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SUMO

Sumo | INSIDE SUMO

Venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan has allowed sumo to successfully cope with pandemic

by John Gunning

Possessing its own full-size arena has allowed the Japan Sumo Association to easily switch tournaments scheduled for other cities to its home base in Tokyo.

Sumo

Sumo elder criticizes China's ban on Mongolian-language education
Sumo

Spectator cap to be raised to 5,000 for November Basho
Sumo

Sumo's 'flying monkey' ready to show he's no one-hit wonder
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO

Once-fearsome ozeki rank no longer sport's 'great barrier'

by John Gunning
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO

Sumo fans have plenty to look forward to in coming weeks

by John Gunning
Sumo | INSIDE SUMO

JSA pulls off another successful tournament in COVID-19 era

by John Gunning

SOCCER

Soccer

Japan midfielder Junya Ito tests positive for coronavirus

Japan midfielder Junya Ito has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is currently undergoing quarantine measures, his Belgian first-division team Genk said Saturday. Ito was a member of Japan's squad that faced Cameroon and the Ivory Coast in a pair of friendlies held in ...

BASEBALL

Baseball / MLB

Dodgers win Game 3 behind strong start from Walker Buehler

Buehler struck out 10 in six innings in a pulsating performance, and Los Angeles beat Tampa Bay.

TENNIS

Tennis

French Open champ Iga Swiatek rises to 17th in world rankings

French Open champion Iga Swiatek joined the Top 20 for the first time Monday by rising 37 spots in the WTA rankings to a career-best No. 17. Rafael Nadal’s 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic on Sunday for a 13th championship at Roland Garros ...

BASKETBALL

Basketball / NBA

NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start date for upcoming season

The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league's board of governors becomes reality. The board is targeting a Dec. 22 start to what would be a season of ...

RUGBY

Rugby

Clermont's Kotaro Matsushima scores first league tries

Brave Blossoms star Kotaro Matsushima scored his first tries in the French first-division on Saturday in Clermont's 50-29 victory over Pau. Starting on the right wing, Matsushima crossed twice in the second half at his home ground to help lift Clermont above Toulouse at the ...

OLYMPICS

Olympics / Diving / Swimming / Synchronized swimming

Tokyo unveils cutting-edge Olympic swimming venue

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Tokyo Aquatics Centre will host swimming, artistic swimming and diving during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

FIGURE SKATING

Figure Skating

Nathan Chen puts down dominant performance in Skate America short program

Nathan Chen easily won the short program at Skate America on Friday night with a personal best score.

MORE SPORTS

Winter Sports

Ski jumping World Cup round in Yamagata to be canceled

The women's ski jumping World Cup round scheduled for Jan. 15-17 at the Zao resort in northeastern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture will be canceled because of difficulties arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter said Saturday. Without a loosening of ...