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MASTERS

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TENNIS
Aug 12, 2021
Kei Nishikori withdraws from Toronto Masters with shoulder injury
Nishikori's sudden withdrawal follows world number four Rafa Nadal's exit on Tuesday.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 6, 2021
Kansai looks to lessons from Olympics for own international events
Political and business leaders are likely to focus on the good and bad points of Tokyo's experience as they look ahead to the World Masters Games Kansai and the 2025 World Expo.
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May 12, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama says Japan quarantine allowed Masters win to sink in
Hideki Matsuyama said on Tuesday that the two-week COVID-19 quarantine he underwent upon his return to Japan after his Masters triumph last month allowed him a chance to absorb the magnitude of his momentous victory.
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Apr 18, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama's Masters win a potential boost for Japan's golf industry
The 29-year-old's triumph at Augusta National, achieved with clubs produced by Japanese manufacturers, could raise sales and bring younger participants to ranges and courses.
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EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2021
In Hideki Matsuyama, Japan gets its long-sought Masters champion
His victory was the first ever for a Japanese man in a major golf championship, and with it Matsuyama claimed his place in the pantheon of Japanese sports heroes.
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Apr 13, 2021
Ready or not, Hideki Matsuyama is now a national hero in Japan
With his dramatic win at the Masters, the glare of fame will be inescapable for the 29-year-old, who has preferred to focus on improving his game.
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Apr 13, 2021
Masters champ Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo Olympic cauldron
'If the schedule works out and I am in Japan when that happens and they ask me, what an honor that would be,' he said.
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Apr 13, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama: A quiet Masters winner long lionized in Japan
In 2017, his penchant for privacy became clear: He announced that he'd married months earlier and that he and his wife had had a child.
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TENNIS
Apr 12, 2021
Rafael Nadal shrugs off fitness concerns ahead of return at Monte Carlo Masters
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal says he is fully fit and confident about his preparations as he begins his claycourt season at the Monte Carlo Masters with an eye on his pursuit of a 14th French Open crown.
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Apr 10, 2021
Justin Rose leads Masters; Hideki Matsuyama three shots off the pace
Rose, who withdrew from his last start a month ago with back spasms and began the day four shots clear, dug deep to overcome a tepid start.
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Apr 8, 2021
Masters chairman not in favor of boycotts in response to Georgia voting law
Boycotts protesting the introduction of a new Georgia voting law could end up hurting the state's most vulnerable citizens, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said on Wednesday.
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Apr 6, 2021
Georgia voting debate reaches the Masters and Augusta National
Golfers preparing for the year's first major treaded carefully around the recent uproar over state legislation that critics say restricts voting rights in Georgia.
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SOCCER
Mar 13, 2021
Premier League chief hopes to have fans at matches by end of season
The Premier League plans to allow up to 10,000 fans in stadiums for the final two rounds of matches this season, chief executive Richard Masters said Friday.
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Jan 7, 2021
Adam Scott returns to Hawaii with eye on Masters

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