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Baseball: Shoki Murakami pitches Tigers past Lions as interleague opens
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama (Kyodo) -- Hanshin Tigers rookie Shoki Murakami showed Pacific League hitters what he's capable of Tuesday, throwing eight innings Full article
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MLB: Seiya Suzuki helps Cubs beat Rays as Marcus Stroman stars on mound
(2023/5/30)
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Sumo: Terunofuji eyeing more titles, ozeki-bound Kiribayama at ease
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Tennis: Taro Daniel reaches French Open 2nd round with straight-sets win
(2023/5/29)
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Football: Takefusa Kubo celebrates as Sociedad secure 1st CL berth in decade
(2023/5/29)
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Golf: Ayaka Furue runner-up for 2nd straight yr at Bank of Hope Match-Play
(2023/5/29)
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MLB: Yu Darvish knocked out early in Padres' loss to Yankees
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Football: Japan attacker Kamada set to join AC Milan
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Football: Marinos keep top spot in sight with win over Avispa
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Horse racing: Tastiera captures 1st G1 victory in Japanese Derby
(2023/5/28)
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Baseball: Shogo Nakamura birthday bash lifts Lotte's Roki Sasaki to victory
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Baseball
- Baseball: Shoki Murakami pitches Tigers past Lions as interleague opens
- MLB: Seiya Suzuki helps Cubs beat Rays as Marcus Stroman stars on mound
- MLB: Yu Darvish knocked out early in Padres' loss to Yankees
- Baseball: Shogo Nakamura birthday bash lifts Lotte's Roki Sasaki to victory
- MLB: Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 but Angels fall in 10th inning
- Baseball: New Tiger Kotaro Otake shines against Giants for 6th win
Soccer
- Football: Takefusa Kubo celebrates as Sociedad secure 1st CL berth in decade
- Football: Japan attacker Kamada set to join AC Milan
- Football: Marinos keep top spot in sight with win over Avispa
- Football: Takuma Asano heroics secure Bochum final-day Bundesliga survival
- Ukraine soccer league set for a title-deciding game in a remarkable, war-hit season
- Disgusted by racism targeting soccer's Vinicius, his Brazilian hometown rallies to defend him
Sumo
- Sumo: Terunofuji eyeing more titles, ozeki-bound Kiribayama at ease
- Sumo: Triumphant Terunofuji ends May tournament with 14-1 record
- Sumo: Terunofuji clinches 8th Emperor's Cup with win over Kiribayama
- Sumo: Terunofuji beats Asanoyama, maintains outright lead on Day 13
- Sumo: Terunofuji moves back into sole lead as Asanoyama stumbles
- Sumo: Impressive win keeps Asanoyama tied for Summer tourney lead
Tennis
- Tennis: Taro Daniel reaches French Open 2nd round with straight-sets win
- Tennis: Kei Nishikori set for competitive return in May, June
- Wu Yibing tops Isner, is 1st from China with ATP Tour title
- Aryna Sabalenka wins 1st Grand Slam title at Australian Open
- No Roger or Serena: Australian Open starts minus 2 big stars
- Djokovic receives warm welcome in Melbourne return
Golf
- Golf: Ayaka Furue runner-up for 2nd straight yr at Bank of Hope Match-Play
- Golf: Koepka wins 5th major at PGA C'ship, Matsuyama slides to 29th
- Golf: Yuri Yoshida wins 1st Japan women's major title
- Golf: Rahm wins 1st Masters title, Matsuyama settles for 16th
- Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters
- Golf: Yuka Saso tied for 7th as Brooke Henderson sets pace at LPGA season opener
Rugby
- Rugby: Former Wallabies coach Rennie to take charge of Steelers
- Rugby: Spears' League One-winning captain Tatekawa named season's MVP
- Rugby: Bernard Foley eyes World Cup call-up following League One triumph
- Rugby: Spears too sharp for Wild Knights, win 1st ever title
- Rugby: Saitama pack confident of outmuscling Spears in final
- Basketball: Rui Hachimura scores 21 but Nuggets put Lakers in 2-game hole
Athletics
- 3 new cases of running coach hitting students emerge at Fukuoka Pref. high school
- Marathon in Tokyo to create category for nonbinary entrants in Japan 1st
- In Photos: Kitakyushu Marathon draws over 11,000 runners
- Over 11,000 join Kitakyushu Marathon held for 1st time in 3 yrs in Fukuoka Pref.
- Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon
- First full-scale Tokyo Marathon since 2019 to be held in March 2023
Winter Sports
- Retired Japan duo Kana Muramoto, Daisuke Takahashi to promote ice dance
- Japan ice dance pair Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto retire
- Nordic combined skier Watabe plans to retire after 2026 Olympics
- Figure skating: US wins World Team Trophy, S. Korea's Cha Jun Hwan shines
- Figure skating: US in command, Japan 3rd at World Team Trophy
- Figure skating: US on top, Japan 3rd after World Team Trophy Day 1
Olympics & Paralympics
- Could France protest fury spill into next year's Olympics?
- Gymnasts meet Japan prime minister ahead of G-7 Hiroshima summit
- Survey shows 70% support for Swedish 2030 Winter Olympics bid
- Ex-chairman of suit retailer convicted for Tokyo Olympics bribery
- Sapporo's chances of landing 2030 Winter Olympics fading: sources
- Paralympics to decide Russia's status independently of IOC: Parsons
More Sports News
- Horse racing: Tastiera captures 1st G1 victory in Japanese Derby
- Skateboarding: Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome wins Uprising Tokyo
- Basketball: Golden Kings sweep Jets 2-0 to win 1st B-League title
- Deaths and tragedy from 1973 Indy 500 opened the door for safety evolution in racing
- Basketball: Ryukyu wins finals Game 1 against Chiba in double-OT
- Table tennis: Hina Hayata wins epic q'final to secure 1st medal at worlds
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