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BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2023

MLB players getting taste of new pitch clock during spring training

Major league players are adjusting to some of the biggest single-season rule changes in the sport’s history during spring training.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2023

St. Louis City SC owner Carolyn Kindle breaks new ground for women in MLS

Major League Soccer's expansion franchise St. Louis City SC makes its regular-season debut on Saturday, and in Carolyn Kindle the club has a female figurehead with an uncommon combination of leadership roles.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2023

Famed soccer commentator John Motson dies at age 77

Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for the BBC.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 23, 2023

Novak Djokovic hopeful of gaining permission to compete in U.S.

Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday he was hoping for a positive outcome after applying for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami that begin next month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 23, 2023

‘Red Shoes’: Boxing tearjerker makes for a lightweight entry

Toshiro Saiga’s drama geared toward a mainstream audience tugs at the heartstrings but doesn’t deliver an emotional punch in the way of Sho Miyake’s “Small, Slow but Steady.”
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 22, 2023

Liverpool rebuild begins now after Real Madrid humiliation

Instead, despite scoring twice inside the first 15 minutes, Liverpool's frailties were brutally exposed by the Spanish titan.
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Feb 21, 2023

Multiple Formula One teams contact Honda for 2026 partnership

Despite leaving the competition after the 2021 season, the Japanese manufacturer has continued to produce engines for world champion Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri.
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Feb 19, 2023

McLaren's Oscar Piastri in confident mood ahead of 'tough' F1 baptism

The 21-year-old, seen as one of the sport's hottest young talents, will make his bow in Bahrain testing this month after replacing fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans

For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
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Feb 16, 2023

Tiger Woods still playing to win as long as body allows

Tiger Woods reflected on LeBron James' NBA career scoring record, marveling at the Lakers great's continued dominance as he tries to prolong his own superstar career.
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BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Electric vehicles could match gasoline cars on price this year

Increased competition, government incentives and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making electric vehicles noticeably more affordable.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2023

Ukrainian athletes push back on Thomas Bach's Russian stance

Current and former competitors say that Russian athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete at next year's Paris Olympics under any circumstances.
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Feb 10, 2023

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes earns second NFL MVP award

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who will lead his team against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, was named the NFL MVP for the second time on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2023

IOC President Thomas Bach responds to Ukraine's call to boycott Paris Games

Bach said Ukraine's efforts in 'pressuring' other countries to boycott the 2024 Games was 'extremely regrettable.'
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Feb 8, 2023

Chiefs coach Andy Reid keeps focus on present as he prepares to face Eagles in Super Bowl

Reid is attempting to shoo away the references of Super Bowl LVII being the 'Andy Reid Bowl.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2023

Paris mayor opposed to Russians competing at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on'

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine, her office said.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 7, 2023

'Captain Tsubasa' creator aiming for real-life soccer success

Takahashi has played a big part in helping soccer culture take root in Japan, and believes there is room for it to grow further.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 7, 2023

Premier League charges Manchester City with over 100 violations of financial rules

Manchester City could be docked points or even expelled from the Premier League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 6, 2023

Harry Kane's record strike helps Tottenham deal blow to Manchester City's title hopes

Tottenham star passes Jimmy Greaves to take sole possession of club's all-time scoring mark.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2023

The Winter Olympics have a climate problem. Could Sapporo be part of the solution?

Sapporo is touting a study showing that among all past hosts, it will be the most climate resilient as the planet warms. But residents are less than enthusiastic about hosting.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2023

U.S. team frustrated by delay in awarding Olympic figure skating medals

U.S. Figure Skating on Thursday said it was "deeply frustrated" by the nearly one-year delay in its athletes receiving the medals they won in the team event at the Beijing Olympics as a doping case involving a Russian skater continues to play out.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2023

Renault and Nissan plan India reboot in test of reshaped alliance

In India, the world's fastest-growing car market, a new investment will be led by Nissan, and the companies are evaluating vehicles they could launch from 2025.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2023

IOC rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions

The debate had intensified since the IOC said last week it was examining a 'pathway' for Russians to compete in Paris.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 31, 2023

Jones returns to his roots to issue clarion call for Australian game

In a message delivered at the school where he was once a pupil and teacher, Jones said the team would do its part by winning the World Cup in France later this year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 30, 2023

Novak Djokovic reignites GOAT debate with latest Australian Open triumph

If the debate is to be decided in terms of Grand Slam success, it now moves on to the French Open with Djokovic and Rafael Nadal tied with 22 titles.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2023

Brazil opens door to breaking foreign coach taboo

Despite knowing for some time before the 2022 FIFA World Cup that head coach Tite was leaving, Brazilian Football Confederation President Ednaldo Rodrigues still has not found a replacement.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 29, 2023

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes to keep Russia out of 2024 Games

Ukraine says it could boycott the Summer Games in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes take part.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight