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Basketball: Alvark Tokyo Beat New Taipei to Reach East Asia Super League Finals 05.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Basketball: Alvark Tokyo Beat New Taipei to Reach East Asia Super League Finals

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Kicks Off with Curling Ahead of Opening Ceremony 05.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Kicks Off with Curling Ahead of Opening Ceremony

Switzerland's Bid to Host '38 Winter Olympics May Be Finalized in April '27: IOC 05.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Switzerland's Bid to Host '38 Winter Olympics May Be Finalized in April '27: IOC

IOC Mulling Migrating Some Sports from Summer to Winter Olympics 05.02.2026 0:05 ↓

IOC Mulling Migrating Some Sports from Summer to Winter Olympics

Baseball: Red Sox Fielder Yoshida Last to Join Samurai Japan for WBC in March 04.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Baseball: Red Sox Fielder Yoshida Last to Join Samurai Japan for WBC in March

Soccer: "King" Kazuyoshi Miura Voices Readiness Prior to J. League Comeback 04.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Soccer: "King" Kazuyoshi Miura Voices Readiness Prior to J. League Comeback

Rugby: Japan to Focus on Preparations for 2027 World Cup, Says Head Coach Jones 04.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Rugby: Japan to Focus on Preparations for 2027 World Cup, Says Head Coach Jones

Snowboarder Remi Yoshida Added to Team Japan for Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics 04.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Snowboarder Remi Yoshida Added to Team Japan for Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Soccer: Augsburg Sign Japanese Striker Ryota Onoda, 18, to Contract through 2030 04.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Soccer: Augsburg Sign Japanese Striker Ryota Onoda, 18, to Contract through 2030

Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn Eager to Compete in Olympics despite Knee Injury 04.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn Eager to Compete in Olympics despite Knee Injury

Oketani Appointed as Head Coach of Japan Men's National Basketball Team 04.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Oketani Appointed as Head Coach of Japan Men's National Basketball Team

Japanese Olympic Committee Sets Up Base in Milan to Combat Athlete Defamation 04.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Japanese Olympic Committee Sets Up Base in Milan to Combat Athlete Defamation

Star Closer Edwin Diaz to Pitch for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic 03.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Star Closer Edwin Diaz to Pitch for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic

Rugby: Japan to Face Samoa in 2027 World Cup Pool Stage Opener on Oct. 3 03.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Rugby: Japan to Face Samoa in 2027 World Cup Pool Stage Opener on Oct. 3

Japan Seen to Be within Reach of Record Medal Haul at Milan-Cortina Olympics 03.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Japan Seen to Be within Reach of Record Medal Haul at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Men's Gymnastics: 3-Time World Champ Hashimoto Named Japan Best Gymnast of 2025 03.02.2026 0:07 ↓

Men's Gymnastics: 3-Time World Champ Hashimoto Named Japan Best Gymnast of 2025

Ex-Hiroshima Mayor Akiba Picked as One of 10 Milano Cortina Games Flag Bearers 03.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Ex-Hiroshima Mayor Akiba Picked as One of 10 Milano Cortina Games Flag Bearers

Russian Figure Skater Valieva. 19, Returns after 4-Year Suspension over Doping 03.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Russian Figure Skater Valieva. 19, Returns after 4-Year Suspension over Doping

Half of 281 Japan Athletes, Coaches Enter Milan-Cortina Games Athlete Village 03.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Half of 281 Japan Athletes, Coaches Enter Milan-Cortina Games Athlete Village

Men's Rugby: Japan to Have Nations Championship Match with France July 18 02.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Men's Rugby: Japan to Have Nations Championship Match with France July 18

Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka Rises 3 Places to 14th in World Rankings 02.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka Rises 3 Places to 14th in World Rankings

Women's Tennis: Moyuka Uchijima of Japan Eliminated in 1st Round of Ostrava Open 02.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Women's Tennis: Moyuka Uchijima of Japan Eliminated in 1st Round of Ostrava Open

Golf: Hisatsune Finishes Tied for 2nd, Career High, at Farmers Insurance Open 02.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Golf: Hisatsune Finishes Tied for 2nd, Career High, at Farmers Insurance Open

Preparations for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Going Smoothly: IOC's Coventry 02.02.2026 0:05 ↓

Preparations for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Going Smoothly: IOC's Coventry

Women's Table Tennis: Miwa Harimoto Becomes 1st Quadruple National Title Winner 02.02.2026 0:06 ↓

Women's Table Tennis: Miwa Harimoto Becomes 1st Quadruple National Title Winner