Former Giants slugger Shuichi Murata hints at retirement after lack of NPB interest

Former Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shuichi Murata hinted Wednesday he may retire after his hopes of returning to Nippon Professional Baseball this season were dashed.Murata, ...

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New York’s Masahiro Tanaka extends unbeaten streak to 13

Masahiro Tanaka labored through a 31-pitch first inning against Baltimore, the team with the worst record in the major leagues, falling behind his first four ...

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Naomi Osaka makes winning start at Citi Open

Naomi Osaka got off to a winning start in the Citi Open women’s singles on Tuesday, posting a straight-sets victory over American Bernarda Pera in ...

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Fighters pound out 11 hits, take 10-0 lead in first inning in rout of Marines

Pitcher Kohei Arihara threw eight shutout innings and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters backed him with a 10-run first inning in Tuesday afternoon’s 14-1 win ...

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KCFA declines to lift suspension on defending national champion Nihon University

The opportunity for the Nihon University Phoenix to have a chance to defend their national collegiate championship has been denied.On Tuesday night, the Kantoh Collegiate ...

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Kento Momota cruises past Artem Pochtarov in first round at World Badminton Championships

Kento Momota made a blistering start at the World Badminton Championships on Tuesday — then brushed off any talk of pressure.The explosive 23-year-old is the ...

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Kosei Tanaka to face WBO flyweight champ Sho Kimura in September

Two-division champion Kosei Tanaka announced Tuesday he will challenge Sho Kimura for the World Boxing Organization flyweight belt on Sept. 24.Tanaka (11-0, seven knockouts), who ...

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