Mitakeumi makes case for ozeki promotion with third championship
Needing a win to avoid a potential three-way playoff, Mitakeumi defeated yokozuna Terunofuji for just the fifth time in 17 career bouts.
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Sena Tomita claims first X Games women’s halfpipe title
With no time to plan new runs after the World Cup series, the Beijing-bound Tomita instead worked on perfecting her 1080, while improving her height ...
Australian Open defends banning of Peng Shuai messages
A video posted on social media on Saturday showed security staff at Melbourne Park confiscating shirts and a banner bearing the slogan: "Where Is Peng ...
Indian skier Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing
The alpine skier is India's sole representative at the Games, and his path to the Olympics from the snowy slopes of conflict-ridden Kashmir was far ...
Takuma Asano gets first goal of season to salvage Bochum draw
The Samurai Blue call-up steered a loose ball inside the box into the bottom corner in the 70th minute, five minutes after coming on in ...
NPB home run king Wladimir Balentien announces retirement
The Curacao native rewrote the NPB record book in 2013 with 60 home runs to surpass the previous single-season mark of 55, originally set by ...
Hirano brothers take second and third place at X Games halfpipe
Sochi and Pyeongchang silver medalist Ayumu landed his new trademark, the triple cork 1440, in a bold declaration ahead of next month's Beijing Games.
Mai Mihara wins second gold at Four Continents
Mihara's fourth-place finish at last month's nationals ended her hopes of competing at her first Winter Games, but she held her nerve in Tallinn to ...
Australian Open chief says Novak Djokovic planning 2023 return
Novak Djokovic intends to play the Australian Open in 2023, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Sunday, while blaming "miscommunication" for his deportation ahead of this ...
Japan’s Taro Daniel exits Australian Open with third-round loss
Daniel, a 28-year-old qualifier ranked 120th in the world, lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 after giving the 20-year-old world No. 10 a tough challenge in ...