without a Formula One race, a situation competition organizers are keen to rectify.

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Former Olympic champion Monica Puig retires from tennis

The 28-year-old was the first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport when she shocked then-world No. 2 Angelique Kerber in ...

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JOC signs framework agreement with LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo

JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita said the move came about following last summer's Tokyo Games, where the number of athletes who came out as LGBTQ was ...

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Erling Haaland satisfies Man City’s need for a striker and status

The Norwegian has spurned interest from other European titans to line up in City blue next season, fulfilling the Premier League champion's need for a ...

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Dancing goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne sends Australia to World Cup

The 33-year-old clowned his way along the goal line as Peru's players prepared to take their penalty kicks, becoming a national hero when he stopped ...

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Max Verstappen leads 1-2 finish for Red Bull in Azerbaijan

World champion Max Verstappen led a 1-2 finish for Red Bull in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a potentially key moment of the title race ...

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Takasaki agrees to host displaced Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts

Arrangements are being made to provide accommodation for the 25 members of the national team, including athletes and coaches.

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Lions’ Brian O’Grady makes good on vow to fans

The Seibu Lions outfielder was struggling just over a week ago when he went on social media to assure fans things would get better.

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Roger Federer ‘definitely’ planning to return to ATP Tour in 2023

The former world No. 1, who will be 41 in August, has not played since July 2021.

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Swallows finish interleague in style with win over Hawks

The Swallows' Keiji Takahashi struck out 10 in his first regular season shutout.

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Shohei Ohtani 3-for-4, Jared Walsh hits for cycle as Angels beat Mets

The win was just the second from the past 17 games for the Halos, who ended a franchise-worst 14-game skid Thursday in a 5-2 victory ...

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Lightning clip Rangers to advance to Stanley Cup Final

The Lightning, who have won seven consecutive home games, are the first team to reach the Cup Final in three consecutive seasons since the Edmonton ...

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Charl Schwartzel wins LIV opener to pocket $4 million jackpot

The 37-year-old's victory ended a tumultuous launch week for the breakaway circuit, which is backed to the tune of $250 million by Saudi Arabia's Public ...

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Japan’s deep rugby bonds with Tonga on display in charity match

Around 8,000 fans attended the game that ended with players from both teams gathering in a circle and offering their prayers for Tonga and its ...

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Hiroto Kyoguchi TKOs Esteban Bermudez for 4th light flyweight defense

The 28-year-old from Japan dominated the home favorite with a range of attacks before the referee stopped the fight in the eighth.

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Naomi Osaka to miss Wimbledon warmup event in Berlin

The former world No. 1 made a first-round exit from the French Open last month, after playing with pain in her left Achilles tendon.

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Munetaka Murakami bombs Hawks as Swallows clinch interleague title

The Swallows improved to 13-4 in the annual interleague session, when each team plays six three-game series against the rival league.

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Tom Brady feels familiarity will help Buccaneers’ push for another Super Bowl title

"We know each other, we know the scheme, we've been through a lot of challenging circumstances in games and now we've got to go out ...

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Greg Norman proud to see LIV Golf tee off

Former world No. 1 Greg Norman spoke of his pride at bringing "free agency" to golf as his fledgling LIV Invitational Series got underway just ...

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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike looking to strike gold again in Belmont

We the People, saddled by French-born trainer Rodolphe Brisset, was installed as the early favorite for the 1½-mile race at Belmont Park in New York.

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PGA Tour suspends defectors shortly after launch of divisive LIV Tour

LIV Golf called the PGA's action "vindictive" and saying it "deepens the divide between the Tour and its members."

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Shohei Ohtani does it all as Angels snap 14-game losing streak

Ohtani threw seven strong innings and hit a two-run homer to help the team end a franchise-record losing streak.

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Olympic champion Maria Lasitskene calls on IOC head Thomas Bach to lift sanctions against Russian athletes

Olympic champion high jumper Maria Lasitskene on Thursday called on the head of the International Olympic Committee to lift the sanctions imposed against Russian athletes ...

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Hawks’ Colin Rea tosses shutout against Tigers

Rea allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six before wrapping up the shutout with his 124th pitch.

