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Soccer: Osako's injury-time winner lifts Kobe off bottom of table
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yuya Osako struck the winner in injury time Wednesday as Vissel Kobe moved from the foot of the J-League first-division standings wit Full article
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Baseball: Nishi, Tigers hold off Carp, close on third place
(2022/7/6)
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Baseball: Pitching sensation Roki Sasaki earns first All-Star selection
(2022/7/6)
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MLB: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki homers in 2nd straight game since injury return
(2022/7/6)
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Soccer: Japan captain Maya Yoshida joins Schalke in German top flight
(2022/7/6)
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Baseball: Giants, Togo put brakes on runaway Swallows
(2022/7/5)
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Olympics: IOC's Bach praises Japan's coordination behind Sapporo bid
(2022/7/6)
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Soccer: Japan captain Yoshida set to join Schalke: report
(2022/7/5)
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Soccer: Japan international Doan joins Freiburg from PSV
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MLB: Seiya Suzuki hits inside-the-park homer on return from injury
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Activists with Peng Shuai T-shirts searched at Wimbledon
(2022/7/5)
Baseball
- Baseball: Nishi, Tigers hold off Carp, close on third place
- Baseball: Pitching sensation Roki Sasaki earns first All-Star selection
- MLB: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki homers in 2nd straight game since injury return
- Baseball: Giants, Togo put brakes on runaway Swallows
- MLB: Seiya Suzuki hits inside-the-park homer on return from injury
- MLB: Shohei Ohtani goes 1-for-4, Angels tie MLB record for strikeouts
Soccer
- Soccer: Osako's injury-time winner lifts Kobe off bottom of table
- Soccer: Japan captain Maya Yoshida joins Schalke in German top flight
- Soccer: Japan captain Yoshida set to join Schalke: report
- Soccer: Japan international Doan joins Freiburg from PSV
- Soccer: Leo Cera hat-trick powers Marinos past S-Pulse
- Soccer: Morita joins Sporting Lisbon from Santa Clara
Sumo
- Sumo: Former ozeki Takayasu, Tagonoura stable to miss Nagoya tourney
- Pioneering sumo great Konishiki marks 40 years in Japan
- Ukrainian sumo team visits southwest Japan governor ahead of World Games
- Sumo: Twins making historic push for summit of Japan's ancient sport
- Ukrainian amateur sumo wrestlers to train in Japan before World Games
- Sumo: Terunofuji raises 7th Emperor's Cup after loss by Takanosho
Tennis
- Activists with Peng Shuai T-shirts searched at Wimbledon
- Tennis: Shibahara, Muhammad reach 3rd round of Wimbledon doubles
- Tennis: Hontama loses at Wimbledon as Japan's singles tilt fizzles
- Tennis: Yoshihito Nishioka eliminated in Wimbledon 1st round
- Tennis: Japanese qualifier Hontama through to Wimbledon 2nd round
- Tennis: Naomi Osaka's Evolve sports agency signs Nick Kyrgios
Golf
- Golf: Nasa Hataoka finishes 5th at Women's PGA, 4 shots behind winner Chun
- Golf: Saso 7 strokes back after Day 3 at Women's PGA Championship
- Golf: Yuka Saso moving up at women's PGA c'ship as Hataoka slides
- Golf: Hataoka seven off pace after 1st round of Women's PGA C'ship
- Golf: Hideki Matsuyama cards tournament-low round to finish 4th at US Open
- Golf: Hideki Matsuyama 6 strokes off pace entering final round of US Open
Rugby
- Rugby: Signs good for Japan League One after difficult 1st season
- Rugby: Japan unable to keep up intensity in 42-23 loss to France
- Rugby: French players tour judo headquarters ahead of Japan test
- Rugby: Japan lineout on song again in 43-7 2nd test win over Uruguay
- Rugby: Set-piece play propels Japan to 34-15 win over Uruguay
- Rugby: Japan-bound Matsushima bids farewell to French fans
Athletics
- First full-scale Tokyo Marathon since 2019 to be held in March 2023
- Tokyo a candidate for track and field world championships
- Athletics: Koike wins men's 100m in rain-hit Oda Memorial
- Marathon accommodating blind runners held in east Japan after pandemic hiatus
- Osaka Marathon to be held minus 20,000 'citizen runners' to prevent COVID spread
- Sisay Lemma wins London Marathon, off podium as COVID precaution
Winter Sports
- 2-time Olympic figure skate champ Yuzuru Hanyu hints he's still competing
- Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
- Figure skating: Hanyu sharp in 1st performance since Beijing Olympics
- Russia stripped of hosting figure skating Grand Prix event
- COVID outbreak hits Japanese team at women's curling worlds
- Ukraine Paralympic delegation backs decision to ban athletes from Russia, Belarus
Olympics & Paralympics
- Olympics: IOC's Bach praises Japan's coordination behind Sapporo bid
- Activists with Peng Shuai T-shirts searched at Wimbledon
- Skateboarding: Japan women sweep podium at Paris Olympic qualifier
- Skateboarding: Horigome into 1st Paris Olympics q'fier final
- Olympics: Tokyo Games organizing committee officially ends operation
- Northeast Japan disaster-hit residents unimpressed by 'recovery Olympics': gov't
More Sports News
- Softball: Japan icon Yukiko Ueno awarded by WBSC for long-term contributions
- Swimming: Japan wins silver, best diving result ever at worlds
- Videos of All Japan University Kendo Championships released on Mainichi site
- Soccer: Japan defender Itakura signs with German club Borussia Monchengladbach
- Basketball: Japan no match for Australia in World Cup qualifier
- Japan esports team Northeption qualifies for 'Valorant' world c'ships for 1st time
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