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CHAMPIONSHIP

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Apr 24, 2023
Lilia Vu wins Chevron Championship to claim first major title
Lilia Vu won her first major title on Sunday, defeating compatriot Angel Yin with a birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the LPGA Chevron Championship.
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Mar 19, 2023
Akane Yamaguchi loses in All England Championships semifinals
The fifth-ranked yamaguchi allowed Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen to take the lead from 9-9 en route to losing the first game and failed to find a breakthrough.
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Mar 13, 2023
Scheffler romps to Players Championship win and reclaims top ranking
A winning total of a 17-under 271 brought Scheffler his sixth career title and second in his last four starts.
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Mar 10, 2023
Chad Ramey makes good first impression grabbing Players Championship lead
Until this week, the journeyman Ramey had never before played the Stadium Course at Florida's TPC Sawgrass, but he certainly found it to his liking.
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Mar 9, 2023
Dominant Jon Rahm headlines stacked golf field at Players Championship
Rahm is the first player since Johnny Miller in 1975 to win three times in a calendar year before March.
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Feb 17, 2023
Japan set to host first SLS Championship Tour event
Japan is set to host a Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour event for the first time, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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Dec 13, 2022
Australia to launch T20-style golf event in late 2023
The Ultra Golf Championship follows the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, which has lured away many of the sport's biggest names from the established U.S. and European tours.
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Nov 27, 2022
England cricketers land in Pakistan for first test series in 17 years
The three-match series, part of the World Test Championship, will commence in Rawalpindi beginning Thursday, with the second and third tests set for Multan and Karachi later in December.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2022
Phillies advance to World Series by beating Padres
Bryce Harper became the first Philadelphia player in 41 years with a go-ahead homer so late in a playoff contest to send the team to its first World Series since 2009.
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Oct 16, 2022
Keegan Bradley breaks PGA Tour win drought in Japan
Keegan recalled seeing Tiger Woods seal victory here in similar fashion in 2019, and found a way to savor that for himself.
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Oct 15, 2022
Rickie Fowler takes sole lead at Zozo Championship
Fowler, whose maternal grandfather is Japanese, seized the lead with an 18th-hole birdie, his fifth of the round against one bogey to sit at 14-under 196 for the tournament.
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Oct 14, 2022
Brendan Steele leads after opening round of Zozo Championship
Players from the United States dominated the top of the leaderboard on the opening day, with Adam Schenk trailing Steele by a stroke.
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Oct 11, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense
The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
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Oct 10, 2022
Yuka Saso finishes second at Mediheal Championship
Yuka Saso shot a 6-under 66 in the final round to finish second, one stroke back from first-time LPGA winner Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England at the Mediheal Championship on Sunday.
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Oct 10, 2022
Japan to face Brazil in quarterfinals at world championships
Japan powered past the Netherlands 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 in its last pool game of the women's volleyball world championship Sunday, setting up a quarterfinal showdown with Brazil.
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Sep 27, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan
The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
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Rugby
Sep 25, 2022
Ian Foster relieved at All Blacks' 'different journey' to title
New Zealand beat Australia in Auckland on Saturday, then had to wait eight hours to be confirmed champions when South Africa failed to record the landslide win they needed against Argentina.
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Rugby
Sep 22, 2022
All Blacks Sam Cane out of Wallabies clash as Ardie Savea returns to back row
Wallabies lock Darcy Swain was handed a six-week ban for the dangerous cleanout which led to Quinn Tupaea's injury.
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SOCCER
Sep 21, 2022
Russia excluded from Euro 2024 qualification draw
Belarus, which has been a key staging area for the Russian invasion, was included in the draw, though UEFA said it cannot be placed in the same group as Ukraine.
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Rugby
Sep 18, 2022
Late try earns Springboks bonus-point win over Argentina
South Africa dominated the first half with their power game, but were given a scare in the second half as Argentina's Pumas roared back in Buenos Aires.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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