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CHAMPIONSHIP

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Jul 28, 2022
Japan clinches East Asian title with win over South Korea
The Samurai Blue won the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Championship for only the second time thanks to a 3-0 victory over the three-time defending champions at Toyota Stadium.
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Jul 25, 2022
Brooke Henderson claims Evian Championship; Mao Saigo finishes tied for third
Canada's Brooke Henderson held off a charge by American Sophia Schubert to win the Evian Championship by one stroke on Sunday, with Mao Saigo finishing in a five-way tie for third.
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Jul 24, 2022
Samurai Blue unable to turn possession into goals in draw with China
Hajime Moriyasu's team of domestically based players had the run of play throughout the contest at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture but was toothless in front of goal.
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Jul 24, 2022
Mao Saigo just 9 shots off pace after bogey-free Evian third round
Saigo, at 8-under 205 following a 65, was a shot ahead of compatriot and first-round leader Ayaka Furue, who had an even-par 71 to end the day in 22nd.
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Jul 24, 2022
Nadeshiko Japan claim comeback win over Chinese Taipei at E-1s
The defending champions will play China on Tuesday at the same venue, needing only a draw to win the regional title for a fourth time.
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Jul 22, 2022
Ayaka Furue fires first-round 63 to grab lead at Evian Championship
Furue continued her love affair with the Evian Championship, shooting an opening round 8-under 63 in the first round.
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Jul 18, 2022
Yuto Horigome wins first event of SLS Tour season
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome won the first stop of this year's Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour on Sunday, as Japanese men claimed the top two podium spots.
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Jul 5, 2022
Safe standing to be adopted by more British clubs from next season
Strict conditions have been met, including enhanced use of CCTV, improved steward training and fans being strictly limited to 'one person, one space.'
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Jun 27, 2022
Nasa Hataoka finishes fifth at Women's PGA Championship
Hataoka logged the day's best score and finished above 10th for the first time in this season's majors.
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Jun 27, 2022
Xander Schauffele edges Sahith Theegala to win Travelers title
Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele birdied the final hole on Sunday to win the Travelers Championship, holding off Sahith Theegala for his sixth career PGA Tour title.
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Jun 24, 2022
Nasa Hataoka seven strokes back after first round of Women's PGA Championship
Nasa Hataoka shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Women's PGA Championship on Thursday to sit seven shots off the lead in her quest for her first major title.
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May 23, 2022
Justin Thomas rallies from seven shots down to win PGA Championship
Thomas began the day seven strokes behind leader Mito Pereira. He tied the largest 54-hole comeback in PGA Championship history.
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May 22, 2022
Mito Pereira grabs PGA Championship lead as Tiger Woods withdraws
Playing in just his second major, Pereira has refused to surrender to pressure carding a one-under 69 to get to nine-under 201 and a three-shot advantage going into Sunday's final round.
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May 18, 2022
Better-prepared Tiger Woods says he can win PGA Championship
Very few athletes, especially ones returning from career-threatening injuries, can get away with such bravado, but Woods — as he has proven time and again — is no ordinary athlete.
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May 10, 2022
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods entered in PGA Championship
Mickelson has not competed since his controversial comments about Saudi Arabia came to light earlier this year, while Woods made his return from a horrific leg injury at the Masters.
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Apr 19, 2022
EAFF E-1 Championship finals moved from China to Japan
With strict pandemic measures preventing the tournament from being staged in China as scheduled, Japan said it would step in as an alternate host.
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Apr 17, 2022
Hinako Shibuno finishes second at Lotte Championship
Shibuno, the 2019 Women's British Open champion, finished the day two shots off winner Kim Hyo-joo of South Korea.
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Apr 15, 2022
Bryson DeChambeau likely to miss PGA Championship after surgery
The American fractured the bone in his wrist when he slipped on marble floors while playing ping pong in Saudi Arabia, also injuring his hip in the fall.
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Apr 4, 2022
Hinako Shibuno bounces back to finish fourth at Chevron Championship
The 2019 Women's British Open winner, who sat top after two rounds at Mission Hills Country Club, carded seven birdies and a bogey for a final-round 6-under 66 to wrap up in a 10-under 278.
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Apr 3, 2022
Hinako Shibuno falters at Chevron to see hopes of major title fade
The 23-year-old led by a stroke after two rounds at Mission Hills Country Club but then dropped to 5-over-par 77, carding two birdies, three bogeys and two double bogeys for a 4-under 212.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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