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Paris Olympic Flame Arrives in France by Ship from Greece
MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame of the Paris Olympics, which will start on July 26, arrived...
May 9, 2024
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Ohtani Hits 11th Homer and Buehler Returns as Dodgers Defeat Marlins 6-3 for 4th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles ...
May 7, 2024
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Maradona’s World Cup Trophy to Go Under the Hammer; Trophy Was Stolen in 1989 Bank Heist
PARIS — The Golden Ball trophy awarded to Diego Maradona in 1986 when Argentina won the World Cup...
May 8, 2024
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Japan-born Wrestler’s Olympic Dream Comes True as Samoan; Ex-Pat Gaku Akazawa Qualifies for Paris
Gaku Akazawa achieved his lifetime dream by qualifying in freestyle wrestling for the upcoming Ol...
May 11, 2024
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Dodgers Beat Padres 5-0; Mild Concerns about Shohei Ohtani Stiff Back
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to...
May 12, 2024
Baseball
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Dodgers Beat Padres 5-0; Mild Concerns about Shohei Ohtani Stiff Back
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to...
May 12, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Goes 8 Innings and Muncy Hits Early Slam as Dodgers Beat Marlins 8-2 for 6th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched eight effective innings, Max Muncy hit a grand slam...
May 8, 2024
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Shota Imanaga Gives Up Two Runs and Struck Out Eight in Seven Innings; Cubs Beat Padres 3-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch led off the ninth inning with a game-ending home run, Cody Bellinger...
May 8, 2024
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Kenta Maeda Gets Roughed Up for Seven Runs in Two Innings; Tigers Outslug Guardians 11-7
Tigers reliever Tyler Holton (3-0) pitched three scoreless innings after starter Kenta Maeda got ...
May 8, 2024
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Ohtani Hits 11th Homer and Buehler Returns as Dodgers Defeat Marlins 6-3 for 4th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles ...
May 7, 2024
Soccer
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Yokohama Rallies Past Al-Ain for 2-1 Win in 1st Leg of Asian Champions League Final
YOKOHAMA (AP) — Yokohama F.Marinos came from behind to take a first-leg lead in the Asian Champio...
May 12, 2024
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Maradona’s World Cup Trophy to Go Under the Hammer; Trophy Was Stolen in 1989 Bank Heist
PARIS — The Golden Ball trophy awarded to Diego Maradona in 1986 when Argentina won the World Cup...
May 8, 2024
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Japan and Uzbekistan Qualify for Men’s Olympic Soccer by Reaching U23 Asian Cup Final
Uzbekistan qualified for men's Olympic soccer after years of near-misses by reaching the Under-23...
April 30, 2024
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Makoto Hasebe, former Japan Soccer Team Captain, Announces Retirement
Former Japan national team captain Makoto Hasebe, 40, announced his retirement from soccer at the...
April 18, 2024
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Nadeshiko Japan: Lindsey Horan’s Penalty Kick Gives US a 2-1 Win over Japan in SheBelieves Cup
ATLANTA (AP) — Lindsey Horan converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute and the United States ca...
April 7, 2024
Basketball
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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
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Pages’ Walkoff Single in 11th Lifts Dodgers over Braves; Ohtani Goes 1-for-2 with 2 Walks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Pages had a walkoff single in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the g...
May 4, 2024
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Nikola Jokic Leads NBA Champ Denver Nuggets Past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in Playoff Opener
DENVER (AP) — Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame introductions, ...
April 22, 2024
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NBA Bans Jontay Porter after Gambling Probe Shows He Shared Information, Bet on Games
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league...
April 18, 2024
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LeBron James and the Lakers Beat Pelicans in Play-In, Earn a Playoff Rematch with the Nuggets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LeBron James, Anthony Davis and their supporting cast have the Los Angeles Lak...
April 17, 2024
Rugby
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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
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Rugby: Japan Hooker Shota Horie to Retire at End of Season
Japan hooker Shota Horie said on Wednesday he will retire from the sport at the end of the local dom...
December 6, 2023
Golf
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Scottie Scheffler Unstoppable and Wins Another Masters Green Jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler spent more time looking at his feet than any of the white l...
April 15, 2024
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Scottie Scheffler Leads Masters by 1 Shot on a Wild Day of Movement
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturd...
April 14, 2024
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Tiger Woods Off to Rousing Start in Pursuit of More Masters History, Maybe Another Green Jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods can still draw a crowd.
...April 12, 2024
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Nakajima Holds on to Win Indian Open for First European Tour Title
NEW DELHI (AP) — Keita Nakajima of Japan chose to focus on the European tour instead of a smaller...
