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Kuroda flirts with no-hitter before Dodgers collapse
Sports › 04:36 PM JST - 12th May
LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda threw 6-2/3 strong innings Sunday but lost a no-hit bid after the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen surrendered a narrow lead in an 8-5…
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Hoashi blanks Orix as Seibu wins 6th straight
Sports › 06:30 AM JST - 12th May
KOBE — Kazuyuki Hoashi threw his second consecutive shutout and Hiroyuki Nakajima hit a two-run homer Sunday as the Seibu Lions routed the Orix Buffaloes 9-0 for…
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Asashoryu falls, Hakuho wins on 1st day
Sports › 07:01 PM JST - 11th May
TOKYO — Grand champion Asashoryu ran into a brick wall in the form of Kisenosato suffering a first-day defeat, while rival yokozuna Hakuho got off in the…
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Matsuzaka throws 7 solid innings for 6th win
Sports › 06:00 PM JST - 11th May
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven solid innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Saturday. Matsuzaka…
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S-Pulse sinks Antlers
Sports › 05:53 PM JST - 11th May
SHIZUOKA — Shimizu S-Pulse survived a late onslaught to stun fading Kashima Antlers 1-0 in the J-League on Sunday. Victory lifted Shimizu up to 13th in the…
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Fukushima survives playoff to win Salonpas Cup
Sports › 05:03 PM JST - 11th May
TOKYO — Overnight leader Akiko Fukushima hung tough in a playoff Sunday to win the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, edging South Korea's Shin Ji Yai on…
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Deep Sky wins NHK Mile Cup
Sports › 04:59 PM JST - 11th May
TOKYO — Top favorite Deep Sky made a late charge down the final stretch to comfortably win the NHK Mile Cup on Sunday. Ridden by Hirofumi Shii,…
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Fujita holds on to win Pine Valley Beijing Open
Sports › 04:05 PM JST - 11th May
BEIJING — Hiroyuki Fujita put the disappointment of his playoff loss a week ago behind him as the overnight leader hung on to win the first Japanese…
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Chiba gets 1st win; Urawa still in charge
Sports › 05:05 AM JST - 11th May
CHIBA — JEF United Chiba finally posted its first win of the season with a 1-0 defeat of Kyoto Sanga on Saturday. Incoming manager Alex Miller watched…
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Igawa gets clobbered in season debut
Sports › 05:57 PM JST - 10th May
DETROIT — Kei Igawa got hammered in his season debut Friday after being called up from the minors in the New York Yankees' 6-5 defeat to the…
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Liu off to winning start at Osaka Grand Prix
Sports › 05:32 PM JST - 10th May
OSAKA, Japan — World record holder Liu Xiang of China coasted to victory in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday at the Osaka Grand Prix, his first outdoor race…
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Dodger Saito receives Hope of Los Angeles Award from city's mayor
Sports › 07:44 AM JST - 10th May
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa presented the Hope of Los Angeles Award to Dodger All-Star closer Takashi Saito in a city hall ceremony Friday. For…
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Kyoei gym parts with Kameda brothers
Sports › 07:08 AM JST - 10th May
TOKYO — The Kyoei gym said Friday it will part company with Koki and Daiki Kameda as the relationship with the ''bad-boy'' boxing brothers has deteriorated beyond…
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Women's professional boxing makes debut in Japan
Sports › 07:02 AM JST - 10th May
TOKYO — A capacity crowd of about 2,000 watched the first women's professional boxing matches ever to be staged in Japan on Friday in an atmosphere filled…
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Murata, Bigbie lift Yokohama over Hanshin
Sports › 06:02 AM JST - 10th May
NISHINOMIYA — Shuichi Murata hit a three-run home run in the third inning and pinch-hitter Larry Bigbie's two-run blast put the icing on the cake in the…
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Matsui runs hitting streak to career-high 17 games
Sports › 07:21 PM JST - 9th May
NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games and had his fourth multihit performance in five games as the New York Yankees…
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Ramirez homer lifts Yomiuri over Hanshin
Sports › 07:03 AM JST - 9th May
TOKYO — Central League home run leader Alex Ramirez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Hanshin…
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FIA changes qualifying rules following withdrawal of Super Aguri from F1
Sports › 05:57 AM JST - 9th May
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Governing body FIA changed the qualifying rules Thursday after Super Aguri's withdrawal from the Formula One championship. With only 20 cars racing at the Turkish…
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Ishikawa to play in U.S. Open final qualifier
Sports › 05:07 AM JST - 9th May
TOKYO — Popular 16-year-old Ryo Ishikawa will play in the final qualifying tournament in Japan for the U.S. Open, according to a list released Thursday by the…
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Tamesue, Sawano to miss Grand Prix meet in Osaka
Sports › 03:05 AM JST - 9th May
OSAKA — Japanese hurdler Dai Tamesue and pole vaulter Daichi Sawano will miss this weekend's Grand Prix meet in Osaka because of injury, the Japan Association of…
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