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Will Smith’s Tiebreaking Homer Lifts Dodgers over Rival Padres 8-6 in Heated Game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat in the six...
June 18, 2025
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2-Way Ohtani Returns
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani pitches during the first inning against the San Diego...
June 17, 2025
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Shohei Ohtani Likely to Make Mound Return This Week against Padres
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani could return to a major league mound in the next two weeks but L...
June 16, 2025
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Sho-Time at Dodger Stadium as Shohei Ohtani Makes His Long-Awaited Return to the Mound after Elbow Surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his Los Angeles D...
June 17, 2025
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Figure Skating-Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto to Retire after 2026 Winter Olympics
Three-times world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto is to retire after the Milano-Cortina Wi...
June 20, 2025
Baseball
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Shohei Ohtani Will Pitch for the Dodgers against the Nationals on Sunday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will next pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday against th...
June 20, 2025
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Will Smith’s Tiebreaking Homer Lifts Dodgers over Rival Padres 8-6 in Heated Game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run homer to cap a 12-pitch at-bat in the six...
June 18, 2025
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Ohtani ‘Feeling Good’ after His Dodgers Pitching Debut and Could Return to Mound This Weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani came out of his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in go...
June 18, 2025
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2-Way Ohtani Returns
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani pitches during the first inning against the San Diego...
June 17, 2025
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Sho-Time at Dodger Stadium as Shohei Ohtani Makes His Long-Awaited Return to the Mound after Elbow Surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his Los Angeles D...
June 17, 2025
Soccer
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Doué Double Leads PSG Thrashing of Inter Milan for First Champions League Trophy
MUNICH (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League winner.
...June 1, 2025
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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
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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Maja Stark Avoids Mistakes to Take 1-Shot Lead into Final Round of the U.S. Women’s Open
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Maja Stark could tell pretty early Saturday that Erin Hills would provide much ...
June 1, 2025
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Mao Saigo Shoots 66 to Take U.S. Women’s Open Lead as She Chases Her 2nd Major Title of the Year
ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Mao Saigo already won her first major title this year. She's putting herself in...
May 31, 2025
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Chisato Iwai Wins Mexico Riviera Maya Open by 6 Shots for First LPGA Title
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Chisato Iwai took a tournament up for grabs and turned it into he...
May 26, 2025
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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
Tennis
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Kamiji, Oda Claim Wheelchair Singles Titles at French Open
PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Yui Kamiji of Japan won a fifth wheelchair singles title at the French Op...
June 8, 2025
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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
Sumo
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Sumo Scene / Hopes High for Start of New Era-Defining Rivalry; 2 Yokozuna Atop Both Sides of Ranking for Grand Sumo Tournament
With a dominant victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May giving him back-to-back titles...
June 11, 2025
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Former Hakuho to Be Involved in Sumo from Outside Association
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Hakuho said Monday that he wants to be inv...
June 9, 2025
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Ex-yokozuna Hakuho to Retire from Sumo Association
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former yokozuna professional sumo grand champion Hakuho, now stablemaster Mi...
June 2, 2025
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Japan’s Latest Yokozuna Continues Stable’s Tradition of Champions Training Champions
Onosato’s promotion to yokozuna, the top rank in sumo, was due in large part to the training he r...
May 28, 2025
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Sumo Scene / Giant Sumo Champion Portraits Worth Looking up to; Portraits of Amazing Wrestlers Fly High in Ryogoku Kokugikan
Many visitors to the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, the iconic venue for grand sumo tournaments in Toky...
May 28, 2025
Figure Skating
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Figure Skating-Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto to Retire after 2026 Winter Olympics
Three-times world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto is to retire after the Milano-Cortina Wi...
June 20, 2025
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Figure Skater Mao Asada to Establish Academy to Nurture Top Skaters; Academy to Open in August in Tokyo’s Tachikawa
Female figure skater Mao Asada, who took silver at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and Kinoshita Gro...
June 13, 2025
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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
Other Sports
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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
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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Olympic Boxing Champ Imane Khelif Must Undergo Genetic Sex Screening to Fight for New Governing Body
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcomin...
May 31, 2025
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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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