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Rory McIlroy disappointed by defections to LIV Tour

Multiple-time major winners Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas called the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series "a shame" and "a bummer" for fracturing the sport at ...

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Celtics hold off Warriors in Game 3 of NBA Finals

Boston, bullied by the Warriors in a Game 2 blowout, bounced back with a dominant physical performance to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Sebastian Vettel says F1 would welcome gay driver

"Perhaps it wouldn’t have been the case in the past, but now I think a gay Formula One driver would be welcomed, and rightly so."

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Bayern Munich doubles down on intention to retain Robert Lewandowski

Bayern Munich has doubled down by again telling Robert Lewandowski he cannot leave before his contract expires next year.The 33-year-old Poland star has been linked ...

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Yusei Kikuchi has shortest outing of MLB career in Blue Jays’ loss against Royals

"I walked the second batter on four straight balls, and the tide turned against us from there. I have no physical issues," Kikuchi said.

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Munetaka Murakami lifts Swallows to win over Buffaloes

Munetaka Murakami made up for a base-running mistake by singling in the tie-breaking run in the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 6-3 interleague win over ...

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The return of degeiko training may herald more competitive Sumo

That 2020 edict to ban degeiko was put in place to lower the risk of COVID-19 infection for wrestlers at a time when one rikishi ...

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Lightning cruise past Rangers to even NHL East finals at two games each

It is the first time the home teams have won the first four respective games of a conference final series since 1991.

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Angels fire Joe Maddon amid record losing streak

Speaking to the media after his firing, Maddon said he was surprised because he felt his players were with him "100%."

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Ice skating raises minimum competition age from 15 to 17 in ‘historic’ move

The decision by the ISU congress in Phuket, Thailand will be phased in gradually, reaching age 17 in the 2024-25 season.

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Naoya Inoue TKOs Nonito Donaire to unify three bantamweight titles

Inoue's victory in the title unification bout added Donaire's WBC belt to the WBA and IBF bantamweight championships the Japanese fighter already had.

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BayStars Shota Imanaga hurls no-hitter as Fighters lose five straight

Imanaga issued only one walk in a 117-pitch outing at Sapporo Dome, striking out nine with his Central League team scoring two runs in the ...

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The (no longer) secret world of surf spots

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold ...

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Phil Mickelson joins Saudi-backed golf series while still eying U.S. Open

Mickelson has not played since the publication of comments in February where he criticized the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers.

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Stephen Curry’s improved defense shows he is more than just a sharpshooter

Curry's more muscular frame has played a big role in his development in the defensive aspect of the game.

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Avalanche sweep Oilers to advance to NHL Stanley Cup Final

Colorado swept the host Oilers 4-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference final to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the title ...

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Tigers spoil Kosei Yoshida’s Koshien homecoming

Kosei Yoshida fell flat in his first start at historic Koshien Stadium since the 2018 national high school championship final, taking the loss in the ...

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Ailing Rafael Nadal facing race against time with Wimbledon on horizon

In the aftermath of his victory at the French Open on Sunday, Nadal revealed he and his medical team are facing a potentially make-or-break week.

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Adam Walker among group of imports getting off to fast start in Japan

The Giants' brass must feel like it hit the jackpot in 2022, given that the last Yomiuri hitter to make a splash in his first ...

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Clermont’s Kotaro Matsushima bids farewell to French fans before returning to Japan

Brave Blossoms star Kotaro Matsushima said goodbye to supporters of French club side Clermont following Sunday's final round of the season.The 29-year-old utility back is ...

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Minjee Lee cruises to victory at U.S. Women’s Open

Lee received a record check of $1.8 million for her victory. It is the eighth LPGA title of her career.

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Warriors bounce back to rout Celtics in Game 2 of NBA Finals

Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors roared back into the NBA Finals with a 107-88 victory over the Boston Celtics in ...

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‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal captures 14th French Open title

The result once again demonstrated that even when Nadal is less than 100% healthy, he is still a mountain too steep to conquer on Roland ...

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Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire promise repeat of 2019 classic

The "Monster" and the "Filipino Flash" will meet again in Saitama for a unification bout that sees the unbeaten Inoue's WBA and IBF world titles ...

