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Shohei Ohtani Mixes in Breaking Pitches for 1st Time as He Rehabs from Elbow Surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani mixed in breaking pitches ...
May 21, 2025
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Onosato Clinches Summer Title with 2 Days to Spare, Assures Promotion to Yokozuna (Update 1)
In winning his third career title in March, ozeki Onosato needed a victory in a championship play...
May 23, 2025
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Angels Hope to Build Momentum with Their First 3-Game Sweep of Dodgers since 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the Los Angeles Angels turn around their season, an improbable sweep of the...
May 19, 2025
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Yuki Tsunoda Walks Away from a Heavy Crash Which Worried His F1 Teammate Verstappen
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Even Max Verstappen was surprised his teammate Yuki Tsunoda was able to walk ...
May 18, 2025
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Travis D’arnaud’S Tiebreaking Homer in 8th Leads Angels over Dodgers 6-4 for 3-Game Sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the seas...
May 19, 2025
Baseball
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Shohei Ohtani Mixes in Breaking Pitches for 1st Time as He Rehabs from Elbow Surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani mixed in breaking pitches ...
May 21, 2025
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Angels Hope to Build Momentum with Their First 3-Game Sweep of Dodgers since 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the Los Angeles Angels turn around their season, an improbable sweep of the...
May 19, 2025
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Travis D’arnaud’S Tiebreaking Homer in 8th Leads Angels over Dodgers 6-4 for 3-Game Sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the seas...
May 19, 2025
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Shohei Ohtani Throws 50-Pitch Bullpen Session in Return from Elbow Surgery; Kershaw Activated
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani threw a 50-pitch bullpen session Sat...
May 18, 2025
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Kochanowicz Limits Dodgers, and Angels Turn 5 Double Plays in 6-2 Win in Freeway Series Opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Kochanowicz tossed one-run ball over 6 2/3 innings, Yoán Moncada hit a tw...
May 17, 2025
Soccer
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FIFA Approves 48-Team Women’s World Cup from 2031 Edition
May 9 (Reuters) - The women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 editio...
May 10, 2025
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Simons Grabs Impressive Double as Leipzig Sends Wolfsburg to Fourth Straight Loss
WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Xavi Simons scored twice as Leipzig weathered a late comeback to beat W...
April 12, 2025
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News in Pictures / Japan Races Toward Another Round of World Cup Dreams
Japan defeated Bahrain 2-0 in the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup at Saitama Stadiu...
March 25, 2025
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Japan Becomes 1st Non-Host Country to Qualify for 2026 World Cup; Japan Beats Bahrain in Saitama
Japan became the first non-host country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after it defeated Bahr...
March 21, 2025
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Japan First Team to Qualify for 2026 World Cup after Bahrain Win
Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 Wo...
March 20, 2025
Basketball
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Jokic Wraps up Triple-Double Average for Season, 3rd NBA Player to Achieve That Feat
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, making the Denver star th...
April 12, 2025
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Luka and the Lakers Believe They Can Win a Championship after Wrapping up the Pacific Title
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston on Friday night to clinch the Pacifi...
April 12, 2025
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Lakers, Clippers Return to Their Home Courts after Days of Fire Devastation across Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers and the Clippers both went back to work Monday night in Los Angeles...
January 14, 2025
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Lebron James at 40: A Milestone Birthday Arrives Monday for the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season mi...
December 30, 2024
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Watches from a Private Viewing Section; Rui Hachimura Scores 23 Points, Lakers Roll past Trail Blazers 107-98 to End 3-game Skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell added 28 ...
December 9, 2024
Rugby
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Japan Routed by France as Antoine Dupont Returns
PARIS (AP) — Star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont celebrated his return as captain and his scoring touch...
November 10, 2024
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All Blacks Overcome Japan to Win 1st Northern Rugby Tour Test 64-19
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on th...
October 27, 2024
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Eddie Jones’s Japan Aim to Take the Game to the All Blacks
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones has promised his Japan team will challenge the All Blacks ...
October 24, 2024
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England Wins 52-17 in the Visitors’ First Official Rugby Test Match in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — England's stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no co...
June 22, 2024
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Waseda University’s Rugby Club Kicks Off New Era with 1st Women’s Team; Head Coach Former Member of Japan’s Rugby Sevens Team
More than a century after its establishment, Waseda University’s rugby club now has its first wom...
April 26, 2024
Golf
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Mao Saigo Wins Chevron Championship, One of Five Major Women’s Golf Championships
Mao Saigo holds up a trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Su...
April 28, 2025
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Hideki Matsuyama Puts on Late Surge to Finish 21st at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama walked off the 18th green with mixed feelings. He had just carded...
April 14, 2025
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Hideki Matsuyama Has Record-Setting Start to the PGA Tour Season with Victory at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama opened the new season with a record performance, though i...
January 6, 2025
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Hideki Matsuyama Sets Personal Best with 11 Birdies for a 62 and Leads Morikawa by 1 at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa had to judge how his ball would come out of the first cut ...
January 5, 2025
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Miyu Yamashita, Saki Baba; 3 other Japanese Earn Cards on ’25 LPGA Tour
MOBILE, Ala. — The Japanese presence on the LPGA Tour was significantly expanded for next season ...
December 11, 2024
Tennis
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Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka Takes First Title in 4 Years and Her First on Clay
SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka claimed her first WTA title sin...
