FINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source

Swimming's world governing body FINA is facing the possible cancellation of the Diving World Cup, which serves as a qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympics, ...

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Teenager Shawn Williams determined to follow Hachimura’s path to NBA

Williams was among the players who turned heads during the 2020-21 B. League U-15 Championship, which wrapped up on Tuesday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Fumiya Motomae notches first win as Marines blow out Eagles

Motomae worked five innings in his pro debut to earn the win.

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England’s Football Association in talks with Jaguars about playing games at Wembley

English soccer's governing body said it is in talks with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars about continuing to stage games at London's Wembley Stadium.The Jaguars had ...

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Tokaidai Sagami wins spring Koshien title amid pandemic

This year's spring tournament at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, near Osaka and Kobe, featured 32 schools and opened on March 19 with strict COVID-19 safety ...

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Swallows overcome coronavirus hit to beat BayStars

Yasutaka Shiomi and Munetaka Murakami combined to drive in five runs as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the DeNA BayStars 5-3 on Wednesday after the ...

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Biden supports moving MLB All-Star Game in response to Georgia voting restrictions

U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would support moving MLB's July All-Star Game from Atlanta as a protest against Georgia's new voting restrictions."I ...

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