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Gareth Southgate defiant after Hungary fans boo taking the knee

The fixture was supposed to be behind closed doors after Hungary was disciplined by both FIFA and UEFA for repeated racist fan behavior, but chaperoned ...

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Sadio Mane grabs hat trick for Senegal and hints at leaving Liverpool

Mane, who forms a deadly strike partnership with two-time African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, has been linked to German giants Bayern ...

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Shingo Kunieda lifts eighth French Open wheelchair singles title

The 38-year-old's first French Open title in four years came months after he said he was considering quitting the sport due to burnout following the ...

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Iga Swiatek brushes aside Coco Gauff to win second French Open title

Swiatek, only the 10th woman to win multiple French Opens in the Open era, lost just one set in the tournament, extending her winning streak ...

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Munetaka Murakami blasts CL-leading Swallows past Lions

Before a crowd of 29,538 at historic Jingu Stadium, Murakami capped Yakult's comeback with his 16th home run as the Swallows overcame a two-run deficit.

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Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama brings own unique style to dugout

Kuriyama established a track record as someone who is unbound by convention during his time as manager of the Fighters.

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Coco Gauff uses French Open stage to call for end to gun violence

"Since I was younger, my dad told me I could change the world with my racket. He didn't mean that by like just playing tennis. ...

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U.S. Women’s Open offering record purse that’s still not equal to men’s prize money

The USGA nearly doubled the purse for the U.S. Women's Open in one fell swoop by adding a new sponsor.

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Liverpool calls French official’s claims ‘disgraceful’

Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan has reacted with "disbelief" at French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin's insistence that the chaotic scenes at Saturday's Champions League final ...

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Yankees continue to torment Shohei Ohtani in Bronx

"I couldn't bring a good rhythm here," Ohtani said. "I envisioned things going differently. I didn't move well, and it felt like that came out ...

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Celtics rally to beat Warriors in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Al Horford led an electrifying comeback as the Boston Celtics stunned the Golden State Warriors 120-108 to draw first blood in the NBA Finals on ...

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Yuka Saso has rough start to title defense at U.S. Women’s Open

Saso had a day to forget after bogeying eight holes while sinking just two birdies at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club.

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Giants hold off Hawks in interleague action

Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano threw eight innings and rookie Taisei Ota finished up a 3-0 interleague win over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ...

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Hideki Matsuyama disqualified from Memorial over equipment violation

The PGA's senior tournament director Steve Rintoul said images of the club were posted online and his team only learned of them after Matsuyama used ...

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Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof turn chance Instagram meeting into French Open title

Koolhof revealed he and Shibahara only agreed to play together after he reached out to her on Instagram.

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PGA threatens to take action against players moving to LIV Tour

Players joining a new Saudi-backed golf series will face disciplinary action, the PGA Tour warned on Wednesday, following Dustin Johnson's shocking decision to join the ...

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LPGA star Lydia Ko praised for speaking frankly about period

"It's not something that's been said often but it is the reality that pretty much all female athletes have to deal with."

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Identical twins set lofty goal of becoming yokozuna

The 15-year-old identical twins say they are each other's "rival and emotional support."

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Baseball players don’t dance? The Savannah Bananas beg to differ

"At this point, the guys coming in know when they get into Bananaland, everything gets a little weird. They’re ready for it.”

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Hawks beat Giants for franchise’s 5,500th victory

SoftBank became Japan's second pro franchise to reach 5,500 wins.

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Mayhem assured as Cheese Rolling returns to British sporting calendar

As extreme sports go, there are few as curious, or bruising, as Cheese Rolling — an event that was first recorded in 1826 and which ...

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Hawks get past Giants bullpen to seize first place in PL

The Hawks' fourth straight win moved them to the top of the standings after the CL's Chunichi Dragons beat Masahiro Tanaka and the Tohoku Rakuten ...

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Ukrainian amateur sumo wrestlers to train in Japan before World Games

The wrestlers will train in western Japan's Oita and Ehime prefectures in June before flying to the event, which is centered around non-Olympic sports.

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