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Sole leader Terunofuji completes perfect opening week

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Sole leader Terunofuji completes perfect opening week

Ozeki Terunofuji quickly overpowered sekiwake Takanosho on Saturday to finish the first week of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. The sole overnight leader remained the only undefeated wrestler through seven days at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, where entry is capped at ...

SOCCER

Frontale beats Sapporo to set new record for undefeated streak

J. League

Frontale beats Sapporo to set new record for undefeated streak

Kawasaki Frontale extended their lead atop the standings and set a new J. League first-division record for consecutive games unbeaten Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Consadole Sapporo following goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Yu Kobayashi. The reigning champion has stayed undefeated for 22 league ...

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Kobe Bryant remembered in emotional Hall of Fame inductions

NBA

Kobe Bryant remembered in emotional Hall of Fame inductions

Vanessa Bryant stood at the podium on Saturday evening as her late husband Kobe was being formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and she noted that she always avoided praising the former Los Angeles Lakers star in public. You see, Vanessa ...

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Shonannoumi (right), seen during a bout on Jan. 26, 2018, suffered a concussion during this year's New Year Basho that sparked widespread calls for change.

Foreign sumo fans finding ways to make voices heard

by John Gunning

When Argentina international Angel Di Maria received a red card during a Champions League match on May 5, TV commentator Jim Beglin attributed the foul that led to the sending-off to the player’s “Latino temperament.” Beglin rightly received instant condemnation for lazy stereotyping and was f...

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard competes during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 9, 2018.

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Former weightlifter says women being told to ‘be quiet’ when complaining about transgender competitor

Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says women are being told to "be quiet" when they complain about the fairness of transgender New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard competing in women's competitions. Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olym...

A protestor holds a sign calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be called off outside the National Stadium on Sunday.

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Protesters call for Tokyo Olympics to be canceled

by Kaz Nagatsuka

While an athletics test event was taking place inside National Stadium on Sunday, about 100 people gathered outside the Olympic venue to protest against holding the Summer Games. Some members of the protest group delivered speeches criticizing the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020 or...

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a backhand to Italy's Fabio Fognini during their first round match of the Men's Italian Open in Rome on Monday.

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Japan’s Kei Nishikori agrees with Naomi Osaka that Olympic ‘discussions’ needed

Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori on Monday said he agreed with compatriot Naomi Osaka that organizers have to "discuss" whether they can hold the delayed Tokyo Olympics safely due to the coronavirus pandemic. A virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country was extended on ...

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani in action against the Houston Astros in Houston on Tuesday. Ohtani, dominating as a pitcher and a hitter, is a two-way player with Ruthian possibilities.

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Shohei Ohtani unleashed

by Scott Miller

Seventy-two years after his death, Babe Ruth, again, is having a moment. So, too, are Ted Radcliffe, Harvey Haddix, Sudden Sam McDowell, Bullet Joe Rogan, Leon Day and many others. These baseball relics are rushing past like freeway signs while going 99 mph — which is how fast Shohei Ohtani’s ...