May 5, 2025
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Tennis Player Taylor Fritz Is Donating Australian Open Prize Money to LA Wildfire Relief Funds
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the ...
January 16, 2025
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Australian Open: Naomi Osaka Is Back in a Slam’s 3rd Round for the 1st Time in 3 Years
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not pos...
January 16, 2025
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Naomi Osaka Says She Sent Someone to Grab Her Daughter’s Birth Certificate from Her LA Home
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian...
January 14, 2025
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Injured Osaka ‘Very Optimistic’ about Australian Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka will undergo a scan on the injury that forced her to pull out of t...
January 6, 2025
Sumo
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Onosato Clinches Summer Title with 2 Days to Spare, Assures Promotion to Yokozuna (Update 1)
In winning his third career title in March, ozeki Onosato needed a victory in a championship play...
May 23, 2025
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Sumo Scene / Yasukuni Shrine, Holy Ground for Amateur Sumo Aiming for Greatness at Ryogoku Kokugikan
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament is underway at Tokyo’s venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan, but are you ...
May 14, 2025
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Sumo Scene / Rising Ukrainian Wrestler Aonishiki Looks to Make Waves in Summer Tourney
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament is fast approaching. If ozeki Onosato, fresh off winning a third...
April 30, 2025
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Sumo Scene / Veteran Takayasu Continues to Fight to Secure Grand Sumo Tournament Championship After Three Fruitless Attempts
At the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in March, 35-year-old veteran Takayasu once again fe...
April 16, 2025
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Japanese Sumo Spring Provincial Tour Visits Earthquake-Hit Noto Region City; Nanao Residents Enjoy Sumo Matches
NANAO, Ishikawa — After a one-year delay due to the earthquake disaster in January 2024, the sumo...
April 6, 2025
Figure Skating
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World Champion Alysa Liu Takes Free Skate as US Wins World Team Trophy
TOKYO (AP) — World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women's free skate as th...
April 20, 2025
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3-Time Champ Kaori Sakamoto Settles for Silver at Worlds
BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly...
March 29, 2025
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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Win Figure Skating Pairs Title; Malinin Grabs Men’s World Lead
BOSTON (AFP-Jiji) — Defending champion Ilia Malinin seized command of the men’s competition at th...
March 28, 2025
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Reigning Champ Ilia Malinin of US Leads Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama at Figure Skating World Championships
BOSTON (AP) — American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest ...
March 28, 2025
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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara Hold on to Short Program Lead to Capture Second Four Continents Title
SEOUL (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event at the Four Continents fi...
February 22, 2025
Other Sports
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Yuki Tsunoda Walks Away from a Heavy Crash Which Worried His F1 Teammate Verstappen
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Even Max Verstappen was surprised his teammate Yuki Tsunoda was able to walk ...
May 18, 2025
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Naoya Inoue Overcomes Early Knockdown, Dominates Cardenas to Remain Undefeated with 8th-Round TKO
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Naoya Inoue remained undefeated after retaining the undisputed junior featherwei...
May 5, 2025
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Japan Sensation Naoya Inoue Makes Rare Visit to US to Defend Undisputed Junior Featherweight Title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — All four major boxing junior featherweight belts sat in front of the combatants ...
May 3, 2025
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Alex Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Career Goals Record by Scoring His 895th
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that ha...
April 7, 2025
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Japan Dominates Big Air at St. Moritz
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Italian snowboarder Michela Moioli finally earned an elusive world...
March 29, 2025
Soccer World Cup
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Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup Bid ‘medium Risk’ for Human Rights: FIFA
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup was considered “medium risk” for...
December 1, 2024
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Australia Vow to ‘Flip Script’ with First Win in Japan
Defender Kye Rowles vowed Monday to “flip the script” as Australia look to win on Japanese soil f...
October 14, 2024
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World Cup Qualifying: Japan Is Clear at the Top with a 5-0 Win over Bahrain
Japan is clear at the top with a 5-0 win over Bahrain that followed last week's 7-0 thrashing of ...
September 11, 2024
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World Cup Qualifying: Saudi Coach Mancini Wants His Players Getting More Time in a Ronaldo-dominated League
While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar thrill supporters of Saudi clubs, Roberto Mancini...
September 9, 2024
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A Huge Audience. India, China’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Are on the Line in Asia
The World Cup aspirations of India and China are on the line Tuesday when a defeat could mean eli...
June 10, 2024
Olympics & Paralympics
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Kirsty Coventry Elected IOC President and Is First Woman, First African to Lead Global Olympic Body
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic ...
March 21, 2025
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Ayumu Hirano, the Olympic Champion Snowboarder, Has a New, More Important Title: Dad
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The biggest life-changer for snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano since he won an ...
March 9, 2025
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Race Walker and Olympic Silver Medalist Koki Ikeda Suspended 4 Years for Doping
MONACO (AP) — Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned ...
February 15, 2025
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Japan Sports Agency to Use AI to Strengthen Athletes; New Strategy Calls for Using It to Manage Form, Improve Condition
The Japan Sports Agency plans in March to revise their strategy for strengthening athletes, refor...
January 5, 2025
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Olympic Champ Kitaguchi Wins Top Prize at Japan Sports Awards
Olympic javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi capped a stellar year by becoming a unanimous choice fo...
December 13, 2024
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