April 1, 2024
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Takahiro Hataji Becomes First Japan Golfer to Win New Zealand Open
Takahiro Hataji became the first Japanese golfer to win the New Zealand Open after he finished at...
March 3, 2024
Tennis
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Confident Osaka Eases into Miami Open Second Round
MIAMI (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka took another confident step in her comeback from maternity leave by...
March 21, 2024
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Naomi Osaka Optimistic Despite String of Defeats Following Return
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka may have lost three straight matches following her successful return ...
February 13, 2024
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Inspired Mother Naomi Osaka Aims to Return to Top This Year
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka believes she can get back amongst the top spots in the rankings by th...
February 7, 2024
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Japan’s Rei Sakamoto Wins Australian Open Junior Boys’ Final
MELBOURNE (AP) — Top-seeded Renata Jamrichova claimed the Australian Open junior girls’ singles titl...
January 27, 2024
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Zheng Qinwen Gives China an Australian Open Finalist a Decade after Li Na. Aryna Sabalenka Awaits
Zheng Qinwen earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament — she’ll fac...
January 26, 2024
Sumo
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Spring Grand Sumo Champion Takerufuji Attends Hometown Victory Parade; Wrestler Won in Makuuchi Division Debut Despite Ankle Injury
AOMORI — Takerufuji, who became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a championship while also ...
May 2, 2024
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Sumo Ring Name Kotozakura Returns after 50 Years; Ozeki Kotonowaka Makes Change After Fulfilling Promise to Famous Grandfather
For the first time in 50 years, the heralded name of Kotozakura is appearing on the ranking list ...
May 1, 2024
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The Sumo Scene / Legendary late Yokozuna Akebono was as Kind-hearted as He Was Powerful as Star in Era of Hawaiian-born Wrestlers
Another yokozuna who etched his name in sumo history has passed away.
...May 1, 2024
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The Sumo Scene / Makuuchi Newcomer’s Amazing Title Run While Defying Injury Evokes Images of Kisenosato’s ‘Miracle’
Takerufuji earned a place in the annals of sumo history when he won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournam...
April 17, 2024
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Yokozuna Terunofuji Performs Sumo Ring-Entering Ceremony with His First-born Son
Terunofuji performed the yokozuna ring-entering ceremony while accompanied by his first-born son,...
April 16, 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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Naoya Inoue Keeps Super Bantam Titles with 6th-Round TKO of Nery at Tokyo Dome; Bounces Back from 1st Knockdown of Career
Naoya Inoue lived up to his nickname as boxing’s “Monster” when he defended his unified super ban...
May 7, 2024
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Harimoto, Hayata Secure Paris Olympics Berth in Table Tennis Mixed Doubles; Ranked 3rd in World
Table tennis stars Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, who have already qualified for the Paris Ol...
May 7, 2024
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Japan Qualifies in Paris in Both Men’s Relays
NASSAU — Japan qualified for the Paris Olympics in both of the men’s relays after winning their q...
May 6, 2024
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Inoue, Nery Make Weight for Tokyo Dome World Title Fight
Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue and Mexican challenger...
May 5, 2024
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Japan’s Forever Young Is Another Nose Back in Third; Mystik Dan Wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a Nose in the Closest 3-horse Photo Finish Since 1947
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its...
May 5, 2024
Soccer World Cup
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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
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Olga Carmona Scored in Spain’s 1-0 Women’s World Cup Win. Then She Learned Her Father Had Died
MADRID (AP) — Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women’s World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned after ...
August 21, 2023
Olympics & Paralympics
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Japan-born Wrestler’s Olympic Dream Comes True as Samoan; Ex-Pat Gaku Akazawa Qualifies for Paris
Gaku Akazawa achieved his lifetime dream by qualifying in freestyle wrestling for the upcoming Ol...
May 11, 2024
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Paris Olympic Flame Arrives in France by Ship from Greece
MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame of the Paris Olympics, which will start on July 26, arrived...
May 9, 2024
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Interest in Hosting Olympics ‘Never So High’, Says IOC Boss
Despite threats from climate change, AI-enhanced doping or competition from e-sports, the boss of...
April 28, 2024
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Japan’s Official Paris Sunrise Inspired Uniform for 2024 Olympics Unveiled
With exactly 100 days left until the opening ceremony of the Paris Games, the Japanese national t...
April 18, 2024
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Olympics-Eiffel Tower Countdown Turns to 100 Days to Paris 2024
PARIS (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower's countdown clock to the Paris 2024 Olympics turned to 100 day...
April 17, 2024
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