Japanese medalists from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics will parade through central Tokyo on Oct. 7 over a 2.5-km course from the Ginza area to the Nihombashi district, a source close to organizers said Wednesday. The route will be significantly longer than the parade held four years ago after the London Games, when only Olympic […]
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Patrick Kane was on the verge of tears as the final horn sounded on another American loss to Canada. A 4-2 wipeout eliminated the United States from the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night, ending what was perhaps the best chance for this generation of players to win an international competition. Instead, the U.S. […]
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Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both hit three-run home runs to power the Seibu Lions 11-1 over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday. Mejia opened the scoring in the first inning with his 35th homer of the season before his teammate Hotaka Yamakawa struck a solo shot and Asamura bashed his three-run clout in the eighth […]
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The Japan Volleyball League Organization announced Tuesday its plan to set up a new “Super League” aimed at professionalizing the sport starting in the fall of 2018. The group, which organizes the top-division V. Premier League and the second-tier Challenge League, said it will solicit teams that want to play in the new league through […]
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J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai on Tuesday denied that the league has already decided to return to a single-stage format from next season but confirmed that the idea is under consideration. The J. League last season adopted a two-stage league system with postseason playoffs in a bid to boost sponsorship revenue, ending the single-league format […]
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This time a year ago, Japan grabbed headlines around the world with its triumph over South Africa at the Rugby World Cup, scoring the biggest upset in tournament history. Coach Eddie Jones and Japan went their separate ways after the England World Cup, and in the year that followed, their fortunes have been contrasting, to […]
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Sixth seed Dominika Cibulkova outlasted Lucie Safarova in three sets to book a second-round meeting with teenager Naomi Osaka at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Tuesday. Cibulkova, the world No. 12, dropped the first set of an absorbing encounter but regrouped to prevail 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in 2 hours, 24 minutes under the […]
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