Shohei Ohtani hits 30th homer of season to lift Angels to win over Yankees

Ohtani is the first player in major league history to hit at least 30 homers and win at least 10 games as a pitcher in ...

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Ena Shibahara and Asia Muhammad make winning start in doubles competition at U.S. Open

Shibahara and Muhammad reached the final at the BNP Paribas Open in March, and went as far as the third round in both the French ...

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Frontale returns to top of J. League standings

Two-time defending J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale put four goals past Sagan Tosu on Wednesday, winning their fourth straight and reclaiming the first-division lead for ...

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Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling apologizes for cannabis use

The swimmer, who has been performing his two years of mandatory military service, tested negative for drugs but confessed to consuming cannabis overseas in May.

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Baseball skipper living transgender life in heteronormative Japan

Minoru Ikari is among a growing number of trans sportspeople finding acceptance in Japan at a time of increasing visibility of trans people in the ...

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Japan downs Kazakhstan in World Cup qualifying

Akatsuki Japan, already qualified as a co-host of next year's tournament, led by 12 points in the third quarter of the Group F encounter.

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Rugby World Cup boss suspended by French sports minister

A report by the ethics committee had accused the 66-year-old of "alarming managerial practices altering the functioning of the structure and the suffering of a ...

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