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Shohei Ohtani Hits 473-foot Homer That Clears Bleachers at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made his 30th home run in Dodger blue a memorable one.
...July 22, 2024
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The Olympics Are Coming to the Capital of Fashion. Expect Uniforms Befitting a Paris Runway
Lululemon via APThis image released by Lululemon shows Canadian Olympic athletes, from left, Cindy O...
July 21, 2024
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Joel Fujita, Olympic Soccer Captain for Japan, Leads Team with Voice; Makes Up for Lack of Speed by Shaping Game
Joel Chima Fujita, captain of the Japan men’s soccer team at the Olympics, has used his high-pitc...
July 25, 2024
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Anti-Terrorism Measures Silence Popular Tourist Spot in Paris; Few Visitors Before Upcoming Olympic Games
PARIS ― A popular tourist spot in Paris is now quiet, with restrictions on traffic in place in pr...
July 24, 2024
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Japan Men’s National Soccer Team Wins 5-0 over Paraguay
The Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament began Wednesday before the opening ceremony. Japan's n...
July 25, 2024
Baseball
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Shohei Ohtani Hits 31st Homer, Dodgers Beat Giants 6-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs over four innings in his return from shoulder...
July 26, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Drives in 3, Dodgers Beat Giants for 5th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and drove in three runs, rookie Landon Knack pitche...
July 24, 2024
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Mets’ Kodai Senga Set for Season Debut Friday; Scott Put on Injured List with Sprained Elbow Ligament
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets rookie Christian Scott was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a ...
July 24, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Hopeful of Returning to Dodgers’ Rotation Despite Not Having a Timeline
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto is hopeful of returning this season, e...
July 23, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Hits 473-foot Homer That Clears Bleachers at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made his 30th home run in Dodger blue a memorable one.
...July 22, 2024
Soccer
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Struggling Yokohama F Marinos Sack Harry Kewell
Yokohama F Marinos have fired manager Harry Kewell after less than seven months in the role, the ...
July 16, 2024
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Southampton Sign Japan Defender Sugawara
London (AFP-Jiji) - Southampton signed Japan defender Yukinari Sugawara from Dutch club AZ Alkmaa...
July 15, 2024
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Spain Wins Record Fourth European Championship Title by Inflicting Another Painful Loss on England
BERLIN (AP) — Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it's an...
July 15, 2024
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Spain and England Meet in Euro 2024 Final but It isn’t a Classic, Deep-Rooted International Rivalry
BERLIN (AP) — The Women’s World Cup final. Now the men’s European Championship final.
...July 12, 2024
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Japanese Soccer Great Shinji Ono Receives Present of Lily Named in His Honor from Netherlands; Ceremony Held at Dutch Embassy
During a sterling career that included playing at three World Cups, retired soccer star Shinji On...
June 26, 2024
Basketball
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Shohei Ohtani, 27th Homer of the Season Traveled 433 Feet to Right-Center on Japanese Heritage Night, Lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his thir...
July 3, 2024
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Yu Darvish Allows Three Runs and Six Hits in Three Innings; Marlins Beat Padres 9-1 behind Season-High 16 Hits
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Braxton Garrett outlasted Yu Darvish, Josh Bell had three hits and scored twice ...
May 30, 2024
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Japanese Basketball Star Rui Machida Fights for Olympic Spot
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Basketball star Rui Machida, who helped lead the country to its first Olympi...
May 21, 2024
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Padres-Braves Game Postponed by Rain, Lightning; Yu Darvish Scheduled to Start on Sunday
ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves on Saturday night was pos...
May 19, 2024
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Brittney Griner Still Adjusting after Russian Prison Ordeal. WNBA Star Details Experience in Book
Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from ...
May 7, 2024
Rugby
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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
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Eddie Jones Aims to Make Japan Top 4 Side, Find Rugby’s Ohtani
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new rugby union coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday he was aiming to ma...
March 13, 2024
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Eddie Jones, Who Led Japan Rugby Team to Victory over South Africa, to Coach Blossoms Again
Former head coach of the Australian national rugby team Eddie Jones will again be coaching the Japan...
December 13, 2023
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Japan’s League One Rugby Interpreter Aims to Pass Along Charm of Import Players
YOKOHAMA — Nao Yoshimizu, who served as interpreter for Japan’s national team at the Rugby World Cup...
December 8, 2023
Golf
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Furue of Japan Wins Evian Championship for Her 1st Major, Beats Australian Kyriacou by 1 Shot
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Champions...
July 14, 2024
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Amy Yang Takes 2-shot Lead in KPMG Women’s PGA; Yamashita Tied for 2nd, Shibuno for 5th
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Amy Yang shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the f...
June 23, 2024
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Nasa Hataoka Disqualified After First Round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Nasa Hataoka was disqualified from the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Saturday af...
June 9, 2024
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Yuka Saso Rewards Japanese Father and Philippine Mother by Winning U.S. Women’s Open; Earns 2nd Championship
LOS ANGELES — Yuka Saso clenched her left hand into a fist after she successfully putted for par ...
June 3, 2024
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Yuka Saso Wins Another US Women’s Open. This One was for Japan
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women's Open champion for the second time Sunday an...
June 3, 2024
Tennis
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Carlos Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon by Beating Novak Djokovic and Now Owns 4 Slam Titles at Age 21
LONDON (AP) — For Carlos Alcaraz, there was one brief blip in the Wimbledon men's final against N...
July 15, 2024
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Taylor Fritz Beats Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic Gets into It with the Crowd
LONDON (AP) — After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn't even chase, wr...
