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SUMO
SOCCER
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
TENNIS
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OLYMPICS
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
BASKETBALL
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
By Jason Coskrey
Some think Akatsuki Japan is sending the best team it has ever assembled to the Olympics.
England's Jude Bellingham scores against Slovakia during their Euro 2024 match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jude Bellingham keeps England alive and silences critics with miracle goal at Euro 2024
Bellingham's effort took the match to extra time, with Harry Kane heading home for a 2-1 win.
India celebrates with the trophy after defeating South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Cricket's global ambitions received boost from T20 World Cup
The aim was simply to pique the curiosity in cricket among Americans, and the game raised its profile.

SUMO

Oshoma watches the All Japan Championships at the Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2022.
INSIDE SUMO
Rising star Oshoma blends traditional background with unique approach
By John Gunning
Despite his late arrival in sumo’s higher ranks, it would be wrong to dismiss Oshoma's impressive 10-win top-tier debut.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Onosato heads slim field of sumo wrestlers with ozeki potential
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Burning questions (and their answers) new fans may have about sumo
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
American sumo organization becomes battleground in fight for equality
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Onosato's path to sumo greatness was plain for all to see
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Is Ukraine's Aonishiki set to be the next European sumo superstar?
By John Gunning
SUMO
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
By John Gunning

BASEBALL

Former Giants star Orlando Cepeda stands in front of his old No. 30 during a ceremony to retire his number, in San Francisco in 1999.
MLB
Orlando Cepeda, baseball slugger known as the Baby Bull, dies at 86
By Richard Goldstein
Playing for 17 seasons in the major leagues, Cepeda hit 379 home runs, had 2,351 hits, drove in 1,365 runs and had a career batting average of .297.
BASEBALL / Golf
Hiroyuki Fujita leads by two shots at U.S. Senior Open
Japanese Baseball
Lions catcher Sumitani remains committed to inspiring ill children
MLB
Shohei Ohtani adds to home run binge as Dodgers dump Angels
MLB
In first game against Shohei Ohtani, Angels top Dodgers
MLB
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani set for reunion with Angels
MLB
In Alabama, Willie Mays is the star of the show, one more time
By Tim Arango

SOCCER

England's Jude Bellingham scores against Slovakia during their Euro 2024 match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday.
Jude Bellingham keeps England alive and silences critics with miracle goal at Euro 2024
Bellingham's effort took the match to extra time, with Harry Kane heading home for a 2-1 win.
SOCCER
Italy and coach Spalletti at crossroads after Euro title defense disaster
SOCCER
The German soccer team is back after a rare lean spell
By Andrew Cawthorne
SOCCER
Fans take center stage at Euro 2024 in Germany
By Kieran CANNING
SOCCER
Ukrainians keen for a wartime success lament Euro elimination
By Ivan Lubysh-Kirdey and Anna Voitenko
SOCCER
Georgia makes history by reaching Euro 2024 knockouts
By Terry Daley
J. League
Japanese striker 'King Kazu' Miura plays on at 57

MORE SPORTS

India's Virat Kohli celebrates after his side won the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
Cricket
Virat Kohli leads India to T20 World Cup triumph over South Africa
By Simon Evans
Kohli, who later announced his retirement from T20 internationals, steadied the India innings with his fine 76 taking the team to a strong 176-7.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Sharks draft Macklin Celebrini with No. 1 overall pick
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
'Unbeatable' Pogacar eyes rare Tour-Giro double despite bout with COVID-19
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Tour de France favorite Pogacar says he has 'never felt so good on a bike'
MORE SPORTS
Nonbinary checkbox to be added to application for Tokyo Marathon
By Kanako Takahara
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Panthers beat Oilers 2-1 to win Stanley Cup final
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Former U.S. Olympian Brinegar hit with four-year doping ban

TENNIS

Iga Swiatek during her quarterfinal match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at last year's Wimbledon.
Swiatek looks for Wimbledon breakthrough as rivals face fitness woes
Fresh from her fourth French Open title, the 23-year-old will head to the All England Club primed to go past the quarterfinals for the first time.
TENNIS
Young guns Alcaraz and Sinner ready to fire as Wimbledon prepares for new era
TENNIS
Andy Murray still hopeful of playing at Wimbledon after surgery
TENNIS
Osaka among four Grand Slam winners granted Wimbledon wildcard
TENNIS
Zheng overpowers Osaka in Wimbledon tuneup with salvo of aces
TENNIS
Alcaraz hoping to learn from Nadal at Paris Games
TENNIS
Jabeur 'avoids risk' by missing Paris Olympics

BASKETBALL

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
By Jason Coskrey
Some think Akatsuki Japan is sending the best team it has ever assembled to the Olympics.
BASKETBALL
Lebron James opts out of contract but eyes new Lakers deal
BASKETBALL
Victor Wembanyama urges French voters to reject 'extremes' in parliamentary election
NBA
Lakers draft Bronny James to play alongside LeBron in historic father-son duo
NBA
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
NBA
Lakers set to pitch three-year max deal for LeBron James
NBA
Lakers reportedly set to hire JJ Redick as next coach

OLYMPICS

The Olympic rings are seen outside of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, in March.
IOC invites 39 athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutrals at Olympics
Twenty-two Russian and 17 Belarusian athletes were invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals.
OLYMPICS / Breakdancing
Inspired by Olympics debut, Japan's seniors blaze breakdancing trail
By Chang-Ran Kim and Kyung Hoon Kim
OLYMPICS
Japan predicted to finish sixth in Paris Games medal count
OLYMPICS
NBC brings AI version of legendary broadcaster to Olympic coverage
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Japan men's gymnastics team sets sights on China for team gold
By Chang-Ran Kim and Irene Wang
OLYMPICS
At Paris Olympics, women athletes finally reach parity
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
OLYMPICS
Dressel and Ledecky lead U.S. Olympic swim team with eyes on Australia
By Rebecca Bryan
Read more SPORTS stories
Why it feels like everyone in the world is heading to Japan right now
Foreign tourists visit Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on June 14.
Russia sends waves of troops to the front in a brutal style of fighting
People stand near the scene of a strike on industrial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 17.
Japan to offer average of ¥2,125 per month in subsidies for utility bills
The central government will provide subsidies to slash electricity and city gas bills of ¥4 per kilowatt-hour of electricity and ¥17.5 per cubic meter of city gas.
Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure
Tourists in front of the restaurant and shopping area of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers climbing the mountain, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 19.
Chinese woman who tried to stop attack that injured Japanese dies
Hu Youping
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
Japan looks farther out to sea for overdue wind power boost
Wind turbines near New Brighton, England. According to the International Energy Agency, Japan could produce over 900% of its energy demand with offshore wind alone.
Craft beer, craftsmanship and a family of reinvention
Ryosuke Kunisawa hopes his "concept brewpub" serves as a focal point for an image change for the salaryman epicenter that is the Shimbashi neighborhood.
Fear still matters to Junji Ito
Horror artist Junji Ito adds just a dash of comedy to his work, though he aims for it to be understated. “If it’s truly a horror story, the humor must be restrained and more veiled,” he says.
At Tony’s Pizza, ‘New York style’ is a state of mind
Kamekichi Fujiwara has been making 'New York-style' pizza in Tokyo's Kichijoji neighborhood since 1967.

Podcast

A person walks among the giant columns supporting the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel in Saitama Prefecture.
Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

Longform

Tour guide and history buff Rory Dent left his job at a U.K.-based tour operator to move to Japan and start his own business.
Guiding Japan through the challenges of overtourism
By Alex K.T. Martin

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