Top sports court cancels Iranian judo federation’s suspension

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday canceled the suspension of the Iranian judo federation, imposed after it ordered judoka Saeid Mollaei not to ...

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Aaron Smith commits to All Blacks through 2023 Rugby World Cup

All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through to the 2023 World Cup in France.Smith, the most-capped New Zealand scrumhalf of ...

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Japan and Argentina U-24s to play pair of friendlies in late March

Japan's prospective Olympic men's soccer team will gear up for the Tokyo Games by hosting two friendlies against their under-24 counterparts from Argentina in late ...

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Yuki Kawamura vows to use disappointing season as fuel for future success

The 19-year-old phenomenon remains determined to learn from players he felt bested him this year and achieve his long-standing goal of playing on the national ...

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Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane scores 400th NHL goal

Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored his 400th NHL goal Sunday during the Blackhawks' 7-2 rout of the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the 100th player to ...

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January champion Daieisho back among sumo’s elite for March Basho

It will be his first time in sumo's three sanyaku ranks below yokozuna since he went 5-10 as a sekiwake in September.

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Kengo Suzuki still in state of shock after setting Japan marathon record

Suzuki's win made him the first Japanese runner to complete a sub-2:05 marathon.

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