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Kiryu Clinches Spot at Tokyo Worlds; 2nd Time in Career to Break 10 Seconds
FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu broke 10 seconds in the men’s 100 meters for th...
August 3, 2025
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Americans Set a Relay World Record in Swim Worlds in Singapore and Ledecky Wins Again
SINGAPORE (AP) — The Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold medals Saturday i...
August 3, 2025
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273 Japanese Athletes to Compete in Deaflympics in November; Event to Be Held in Japan for 1st Time
A record number of Japanese athletes will participate in the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics in November, ...
August 1, 2025
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Kenshiro Teraji, Japanese Boxer, Loses World Belts on Split Decision
YOKOHAMA — Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji was deprived of his world flyweight titles when he was defeate...
July 31, 2025
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Japanese High Schooler Sorato Shimizu Clocks 10.00 Seconds in 100 Meters; Time Tops World U18 Best Performance
HIROSHIMA — Sorato Shimizu blazed to victory in 10.00 seconds in the boy’s 100 meters at the Inte...
July 27, 2025
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Japan’s Ichika Kajimoto Claims Historic Open Water Gold at World Aquatics Championships
SINGAPORE — Ichika Kajimoto became the first-ever Japanese to capture a world title in open water...
July 19, 2025
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12-Year-Old Yu Zidi of China Takes Stunning Times to the World Swimming Championships
Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the world swimming championships later thi...
July 18, 2025
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Rising Star Aratake Aims to Follow in Inoue’s Shoes
A new star is on the rise in the Japanese boxing world, and he not only wants to following in the...
June 24, 2025
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Japan Takes Historic Gold in Table Tennis
DOHA — Shunsuke Togami and Hiroto Shinozuka gave Japan its first gold medal in men’s doubles in 6...
May 26, 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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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
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Red Bull Formula 1 Team Drops Liam Lawson and Replaces Him with Yuki Tsunoda
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Red Bull has dropped Liam Lawson as the teammate of Formula 1 champ...
March 27, 2025
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