July 9, 2024
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Navarro’s Mind Game Tops Osaka in London
LONDON (AP) — To be sure, Emma Navarro used clean tennis to defeat Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon on We...
July 5, 2024
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Naomi Osaka Wins at Wimbledon for the First Time in 6 Years, and Coco Gauff Moves On, Too
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn't even ...
July 2, 2024
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Djokovic Inspires Osaka at Wimbledon Ahead of Daughter’s Birthday
LONDON(AFP-Jiji) — Naomi Osaka said Sunday she hopes to mark her daughter’s first birthday by mak...
July 1, 2024
Sumo
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The Sumo Scene / While Not Part of Olympic Agenda, Sport Has History of Connections with Games
As the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament steams toward a thrilling conclusion that will bring the curt...
July 24, 2024
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The Sumo Scene / Venerable Nagoya Arena Prepares to Host Final Tournament; Venue for Numerous Sumo Surprises over 6 Decades
That time of year is upon us, when Nagoya hosts its lone grand sumo tournament. And this year’s e...
July 10, 2024
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Onosato Moves Up to Sekiwake for Nagoya Tourney
Onosato, coming off his historic championship at the previous Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, was p...
July 1, 2024
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The Sumo Scene / Revival of Nakamura Stable Stirs Up Memories of Notable Predecessor
Just hearing the name again brings up feelings of nostalgia.
...June 26, 2024
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The Sumo Scene / Experience Prepares New ‘coach’ for Guiding Young Wrestlers on Tough Journey
Last month’s Summer Grand Sumo Tournament marked the end of the active career of 32-year-old Koto...
June 12, 2024
Figure Skating
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Shoma Uno Announces His Retirement from Skating, Expresses Gratitude For ‘Wonderful’ Competitive Career
Men's figure skater Shoma Uno, 26, announced on his SNS Thursday that he will retire from active ...
May 9, 2024
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Yuma Kagiyama of Japan Win Silver, Defending World Champion Shoma Uno of Japan Fall to Fourth; Ilia Malinin Takes Men’s World Figure Skating Crown in Record
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-recor...
March 24, 2024
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Japan’s Sakamoto Three-Peats as Women’s Figure Skating World Champion
MONTREAL (AP) — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world...
March 23, 2024
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Japan’s Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara in Second Place after Short Program at Worlds
MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps put forth an electrifyin...
March 21, 2024
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Figure Skater Valieva Disqualified in Olympic Doping Case. Russians Set to Lose Team Gold to US
GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday...
January 30, 2024
Other Sports
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Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto Aiming to Match Gymnastics Legend Uchimura
Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto is the good-natured farm boy from the Tokyo suburbs who is aiming to emul...
July 17, 2024
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Japan Skateboarding Scene Evolving after Tokyo Games
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s skateboarding scene has evolved dramatically since Tokyo hosted the Ol...
July 14, 2024
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Javelin Champ Haruka Kitaguchi Preps for Paris with Victory at Monaco Diamond League Meet; Wins with Season-Best 65.21 on Final Throw
MONACO — Reigning world champion Haruka Kitaguchi issued a pre-Olympic warning to her rivals when...
July 13, 2024
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Pacquiao Looks for Comeback Title Fight against Mario Barrios
TOKYO (AP) — Manny Pacquiao said Monday that a title fight against Mario Barrios is in the works,...
June 11, 2024
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Yuki Tsunoda to Stay with Red Bull’s F1 Junior Program through 2025 Season
MONTREAL (AP) — Yuki Tsunoda will remain with Red Bull's junior team next season, RB announced Sa...
June 9, 2024
Soccer World Cup
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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
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2030 World Cup Set to Be Hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American Countries Added
GENEVA (AP) — The 2030 men's soccer World Cup is set to feature games in six countries on three cont...
October 5, 2023
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A Spanish Soccer Official’s Kiss Unleashed Fury, Soul-Searching over Sexism, and a Hunger Strike
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Aug. 20 victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the socc...
August 30, 2023
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Angry Reaction after Spanish Soccer Leader Kissed a Women’s World Cup Star on the Mouth
MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s soccer federation marred the country’s Women’s World Cup victory...
August 22, 2023
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England’s Lionesses Heralded as ‘Game Changers’ Back Home Despite Loss to Spain in World Cup Final
LONDON (AP) — The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England, but the Lionesses were still heral...
August 21, 2023
Olympics & Paralympics
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Japan Women’s Soccer Team Loses Opening Match to Spain; Olympics Opening Ceremony to Begin on Seine River
PARIS – The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics was to have begun on and around the Seine Rive...
July 26, 2024
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Japan Rugby Sevens Team Falls to Defeats Against South Africa, Samoa; Faces Uruguay in 11th Place Match on Saturday (UPDATE 1)
PARIS – Japan rugby sevens lost to South Africa 49-5 and then fell to Samoa 42-7 at the Paris Oly...
July 26, 2024
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Japan Falls to Spain in Group Stage Opener at Paris Olympics
Japan women’s soccer squad kicked off its Paris Olympics campaign on Thursday, falling to 1-2 def...
July 26, 2024
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Joel Fujita, Olympic Soccer Captain for Japan, Leads Team with Voice; Makes Up for Lack of Speed by Shaping Game
Joel Chima Fujita, captain of the Japan men’s soccer team at the Olympics, has used his high-pitc...
July 25, 2024
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Olympics Start with Soccer Win, Rugby Loss for Japan; Mito Gets 2 Goals in 5-0 Victory over Paraguay
PARIS — The group stage of Olympic men’s soccer and the pool stage of men’s rugby sevens kicked o...
July 25, 2024
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